Bloomberg Hangzhou Wahaha Group Co., the beverage maker owned by China’s richest man, signed a sponsorship deal with 19-time English soccer champion Manchester United Plc to draw sports fans to its energy drink. The three-year agreement will help Wahaha promote its Qili drink in China, the company said in a statement today. The English club may consume Qili […]
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Who benefits from Financial Fair Play?
Recently 4 permiership clubs (Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal and Spurs) wrote to the FA asking for a stricter control on financial fair play. You can read the letter on TKTG’s website by clicking here. TKTG looks at the pros and cons of Financial Fair Play and the changes it may bring to the Premiership. Fair […]
Man U, Liverpool, Arsenal and Spurs unite versus big spending rivals
Arsenal, Spurs, Manchester United and Liverpool have written to the FA for stricter financial fair play rules. Below is a copy of the letter obtained from the Daily Mail. The letter was sent on Arsenal’s letterhead. Chelsea, Manchester City, West Bromwich Albion and Fulham oppose and spending controls while the others (besides the other 4) […]
The £24m phone call
As Manchester United head into this weekend’s game against Liverpool with a commanding seven point lead, its tough to see what things would have been like without Robin Van Persie in the United line-up. Amy Lawrence from the Guardian revisits the ‘phone call’ that Sir Alex Ferguson made to Arsene Wenger, which apparently clinched the […]
Hijab and Football
Veil, Burka, Babushka or Bedsheet? I live in Toronto. Hijab is hardly a foreign concept. Many women from varied ethnic communities choose to cover. Some fully. Some partially. Some in amazingly-coloured, culturally-inspired fabrics. Some in pristine designer brands. On the subway. On the street. At concerts. At a Masjid. At schools. At the flea market. […]
Fans pay the price
When 912 Manchester City fans refused to pay £62 pounds for the ‘Category A’ game against Arsenal this weekend, it sparked a debate in the media about the rising costs of being a football fan. On the one hand, fans want to see their clubs invest in new players, but at the same time are […]
The Premier League’s forgotten marksman
In November, Robin Van Persie scored in Manchester United’s 2-1 win over Arsenal. It made headlines not just because he had found the net against his former club, but also because it meant he was one of two players to have scored against every single one of the 20 current Premier League teams. So who […]
Gameweek 22 Special – Courtesy of Ultra Fantasy Football
Happy New Year to all our Fans and Followers!! A special thanks this week to the team at toknowthegame.com for featuring us on their site this week. For new readers of our GW preview you can follow us on Twitter @footballultra or on Facebook by clicking “HERE” and our website is ultra-fantasyfootball.com After a hectic […]
Who are the dirtiest team in the EPL?
Several teams in the Premier League have been branded as ‘dirty’ teams over the years, but which teams actually deserve the title of ‘dirtiest’ this season? We take a look at which teams have committed the most fouls this season, as well as which teams have received the most yellow cards. We have also looked […]
Carolyn Radford – Football’s youngest CEO stands by her Mansfield
Carolyn Radford does not take long to show her steel. Mansfield Town’s chief executive reacts with a mix of anger and sarcasm to being asked why she and her now husband, John Radford, who owns the club, did not disclose their relationship when he appointed her as English football’s youngest CEO in September 2011, when […]
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