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Thursday, July 02, 2009

No ifs or Butts for Pete about Asia - ESPN Soccernet



His stay at Upton Park lasted less than three seasons but Peter Butler can lay claim to being part of a unique slice of West Ham United history. As well as playing in the Hammers' first Premier League campaign, he started at the club on the same day
Source: soccernet.espn.go.com

VORSPRUNG DURCH TENNIS - FOXSports.com
GERMANS have long been held in higher esteem on the strawberry fields of SW19 than in Basil Fawlty's hotel or among English football's pond life. And as Tommy Haas shocked No.4 seed Novak Djokovic to set up a chance of revenge against Roger Federer
Source: msn.foxsports.com

Tax authorities provided information to football money laundering - The Guardian
HM Revenue and Customs has confirmed that it provided the information on two cases of tax evasion by English football clubs which were included in yesterday's Financial Action Task Force Report on money laundering in football . HMRC maintains an
Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Scottish Football Museum curator Richard McBrearty will add this year - Glasgow Evening Times
IT has settled more arguments than the referee's dreaded wee red card - yes, it's the Evening Times' Wee Red Book. The tome of football knowledge is a fan's bible, crammed with every fact you could ever want or need to know about the beautiful game
Source: www.eveningtimes.co.uk

HUGHES HAS HIGH HOPES - Football365.com
Mark Hughes believes Manchester City are ready to deal with the growing expectation surrounding the club. The Blues chief spent his first year in charge at Eastlands trying to dampen down the hype that built up around the takeover of the Abu Dhabi
Source: www.football365.com



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