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Lee Wellings: Summer loving for the Premier League

You’ve got to feel sorry for cricket. And golf. Tennis too. In fact any sport that isn’t football, and more specifically, the unstoppable English Premier League.

We are in the summer break in European football, where other sports usually enjoy their time in the sun, something that didn’t happen as normal last year when the London Olympics dominated in this part of the world.

But this time, the feverish anticipation of a new English Premier League (EPL) season is creating the headlines and the interest.

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Controversy over Barca’s Neymar payments as DIS calls foul play

Neymar

By Mark Baber
June 6 – A row has broken out over the fees paid to rights holders in the transfer of Neymar from Santos to Barcelona.

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Social media powers record U21 Euros ticket sales

U21 Euros poster

By Paul Nicholson
June 6 – The UEFA U21 Championship kicked off in Israel last night with two opening matches played in front of full stadiums.

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Jordanians make complaint over detention at Aussie border control

Adnan hamad

By Andrew Warshaw
June 6 – Jordan are planning a formal complaint to FIFA after national team coach, Iraqi Adnan Hamad (pictured), was detained for questioning by Australian immigration authorities for more than four hours when the team flew into Melbourne – and into an international storm – ahead of a crucial World Cup qualifier on June 11.

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Debt crisis deepens for Zaragoza, Depor and Mallorca as relegation adds to woes

By Gareth Messenger
June 6 – Real Zaragoza, Deportivo La Coruna and Real Mallorca face further financial meltdown after their relegation from Spain’s Primera Division last weekend.

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Premier League revenues set to surge beyond £3 billion

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By David Owen
June 6 – Aggregate revenue at English Premier League clubs is projected to surge through the £3 billion barrier next season, on the back of the league’s new broadcast deals, according to the latest report by professional services firm Deloitte. The 22nd Annual Review of Football Finance compiled by Deloitte’s Sports Business Group says that Premier League clubs’ revenues nudged up 4% in 2011-12 to a record £2.36 billion.

Andrew Warshaw: Are the old perceptions still the reality?

When Sepp Blatter praised FIFA’s ship for emerging from troubled waters as the waves lapped gently against the shores of Mauritius last week, cynical heads turned away in barely suppressed mirth. “How many times have we heard that before?” was their silent refrain.

As self-proclaimed “captain” of that ship, Blatter was in congratulatory mood as he cajoled his audience to show their appreciation of past misdemeanours being replaced by a new era of transparency with a collective round of applause.

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Indonesian Thohir tight-lipped over progress of Inter Milan purchase

Massimo Moratti

By Mark Baber
June 5 – Indonesian billionaire Erick Thohir, touted to take over FC Internazionale from Massimo Moratti (pictured), was reluctant to comment on the negotiations – but did let drop the process would probably be completed “within 1-2 months”.

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Iconic Cosmos announce Emirates deal and repeat MLS ambition

Pele and Cosmos

By Mark Baber
June 5 – New York Cosmos and its Honorary President Pelé have signed a kit and sponsorship deal with Emirates Airlines. The new deal awakens nostalgia for the 1970s, but the club has some major hurdles to overcome to add to its former glories.

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Pitch battle prompts Manchester United to switch to new surface

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By Tom Parsons
June 5 – Manchester United have begun work on their Old Trafford pitch after plans were announced to adopt a part-synthetic playing surface at the home of the 2012/13 Premier League champions.

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Fox and ESPN agree to share TV rights to European qualifiers in the US

FOX soccer

June 5 – FOX Sports is to sub-license its broadcast rights to qualifying matches for Euro 2016, and the European qualifiers for 2018 FIFA World Cup to rivals ESPN. The networks will split the inventory 50/50.

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PSG extends Qatar National Bank sponsorship for new 3-year term

PSG fans

June 5 – Qatar National Bank has agreed a three-year extension of its sponsorship deal with Paris Saint-Germain from next season, further strengthening the French champions’ new-found status as one of Europe’s richest and biggest-spending clubs.

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Malaga hopeful CAS will overturn UEFA ban and allow them into Europa League

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By Gareth Messenger
June 5 – Malaga director general Vicente Casado is confident that the club did enough to convince the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) that UEFA must overturn their ban from European competition next season.

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Canadian turban turmoil prompts call to FIFA to seek resolution

Canadian turbans

By Andrew Warshaw
June 5 – An unusual and unsavoury row has broken out in the Canadian province of Quebec with the region’s football federation pledging to uphold its ban on young Sikh players wearing turbans and warning that those who don’t obey the rules can “play in their backyards”.

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Spurs winger Townsend banned for breaking English FA betting rules

Andros Townsend

June 5 – Andros Townsend, one of the most promising young wingers in English football, has been banned from the game for four months, three of them suspended, and fined £18,000 after breaching betting regulations.