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Mawhinney leaves Football League with parting call for salary cap
Outgoing Football League chairman Lord Mawhinney has told the BBC’s Late Kick Off programme that a salary cap is “inevitable” if the future of the league’s member clubs is to be secured.
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West Ham owner Sullivan offers huge rent for Olympic Stadium
West Ham co-owner David Sullivan has indicated that the club would be willing to pay hundreds of thousands of pounds in rent for every home match if the club is given permission to move to London's Olympic Stadium after the 2012 Olympic Games.
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Liverpool FC: new investment more likely as Tom Hicks’ fortune plummets
A rumoured investment of more than £100 million in English soccer club Liverpool FC could be made more likely by Liverpool co-owner Tom Hicks' increasing financial concerns.
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Rangers FC: Redevelopment of land around Ibrox makes quick takeover likely
A major redevelopment of land around Ibrox could provide the catalyst for a quick takeover of Rangers, the Scottish Premier League champions whose financial problems have been headline news all season.
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Liverpool FC planning to win title - but not on the football pitch
James Walker will represent English soccer club Liverpool FC's motorsport challenge for the season, aiming to retain Liverpool's Superleague Formula by Sonangol crown in 2010 after being confirmed as the club’s new signing for the upcoming campaign.
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Vanquished Real’s shirt sales fall behind Liverpool and Chelsea
Uefa Champions League evictees Real Madrid have more bad news to ponder this morning after kit suppliers Adidas revealed that its official replica shirts are being outsold by those of Chelsea and Liverpool. Meanwhile, home attendances have also fallen dramatically.
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Beckham’s Manchester United gesture stirs anti-Glazer movement as most fans vow to stay away
Following AC Milan's 4-0 defeat to Manchester United in the Champions League last night, David Beckham left the Old Trafford pitch draped in the green and gold scarf of the Manchester United protest movement.
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Uefa partners welcome Champions League changes but lament Liverpool exit
Some of Uefa's most influential commercial partners are delighted with the changes made to the scheduling of this year's Champions League, according to the World Football Insider.
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Glasgow Rangers: Fans fear Rangers could become the Portsmouth of the SPL
The Rangers Supporters Trust, which has more than £50,000 in shares in the Scottish Premier League club, is concerned that they will have no say in the impending takeover process.
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Liverpool FC: Hicks’ sale plans hit a snag
Reports in America suggest the sale of Liverpool FC co-owner Tom Hicks' Texas Rangers MLB franchise, thought to be a done deal, may have hit a snag.
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Manchester City break into the European big league - despite drop in revenue
English Premier League side Manchester City are the 19th richest club in Europe - so says the Football Money League, a financial study published annually by Deloitte.
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Newcastle United hit by €25 million loss in revenues - even before relegation
Newcastle United were hit by a 13 per cent loss in revenues even before relegation, as commercial, matchday and broadcasting income all fell dramatically at the English soccer club.
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Leicester City looking for boost from fans as Foxes eye Premier League
Leicester City, the English soccer club chasing promotion to the Premier League, is looking for a boost of almost £100,000 from its fans as it chases promotion, having released 1,000 Platinum Plus Memberships.
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Rangers and Celtic’s ambitions blocked by SPL rules says chief executive
Glasgow giants Rangers and Celtic, the two clubs who have dominated Scottish soccer throughout their history, will not be allowed to sell individual television rights in the same style as Barcelona and Celtic, the chief executive of the Scottish Premier League told the Soccerex conference in Manchester.
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Hicks and Gillett left smiling despite fan discontent after Liverpool’s revenues soar by millions
Despite continuing fan discontent and concerns over the financing of the club's debt, Liverpool FC's owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett were given a boost this week when it was revealed that the club's revenues have been boosted by almost €10 million.
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West Bromwich Albion man heading to Tottenham Hotspur this summer
Tottenham Hotspur have named West Bromwich Albion's Darren Eales as the replacement for Tottenham Club Secretary, John Alexander, who is leaving White Hart Lane to take up the same role at Manchester United at the end of the season.
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Former Manchester United advisers switch loyalty to Red Knights as takeover bid gathers pace
Public relations adviser Finsbury, which advised the club during the Glazer family's takeover of Manchester United, has been appointed by the Red Knights, the group of city financiers putting together a £1 billion bid to take the club out of the hands of its American owners.
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Arsenal fans to feel at home as Clock End and North Bank return
Arsenal FC, the English soccer club, will continue the 'Arsenalisation' of its Emirates Stadium by reintroducing the Clock End and North Bank stands that were so famous at Highbury, the club's old stadium.
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Mike Ashley has plans for takeover, but Newcastle United aren’t involved
Near-constant speculation has surrounded Mike Ashley's future at Newcastle United over the last 18 months, but while the Newcastle owner currently has big plans for a takeover, his eyes are focused on a venture entirely separate from his football club.
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Arsenal overtake Chelsea’s revenues and leave Tottenham Hotspur trailing
Arsenal FC, the English soccer club that announced a total net debt reduction from £332.8 million to £203.6 million and announced pre-tax profits of £35.2 million for the six months ending November 30 2009 this week, has been handed another boost, overtaking London rivals Chelsea and leaving Tottenham Hotspur trailing in Deloitte's Football Money League.
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