It has been officially announced that Manchester United have agreed to a new kit sponsor
beginning in the 2010-2011 season. United (in the form of David Gill) have put pen to paper with
Aon Corporation, the world's leading risk adviser and human capital consultant, on a four year deal
believed to be worth £80 million (£20m per season).
Guus Hiddink's mandate was clear cut. A short term intervention that would halt Chelsea's
spiraling fortunes which at one threatened to undermine their CL spot. In that he succeeded
magnificently. Instilling discipline, excising self doubt, and getting the best out of players
overlooked or playing below par under Scolari.
As this Times article points out with Setanta's bankruptcy all but inevitable, it is the SPL's
smaller clubs that will have to absorb the financial blow.
The EPL's decision to terminate Setanta's £392million contract to broadcast 46 live matches
came after the company failed to meet its £10million installment obligation.
This decision handed down by FIFA in Zurich today on Argentine coach Diego Maradona is the reason
why people in South America and in Argentine football fear Julio Grondona. He is a picture perfect
clone of an old Vito Corleone.
How much influence Grondona? How about the little letter he wrote Blatter.
Today Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-27) signed on as a cosponsor on two bills introduced in the
House of Representatives that would protect taxpayers from paying for bonuses going to executives
in companies receiving bailout money.
"The hardworking people of Western New York, taxpayers across the nation and members of Congress
are united in our visceral disgust for AIG's complete disregard for the taxpayer dollars we trusted
them to spend prudently" said Congressman Higgins, a member of the House Ways and Means
Committee.
Welcome to the latest edition of You Write the Caption. We received more than 70 entries for
this photo of Tom Hicks and George Gillet making nice during a recent Liverpool match and some of
YWTC entries were very good (and some were great, but not quite family friendly if you know what I
mean).
What is Man U using? AIG bailout money?
Ribery is definitely not worth £63m.
Great on and off the ball but he is not a goal scorer. You need a 20+ goalscorer to match
Ronaldo's production. Rooney, Tevez and Berbatov generate 30-35. The rest of the squad chips in
another 15-20. Any less will be fatal to their chances.
Guus Hiddink's mandate was clear cut. A short term intervention that would halt Chelsea's
spiraling fortunes which at one threatened to undermine their CL spot. In that he succeeded
magnificently. Instilling discipline, excising self doubt, and getting the best out of players
overlooked or playing below par under Scolari.
Word is our president got a special invite from FIFA boss Sepp Blatter.
Blatter says: "Obama has said: ‘If I can, I will come."'
That was enough to have all the soccer media outlets pick up the story.
But hey, at least FIFA doesn't need a bailout...
At long long last, those people who own our football club with borrowed money, have been
given an ultimatum by their creditors Royal Bank Of Scotland and
Wachovia to pay off the £250 million owed to them to buy our club in the first
place, what was Peter Moores thinking when he sold out to them two years ago?
A New Year's Resolution worth considering:
