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Arsenal to have a three stage Far Eastern tour this summer [Seoul, Beijing and Hong Kong]
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The Guardian is reporting that Arsenal FC intend to conduct a three?stage Far Eastern tour this summer, in addition to the planned visit to Nigeria. The club is in the latter stages of negotiations to take the squad to Seoul, Beijing and Hong Kong, where they hope to play glamour friendlies and enjoy promotional events.
Arsenal have ...
Man United v. Arsenal : EPL’s first live over-the-air telecast in U.S. gets 0.9 rating
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Manchester United’s 2-1 win over Arsenal, the first U.S. live telecast of the Premier League on an over-the-air network, got a 0.9 overnight rating on Fox. The rating is the percentage of television households tuned to a broadcast.
**Let's just say that isnt a great number. But its a start... and the game was actually shown tape ...
Manchester United v. Arsenal : the first Premier League match televised live by a U.S. over-the-air network … who ya got?!
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This Sunday's matchup for Manchester United vs. Arsenal will be the first English Premier League match to be televised live by a U.S. over-the-air network. While FSC shows plenty of games live, its not an over-the-air network .... Simple numbers, Fox Soccer is available in 41 million homes, its over-the-air network, FOX which will be ...
FIFA wants Brazil to change the law so they can sell beers inside World Cup Stadiums
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In 2003, alcohol was banned at Brazilian football matches as part of attempts to tackle violence between rival football fans - Brewer Budweiser is a big Fifa sponsor - and the country's health minister, Alexandre Padilha, has urged Congress to maintain the ban in the new law. This is a problem.
Fifa General Secretary Jerome Valcke is ...
Liverpool leaves adidas and signs record £150m kit deal with American firm Warrior Sports
Warrior Sports Inc. and Liverpool FC announce a deal which sees Warrior become the Club's Official Kit Supplier.
The deal, which will come into play from June 1st 2012, will see Warrior create the Liverpool FC home, away and third kits, as well as their training wear for the next six years.
**Its being reported by the Daily Mail that the club ...
List of websites participating in the ANTI-SOPA internet blackout
Wikipedians have chosen to black out the English Wikipedia for the first time ever, because they were concerned that SOPA and PIPA will severely inhibit people’s access to online information.
Over the last couple of days, many other websites have decided to join in on the protest:
mgur / Tor Project / Miro / iSchool at Syracuse University / ...
Houston Dynamo x Sunbelt bank BBVA Compass :: BBVA Compass Stadium “Building a Better Houston”
from HoustonDynamoVideos on youtube:
"The Houston Dynamo and BBVA Compass have teamed up to help build a better Houston, and with that new partnership, the naming rights have become official: BBVA Compass Stadium."
Check out the video after the jump....
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Is David Beckham’s protential Paris St. Germain contract becoming a political issue?
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French socialists are so bothered by David Beckham's proposed £700,000 a month wage at PSG that they are are demanding a new law on maximum salaries.
via the daily mail
It is being reported that the LA galaxy captain, whose contract expires on December 31, is set to move to the Paris club in January with an agreement 'in ...
