The Telegraph (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Communist rulers of former East Germany used to inflate their hunting prowess by displaying frozen carcasses bought from the butcher it has emerged.
BBC News (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago
People earning more than £100,000 a year should pay higher tax rates, the Trades Union Congress says.
footy247 (Free subscription) | yesterday
Chelsea PodJockey David Chidgey looks back at the failure to sign Robinho and the role that Peter Kenyon may have played in it. read more
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
from Emirates Business 24/7, Roman Abramovich, the Russian billionaire, has ploughed £578m into Chelsea and seen the Stamford Bridge club rise to the top echelons of the game since bankrolling them five years ago. Skepticism surrounded the 41-year-old’s takeover, but Brady believes significant investment in the Premier League will prove beneficial to the competition. “When Abramovich came in, everybody...
Daily Express (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
Adrian Mutu has filed an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport against FIFA's order to pay 17.17million euros (£13.84million) compensation to Chelsea.
Skysports.com (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
Sir Alex Ferguson has played down the threat posed by local rivals Manchester City.
Fox News (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson isn't worried about the threat posed by newly rich local rival Manchester City.
Ria Novosti (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
It will take at least nine months to form a new Russian national carrier on the basis of the crisis-hit AiRUnion alliance, the state-run Russian Technology Corporation said Friday.
4sportsake.com (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
With the purchase of Man City by Abu Dhabi and the instant money thrown towards the transfer of Robinho many people have drawn parallels between this new era at Eastlands and Roman Abramovich's Chelsea. However, what has been called the transfer coup of the summer and a real statement of intent suggests, in fact, that Man City will still have to wait a while for glory to beckon. Within 2 years of Roman...
Radio Netherlands English (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
Manchester City football club has been bought by the wealthy rulers of the United Arab Emirates. It is now considered one of the world's wealthiest clubs, with player salaries rising to over 1 million euros - per month.
International Herald Tribune (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
Some policy makers are starting to suggest that the best way to influence the Kremlin would be to put more pressure on the Russian business community in Europe.
icWales (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
Ryan Giggs has admitted English football may have to start talking about the big five rather than its traditional big four.
Thaindian News (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
London, Sep 5 (IANS) The street on which UK’s wealthiest Indian lives is the country’s most expensive street.In a list of Britain’s costliest streets, the top slot has been grabbed by Kensington Palace Gardens, popularly known as Billionaire’s Row, where Arcelor’s Laxmi Mittal has purchased three houses. As per a ranking of Britain’s 20 highest value [...]
Times Online (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
The saying goes that when a man marries his mistress he creates a job vacancy. When a football club who have endured years of ridicule find themselves in the hands of a man many times richer than Roman Abramovich, there is room for a new Manchester City. The strongest contenders for the role are Newcastle United, who are morphing into the club at which most people have a good chuckle and thank the...
Liverpool Daily Post.co.uk (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
RAFAEL BENITEZ believes Manchester City now pose a major threat to Liverpool’s top-four aspirations.
