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The Most Valuable Team

In 2005, Malcolm Glazer bought the Manchester United Football Club for $1.5 billion, creating enormous controversy. Glazer designed his takeover of Man U so as to make himself a majority shareholder (now 75%), ending the team's ...READ»

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Adidas May Be Official World Cup Sponsor, but Nike Wins the Battle of the Buzz

Adidas may be one of the official sponsors of the World Cup, providing the players with the Jabulani cup ball, but despite all that spend, it's still lagging behind Nike when it comes to brand awareness. A study done for Nielsen ...READ»

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Footballers' Billionaires

Will soccer--henceforth to be referred to as football in this post--ever be a profitable business in America? A bevy of Colorado billionaires seem to think so. Last Friday, Wal-Mart developer turned sports mogul Stan Kroenke ...READ»

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Sportzup.com - Live Sport Guide

The easy mobile way to find all upcoming sports events and tv-channels. Search for teams, leagues, sports or even an athlete. We are covering the biggest leagues and sports: Champions League, Premier League, Spanish La Liga/Primera ...READ»

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ESPN Scores With Broadband TV Network

Damon PhillipsVice President, ESPN360.com ESPN> Bristol, Connecticut Damon Phillips, 36, joined ESPN a year ago to run its on-demand broadband sports channel. Previously, he founded SportsTVinsider.com, which let users ...READ»

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Goalie Blames Ball, Adidas Blames Goalie, What's the Jabulani Story?

We know the score. Each World Cup brings a new football: smoother; better; faster; stronger, to misquote Daft Punk (they're in Adidas' Cantina ad as well). Jabulani is the sportswear firm's 11th Official World Cup ball and it's come ...READ»

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There is a new Liverpool WAG on the block

Just when Alex Curran thought she was top WAG at Liverpool FC again next rival Claudine Keane's departure, another footballer's husband has motivated into her territory.New Liverpool signing Alberto Aquilani and his stunning fiancée ...READ»