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Shakeup in British Soccer Roman Abramovich, the wealthy Russian businessman who bought control of Chelsea Football Club in July, has pulled off another shocker. On Sept. 9 he lured away Peter Kenyon, CEO of Manchester United PLC, Britain's best-known and best-managed sports business. |
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What's Behind The Run At ManU? U.S. deal maker Malcolm Glazer may be out to build a global soccer superstation. |
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Soccer Managers The American owners of Liverpool, United and Arsenal know that GMs make sense. They come from a country where GMs run sports clubs. These owners are successful businessmen who prefer their English teams to be run like mini-corporations rather than like nineteenth-century amateur clubs. |
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English Premier League Picks and Pans Opinions on soccer teams in the English Premier League. |
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Brands In Soccer A team's fans often exist locally; successful branding opens up worldwide markets. |
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2013 Soccer The seven most powerful European clubs -- Manchester United, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Chelsea, Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain -- start the season with a new manager. |
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Can Football Be Saved? In Europe, football is more popular than ever -- but the losses keep mounting. What can be done to fix the business? |
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Do Ex-Players Make Worse Coaches? For decades, it was an article of faith that only someone who had played professional soccer himself knew how to manage a team. Players who had been leaders on the field were particularly favored. |
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Does This Economic Goal Fall Short? A new book, Soccernomics, by Stefan Szymanski and Simon Kuper, examines some of the monetary myths about soccer. |
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A European Soccer Primer A basic guide to European soccer for Americans. |
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Russian Soccer Times have changed since the days when players only worried about breaking a leg on the field. FIFpro plans to publish its complete "black book" of bad clubs in January. |
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HBS Cases: Sir Alex Ferguson -- Managing Manchester United For almost three decades, Sir Alex Ferguson has developed the Manchester United soccer club into one of the most recognized sports brands in the world. The keys to Sir Alex's long-time success are discussed. |
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How to Avoid Getting Mugged in the Market Understanding how soccer is played in various parts of globe will make us more internationally savvy, both as sports fans and investors. |
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Fine Living Top 10: Private Clubs Tour of 10 of the best private gentlemen's clubs across the globe. |
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Manchester: Queen of the North Like a toy box, Manchester is packed with intriguing things to amuse, and visitors who dig deep into its treasures will be generously rewarded -- not only with pleasure but also with new insight into the ways Manchester has shaped 21st-century England. |
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The Gridiron on the Web -- Football Online Am I doomed to be shut out from the world of football forever? No! The internet has arrived to save the day with zillions of sites to explain and celebrate American football. |
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5 Insanely Bad Sports Deals Some team owners, eager to win games and, consequently, make a profit, make decisions so outrageous that fans are left scratching their heads. Here's a look at some of the craziest sports deals ever made. |
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A Sports Mogul And A Mystery As Malcolm Glazer buys into ManU, the SEC looks into runups of stocks he controls. |
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Join the (Money) Club! Money clubs can help you get your financial house in order. |
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Investment Clubs for Teens Young people have the greatest investing advantage of all: a lot of time to let their money grow. |
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Fabulous New Hotel Chelsea in Atlantic City The Chelsea is the first non-casino hotel to be built on the boardwalk in many years. I quickly decided that a visit was in order. |
