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JSB In an article titled Newly rich Malaga Sheikh up La Liga, Andy Mitten examines the recent fortunes of the Andalucian football club with an estimated 3,000 British expat fans. The Qatari Sheikh Abdullah Al-Thani took control of the club in summer 2010 and has already financed some biggish names as players and brought in ‘celebral’ Chilean coach Manuel Pellegrini.
From The Local – an English language paper in Germany:
The European football association
UEFA has apologized to FC Bayern Munich fans for banning a humorous banner telling supporters of AS Rome to “go home” in Latin during a Champions League match in September.
Bolivian President Evo Morales was caught on camera kneeing an opponent where it hurts most during a ‘friendly’ football match to celebrate the inauguration of a new artificial pitch.
Fans of Premier League football clubs are increasingly sharing the costs of season tickets, according to a new survey by Virgin Money that covered 3,900 responses.
One in eight Man U supporters said they shared their ticket with mates, whilst one in 11 fans of Arsenal, Liverpool and Tottenham admitted sharing tickets. Only one in
20 Chelsea fans said they did so – as they waved their wads at anyone who walked by…
Eleven reports and articles related to the World Cup that have caught our attention over the last couple of weeks. Our ‘selección de links’ if you will:
Manchester United is among a group of taxpayers petitioning the High Court for a VAT refund. The claimants say compound rather than simple interest should be paid on VAT refunds. The club’s claim relates to money the club says it is owed after being charged VAT on its stock market flotation in 1991.
More here: Manchester United VAT case is tip of iceberg – BusinessWings.co.uk
From Canada’s National Post: “Win a soccer game by more than five points and you lose“
