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Roberto Mancini Takes Out Manchester Evening News Ad To Thank City Fans05 / 20 / 13Former Man City coach ROBERTO MANCINI Sunday used the pages of the Manchester Evening News to thank City fans for their support during his three-year reign at the Etihad, according to Tom Brooks-Pollock of the MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS. Mancini -- who has not spoken to the media in England... |
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Vettel: 'Schumacher Should Continue'
Defending F1 world champion, Red Bull driver SEBASTIAN VETTEL, said that seven-time world champion MICHAEL SCHUMACHER " should continue driving," according to BILD. Schumacher, whose contract with Mercedes will not be extended at the end of the season, "has not yet commented on his future." Vette ...
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League One club Bournemouth Chair EDDIE MITCHELL revealed the club "parted company with Manager PAUL GROVES and his assistant SHAUN BROOKS ( London GUARDIAN, 10/3 ). ... Second Bundesliga club FC St. Pauli "appointed MICHAEL FRONTZECK as its new head coach." Fronzeck will succeed ANDRE SC ...
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Liverpool Manager BRENDAN RODGERS has recruited former EPL Swansea Head of Sports Science RYLAND MORGANS to his coaching team. Morgans "becomes the fourth member of Rodgers’ former Liberty Stadium backroom staff" to head to Liverpool ( London DAILY MAIL, 10/3 ). ... A Nippon Professiona ...
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Sports Illustrated's Grant Wahl : "EA says FIFA Soccer '13 is biggest sports video game launch of all time: Has sold over 4.5 million in 5 days worldwide." ManU's Wayne Rooney : "Have to say joe hart has been incredible. For me best keeper in the world" Bloomberg's Tariq Panja : "Interestin ...
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Golfasian hired BOYD BARKER to serve as the company's GM. Barker's background includes 24 years of experience with Marriott International and Minor Hotels and Resorts in both the U.S. and Asia. Golfasian also hired SURATAT ARAMRITTIKUL as the operations manager. Aramrittikul will be responsible ...
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Former surfwear company Billabong CEO MATTHEW PERRIN has appeared in court "charged with defrauding the Commonwealth Bank of $13.5M" ( SMH, 10/2 ). ... The New Zealand Rugby Union said that Chair MIKE EAGLE and Dir GERHARD VAN TILBERG "were mugged by motorcycle-riding thieves outside of the ...
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Daily Mail's Matt Fortune : HA! Barcelona apparently requested an all-female cabin crew on Turkish Airlines, fed up with autograph-requesting men N.Y. Times' Ben Rothenberg : Australian Open announces $4 mil prize money hike. Hopefully big chunk of that goes to players in qualies—Melbourn ...
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Sauber Is Interested In Schumacher
The Swiss-based Sauber F1 Team "is interested in the services of seven-time world champion MICHAEL SCHUMACHER ," according to Helmut Uhl of BILD. Schumacher's Manager SABINE KEHM said "everything is possible." Sauber F1 Team CEO MONISHA KALTENBORN said, "Of course it is an appealing thoug ...
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Q&A With Octagon Asia Managing Dir
Octagon Asia, with offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Tokyo, Singapore and Seoul, has increased its footprint in Asia in the recent past, focusing mostly on its consulting and events businesses. Octagon Asia continued the company’s long-standing relationship with Mastercard with the naming of the ...
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Brasileiro club Figueirense Marketing Dir GEAN CARLOS FIRMINO is leaving the club. The "financial restructuring that the club is going through was the reason for the resignation" ( MAQUINADOESPORTE.com.br, 10/1 ). Do you have an executive announcement? If so, please send to: global@sportsbus ...
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