By Chris Wright
The 'UAE Stars' took on a side of Formula One drivers (Felipe Massa, Fernando Alonso, Walter
Zenga, etc) in an annual charity fixture in Abu Dhabi last night, with the Arab legends running out
5-4 winners thanks chiefly to a hat-trick from their big man up top Man City chairman Khaldoon Al
Mubarak.
If it were not already apparent, success of the modern game is dependent on corporate funding and
owner investments.
The growth of the game would be quite different if not for sponsors and external funding. From the
naming rights of many stadia to the field boards and club kits, the branding from corporations is
near impossible to ignore.
In celebration of the theatrical release of SENNA, ESPN Films has provided us three Blu-ray sets
of their "30 for 30″ series to give away ($74.99 value each). You can learn more about the set at
BestBuy.com.
By now you have probably heard about the film, SENNA, about the life and death of Formula One
Brazilian race car driver, Ayrton Senna.
Opta users now more likely to wear a manager's jacket than an anorak
Premier League clubs are increasingly relying on statistics to shape their transfer policy Here
is something you probably did not know: only 13 players across Europe's top five divisions created
more goal-scoring chances last season than Chris Brunt, with the West Bromwich Albion midfielder's
tally of 86 putting him 11 clear of Barcelona's tormentor-in-chief, Xavi.
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- Two Hundred Percent: Pre-Season Previews: Queens Park Rangers (Sobering (if
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accurate!
In Germany, an average of 14.1 million viewers tuned in for the host nation's opening match against
Canada on June 26, a 2-1 victory for the hosts. This represents nearly 20 per cent of the German
population and almost 60 per cent of all those who were watching television during the game.
However, the match itself achieved an average audience of 15.
Sam Allardyce had been West Ham United's manager for precisely eight hours when
first notice of the funhouse he has taken over was served. While he was speaking live on Sky
Sports, news broke that Tony Fernandes, the Malaysian businessman who is team principle of Formula
One's Team Lotus, had tweeted to claim he had offered to buy the club from David Sullivan and David
Gold.
Mario Gomez finished the season as the Bundesliga's top goalscorer with 28 goals. A good enough
reason for a little congratulatory video featuring some of Gomez' Bayern team mates, former
Borussia Dortmund player Lars Ricken, current Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel and former
Formula One driver David Coulthard.
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- West Ham at Risk of Football Oblivion
- Football League: Stay OFF The Field
- Chris Charles Weekly Blog (With Usual QPR portion)
- French Racial Quotas Investigated
- Rushden & Diamonds Deducted Ten Points
- QPR Report: A Watford Perspective
Daily Mail
Ecclestone: 'I won't be watching if my QPR team clinch promotion at Watford'
By Jonathan McEvoy 30th April 2011
Bernie Ecclestone will not be found celebrating with his Queens Park Rangers players if they win
promotion to the Barclays Premier League today.
Last Years constructors champions Red Bull un-veiled their new RB7 Formula One
car for the 2011 championships today in Valencia.
Sauber unveiled their new Formula One car for the 2011 season today, which they
hope can help them improve on their 8th place finish in last season constructors championship.
Team Lotus have unveiled their new Model for the 2011 Formula One Season.
However Technical Director Mike Gascoyne is under no illusions that this Model is going to have
them top of the grid or anything like that, he just hopes they can compete at mid division for the
new season at least.
Team Lotus have unveiled their new Model for the 2011 Formula One Season.
However Technical Director Mike Gascoyne is under no illusions that this Model is going to have
them top of the grid or anything like that, he just hopes they can compete at mid division for the
new season at least.
Ferrarihave unveiled their new F150 car for the up coming Formula One
season.
Team drivers Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa have been assured the new model can keep pace with
last years Constructors Champions Red Bull, while also being more reliable than last year.
Ferrarihave unveiled their new F150 car for the up coming Formula One
season.
Team drivers Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa have been assured the new model can keep pace with
last years Constructors Champions Red Bull, while also being more reliable than last year.
