Premier League fans march on London HQ to protest ticket prices
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- Premier League
- Published on Thursday, 20 June 2013 09:00
By Andrew WarshawJune 20 - The Premier League may be the most popular football product in the world, watched by billions of armchair fans globally, but English supporters are losing patience over inflated ticket costs which price the majority of fans out of the market. Anger over the rising price of attending matches has grown in recent years - especially for away games - and came to a head last season when Manchester City returned about one third of the 3,000 tickets they were allocated for their league fixture at Arsenal which cost £62.
Spanish club crisis: La Liga attendances down, RIP Salamanca
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- Europe
- Published on Thursday, 20 June 2013 10:34
By Monica VillarJune 20 - The depth of the Spanish club football crisis become clearer this week with the LFP confirming a drop in attendances across the La Liga last season. Lower down the league Salamanca was liquidated and finally went out of business.
Romania's Cluj seeks investment partner for next push
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- Europe
- Published on Thursday, 20 June 2013 00:20
By David OwenJune 20 – The majority owner of CFR Cluj-Napoca, the Romanian champions, is looking for a financial partner to help consolidate the club's place among the European elite.
New Premier League rights-holder to lose chief executive
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- Premier League
- Published on Thursday, 20 June 2013 10:47
By David OwenJune 19 – BT Group has surprised investors by announcing that Ian Livingston is to quit as chief executive, as the traditional telephone company is gearing up to take on BSkyB in the market for live coverage of Barclays Premier League matches.
Compeán says Caribbean still main challenge for new regime
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- Central & North America
- Published on Wednesday, 19 June 2013 10:31
By Paul Nicholson in Rio de JaneiroJune 19 - Justino Compeán, Mexican vice-president of Concacaf, says the biggest challenge facing his confederation still lies in the Caribbean - two years after the cash-for-votes scandal that rocked CONCACAF to the core. But, he says, the organisation is in safer hands than ever under its increasingly influential president Jeffrey Webb.
More hints Blatter may stand again, this time from Valcke
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- FIFA
- Published on Wednesday, 19 June 2013 12:54
By Andrew Warshaw, chief correspondentJune 19 - FIFA President Sepp Blatter may still not have confirmed publicly whether he intends to remain in the job when his current four-year mandate expires in 2015 but his number two has added to growing indications that the veteran Swiss may yet try to carry on into a fifth term.
Ethiopia and Togo points deductions ever closer over player ineligibility gaffe
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- Africa
- Published on Wednesday, 19 June 2013 09:53
By Andrew WarshawJune 19 - Ethiopia look resigned to having their hopes of qualifying for next year's World Cup jeopardised after admitting fielding an ineligible player in a recent qualifier.
Russia 2018 provides details of massive World Cup spend
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- Russia
- Published on Wednesday, 19 June 2013 11:53
By Andrew WarshawJune 19 - Days after announcing that that its 2018 World Cup budget was likely to double to over $20bn, Russia has provided more details of how the money will actually be spent.
Benzema and Ribery sex trial postponed in France
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- Europe
- Published on Wednesday, 19 June 2013 11:17
June 19 - The trial of French football stars Franck Ribery and Karim Benzema over claims they paid for sex with an under-age call girl has been adjourned for procedural reasons until next year.
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