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Ex-ManU CEO Gill Handed Power By UEFA To Ban Club From European Competition06 / 19 / 13Former ManU CEO David Gill "has been handed power by UEFA to recommend bans on clubs" such as rivals Man City and Chelsea, which may find themselves in breach of new European Financial Fair Play rules, according to Ian Ladyman of the London DAILY MAIL. Having stepped down from his post at Old Traffo... |
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Amateur boxing association CEO C.K. WU of Taiwan "is entering the race for president" of the IOC. Wu notified President JACQUES ROGGE on Friday "that he will be a candidate to succeed him as head of the IOC." Wu, a 66-year-old architect, "plans to declare his candidacy at a news conference in Ta ...
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Sky Deutschland's DIRK GROSSE : "Federer mit unglaublicher Contenance. Kein Fluchen, kein Schlägerwurf. #atproma So wie @TheBorisBecker früher :))" ... ("Federer with unbelievable composure. No swearing, no racket throwing. #atproma Just like @TheBorisBecker in the past :))") AP's ...
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David Beckham Hangs Up His Boots
DAVID BECKHAM "has retired from football," according to Sarah Ebner of the LONDON TIMES. The 38-year-old, who "transcended the sport," has decided "to call it a day after winning the league title in France with Paris Saint-Germain." He is the first British player to win such a title in four differ ...
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CSD President Speaks Out
Spanish Superior Sports Council (CSD) President MIGUEL CARDENAL addressed a number of subjects, including the debt many La Liga clubs are facing, at a Europe Press breakfast Thursday, according to the EP. Cardenal said, "The teams are already working to solve the debt issue. La Liga's president ha ...
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GREG DYKE has been unanimously voted in as the FA independent chair. Dyke's appointment was approved Thursday by the FA Council. Dyke, 65, will take over in his new role on July 13, with DAVID BERNSTEIN leaving the post after two-and-a-half years ( THE FA, 5/16) . ... The Swiss Ski Federation ...
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Singapore's SER MIANG NG "officially launched his bid" for IOC president on Thursday, saying that "he wanted youth to play a central role in the movement and to see IOC members more actively involved" ( REUTERS, 5/16 ). ... Tijuana's "joy at upsetting former champions Palmeiras in the Liber ...
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Footballer DAVID BECKHAM : "That's me reitred! Thanks everyone for all the support!" London Guardian's SID LOWE : "Ryan Giggs is currently Michael J Fox looking at that photo of his family, with people disappearing ... Fergie, Scholes, Becks..." BBC's PHIL MCNULTY : "David Beckham c ...
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UK Athletics Head Coach Eriksson Quits
UK Athletics has confirmed that head coach PETER ERIKSSON "is to quit just five months in the job, threatening to undermine an expansive restructuring of the sport at elite level following the London Olympics," according to Owen Gibson of the London Guardian. Eriksson will leave his British Athlet ...
Ecclestone Charged With Bribery
Munich prosecutors "filed charges" against F1 CEO BERNIE ECCLESTONE at the Munich district court on Wednesday. Investigators "accuse Ecclestone of two crimes: bribery of an official in a particularly serious case and incitement to embezzlement, also in a particularly serious case." The bribery cha ...
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Former London & Partners Senior Project Manager ALEXANDRA GOLDSCHMIDT has joined the National Football League's U.K. office as sponsorship manager. Goldschmidt joins the team headed up by U.K. Commercial Dir BEN DUNN as the NFL looks to continues its expansion in the U.K. ...
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