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Alex Ferguson Lands $3M Deal To Make 20 Appearances As ManU Ambassador05 / 23 / 13JASON FERGUSON "is masterminding" father ALEX FERGUSON 's "hugely lucrative post-management options" nine years after the ManU board pledged never to do business again with his football agency, according to Charles Sale of the London DAILY MAIL. Jason Ferguson's disbanded Elite Sport "ceased to a... |
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Burberry Global Dir of Social Media Marketing MUSA TARIQ is "set to leave the brand to take up a similar role at Nike." Tariq joined the British luxury fashion brand as global head of digital marketing in '09, before being promoted to his current position last year. He had previously worked at ad ...
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Bundesliga club Greuther Fürth "will welcome a special guest" to its home game against Schalke 04 on Saturday. Former U.S. Secretary of State HENRY KISSINGER will honor his promise and attend the Bundesliga match. Kissinger, who was born in Fürth, has always emphasized that the club is " ...
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After Cristiano Ronaldo revealed he was "sad, " the hashtag #CristianoEstáTristePorque (CristianoIsSadBecause) started trending on Twitter. Below are some of the reason's Spanish fans speculated: @Morenodelaplaya: sus compañeros le han gastado la gomina (His teammates used up all h ...
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Elite Club Coaches Forum
The 14th Elite Club Coaches Forum will take place at UEFA Headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland, on Wednesday and Thursday, and will be the opportunity for top European club coaches to discuss the latest trends in club football and express their views on the major issues affecting top club football. A n ...
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ANATOLIY KONKOV was elected as president of the Football Federation of Ukraine at the organization's 14th Congress. The former FC Shakhtar Donetsk, FC Dynamo Kyiv and USSR midfielder takes over from GRIGORIY SURKIS . Surkis, president since '00, decided not to stand for a fourth mandate, and will ...
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Football Transfers
EPL club Fulham "won the race" to sign DIMITAR BERBATOV from ManU for an undisclosed amount. The 31-year-old Bulgarian "agreed to a two-year deal" with Fulham after snubbing interest from a host of clubs across Europe. Berbatov "had been a target for Italian sides Juventus and Fiorentina," while U ...
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Lotus F1 Team driver ROMAIN GROSJEAN "has been suspended for the Sunday's Italian F1 Grand Prix after causing a first-corner crash at Belgian F1 race." The 26-year-old French native "also received a €50,000 ($62,850) fine" ( DPA, 9/2 ). ... U.S. swimmer MICHAEL PHELPS "won $100,000 at a p ...
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Manchester Evening News' Mike Keegan : Comments leavers on our website never cease to amaze me. Today they have turned the Nike/England story into an #mcfc #mufc row. The BBC presenter Gary Lineker : It's completely ridiculous that a new manager's job can be under threat after 3 games. Patience ...
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Russian Volleyball Coach Found Dead
Russian women's volleyball Coach SERGEI OVCHINNIKOV , who coached the team at the London Games, was found dead on Wednesday, "prompting speculation that he committed suicide," according to Gennady Fyodorov of REUTERS. Ovchinnikov's club team Dynamo Moscow posted on its website, "Sergei Ovchinnikov ...
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Nike appointed DANIEL EPPLER as new GM for the AGS Region (Austria, Germany and Switzerland). Starting in September, the 43-year-old Swiss native will succeed MARK PINGER , who "will take over the position of GM for Western Europe" for basketball, men’s athletic training and tennis ( HORIZ ...
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