11 June 2010 . Every Friday, sportingintelligence sends out a weekly digest to our database subscribers and followers on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn containing a selection of the best stories, features and columns that we’ve run on www.sportingintelligence.com in the past week . . . If you’d like to sign up to receive the FREE mailing, […]
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Brad Pitt to take starring World Cup role for USA
By Keira Daley 2 June 2010 The Hollywood heart-throb Brad Pitt has today accepted an invitation from the US Soccer Federation to join the board of directors for the USA’s bid to stage the World Cup in 2018 or 2022. The full story is online at the USSS website and the move is sure to […]
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Cristiano Ronaldo’s £150,000 London move ‘due to overwhelming public demand’
By Pete Wilson 4 May 2010 The high value of sports stars’ images as bankable intellectual property has been underlined by a decision by Madame Tussauds in London to spend £150,000 on a waxwork of Cristiano Ronaldo – to go on display a full year after he left British shores to sign for Real Madrid […]
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Gambling Commission unlikely to look at Higgins snooker case
By Nick Harris 2 May 2010 An investigation by the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association into allegations that the world No1, John Higgins, agreed to accept money to lose frames is likely to start and end with the WPBSA and is unlikely to involve the Gambling Commission, let alone the police, sportingintelligence understands. The Commission […]
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‘Can Chelsea stay ahead? It’s the billion ruble question . . . and it’s up in the air’
By Andy Cole 16 April 2010 The Premier League title is Chelsea’s to lose, but lose it they can. Before anyone starts accusing me of Fergie-esque mind games – just because I am an unashamed Manchester United fan – I acknowledge Chelsea are in pole position, and deserve to be. Winning 2-1 at Old Trafford […]
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Political football: how MUST changed the landscape to make Westminster listen
DAVE BOYLE is the chief executive of Supporters Direct, the organisation that works with supporters trusts at football clubs to help them buy shares and increase influence at their clubs. A former long-serving National Council Member of The Football Supporters’ Federation, he supports AFC Wimbledon. Rather marvelously, he was also the advisor on ‘football matters’ […]
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‘Most players fit some conventional description, but Messi isn’t just a striker or a midfielder; he’s everywhere and everything’
By Andy Cole 25 March 2010 The latest rich list of footballers’ pay by France Football magazine was released yesterday and Lionel Messi has jumped to the top, making £29.6m in 2009 from salary, endorsements and sponsorships to put him above even David Beckham and Cristiano Ronaldo. I have no idea how realistic these numbers […]
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‘At United’s level, ownership does seem like a billionaire’s game’
By Andy Cole 12 March 2010 I played a round of golf yesterday and I can’t begin to tell you how bad I was. The weather was beautiful and the conditions were ideal but I was terrible. Nothing went right and my score was so appalling that I gave up counting. Yet compared to Milan’s […]
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Head of British cycling says Wiggins can win 2010 Tour
By Nick Harris 6 March 2010 Dave Brailsford, the man who transformed Britain’s cyclists into the strongest track cycling nation in the world, believes his recent diversification into professional road racing could pay dividends as early as this summer with a win for Bradley Wiggins in the 2010 Tour de France. “The Tour De France […]
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Tueart’s “once in blue moon” overhead kick in ’76 voted best goal in League Cup history
25 February 2010 Manchester City fans don’t have much cup joy to ponder today after last night’s FA Cup defeat to Stoke, but they still have their memories of happier days, and now one of them, Dennis Tueart’s spectacular winning goal against Newcastle United in the 1976 League Cup final, has been voted the greatest moment […]
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