Last week, news emerged in Toronto that cable TV, wireless, internet, telephone, nuclear weapon and
human sport-hunting giant Rogers Communications, wanted to purchase ML$E's sporting empire. The
rumoured deal for the Teacher's Pension Fund's stake in the trophy-phobic sports franchises is
reportedly worth well over a Billion dollars and is still making waves across the business
landscape.
If Rogers Communications gets its way it could be "C'mon you Teds" at BMO Field in the near
future. As reported first by the Toronto Star, the cable giant is in talks with the Ontario
Teacher's Pension Fund to buy out their share of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment's sporting
empire in a deal worth well over $1 Billion Dollars.
Rapper gets into an Emirates State of Mind Every now and then one of those stories comes out that
makes you immediately reach for the calendar. However, it's miles away from the 1st April, so it
must be genuine. The Daily Mirror has picked up on the story that Shawn Carter would not only like
[...]
Rapper gets into an Emirates State of Mind Every now and then one of those stories comes out that
makes you immediately reach for the calendar. However, it's miles away from the 1st April, so it
must be genuine. The Daily Mirror has picked up on the story that Shawn Carter would not only like
[...]
A few pieces of news the day after Liverpool's 2-0 win at Anfield...
The first of which is tied directly to said win.
The Europa League draw, still firmly placed in the shadow of the Champions League draw, took
place this morning, and as it were, Liverpool received a decently difficult opponent.
News fluttered in yesterday that the American tycoon, Stan Kroenke has purchased more Arsenal
shares to bring his shares to 29.9%. Just 0.09% short of needing to make a move for the rest of the
shares. Now I've reserved my thoughts on this matter for quite some time as it has already been
highlighted in many other blogs and there is no need for me to talk anymore about it, but with Stan
so close to a takeover, I guessed now is as good a time as any to give this topic a special
mention.
Well here we all are again, a little dustier and a trifle older, but here we all are
nevertheless.
I did try to get excited about the internationals. But I couldn't. I missed the Ukraine game
entirely, and though I did watch the Belarus game, it was so inconsequential that I lost interest
faster than I do when I periodically attempt doing some DIY.
Yankees owner George Steinbrenner died today at the age of 80. To Yankees fans, the man was The
Boss, the blustery owner willing to spend the cash necessary to lift the team to its rightful place
at the top of baseball's pecking order. To non-Yankees fans, or more accurately Yankees-haters, he
was everything wrong with the game; willing to overspend on almost any player of decent quality,
Steinbrenner fully utilized the "unfair" advantage New York had over everyone else.
A Special Series By Rob Luker This is the second installment in a four part series by Clarkson
University business student Rob Luker. You can read Part I, American Soccer Ambitions,...
So word on the street is that the MLS is going to add Seattle as their 15th club in 2009. A league
announcement is set for two weeks. The owners are expected to be those of the USL side in Seattle,
who will play a large role in the ownership. Interestingly enough the new club will [...]
The news that Mr. Will Chang has bought out Mr. Victor MacFarlane is, of course, being analyzed
for any implication of stadium politics. That's healthy, and I can understand some people's
optimism along those lines, but while a simplified stadium approach from Mr. Chang may make it
easier, it may also make things more difficult.
Big news out of DC today, as owner Victor MacFarlane has sold his shares of the club to partner
Will Chang. It would appear that MacFarlane has finally had enough of the stadium game, as his...
Yesterday afternoon, Mark Berman over at Fox 26 here in Houston reported that Leslie Alexander,
owner of the Houston Rockets, was in negotiations to purchase the Houston Dynamo. Not surprisingly,
the reaction of Dynamo fans on Twitter was not very positive, in my opinion, the concerns of these
fans are misplaced.
LONDON, England A British judge will rule Thursday whether Liverpool's former American owners can
sue in the United States over the enforced sale of the club to the Boston Red Sox ownership group.
Tom Hicks and George Gillett Jr. claim that an "epic swindle" by Liverpool directors and the club's
lenders led to a [.
In a completely unprecedented and unexpected move, the board at FC Barcelona announced this
afternoon that its policy for accepting members ("socios" in Spanish, "socis" in Catalan) to the
club was going to change.
Thanks to a tip from Ed Serner at Football in Miami and Beyond, comes word from Miami FC President
Aaron Davidson that eight organizations will break away from USL to create an owner-controlled...
