Sunday, May 19, 2013
 
 
Poland narrowly dodged recession in first quarter
By Adrian Krajewski and Marcin Goettig

WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland came within a whisker of sliding into its first recession since the 1990s at the start of this year, barely registering any growth in the past two quarters as one of Europe's few economic success stories collapsed.

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Mancini wins fans' hearts but club loses faith
By Sonia Oxley

MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - Roberto Mancini won the hearts of Manchester City fans with the trophies, sense of humor and immaculately knotted scarf but the often harsh management style of the sacked Italian may not be missed by some of the players.

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Factbox: The highs and lows of Mancini's City reign
By Martyn Herman

LONDON (Reuters) - Roberto Mancini was sacked by Manchester City on Monday, a year after leading the club out of the shadow of Manchester United and to their first English league title since 1968.

Following is a brief summary of the highs and lows of ...
 
Manchester City sack manager Mancini
By Sonia Oxley

MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - Manchester City sacked manager Roberto Mancini on Monday following his team's feeble defense of the Premier League title they won exactly one year ago.

Manchester United regained the title last month with four games t...
 
Analysis: City owners blind to the lesson on their doorstep
By Mitch Phillips

LONDON (Reuters) - A week of worldwide acclaim for Alex Ferguson and his 26 years in charge of Manchester United patently failed to get the message through to Manchester City's trigger-happy owners that stability is the key to sustained footballing success.

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Robbers target Bieber's South Africa concert, steal $330,000
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Robbers equipped with ropes, hammers and chisels broke into a strong-room at Johannesburg's Soccer City stadium after a Justin Bieber concert and made off with 3 million rand ($330,000) in cash, local media and police said on Monday.

An officer from the nearby ...
 
Russia drops visa requirements for major sporting events
MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree waiving visa requirements for athletes and officials attending international sporting events in Russia, the Kremlin announced on Monday.

Participants in international sporting competition can enter and exit the Russian Federa...
 
Reese Witherspoon Goes Back to Blonde at Son's Soccer Game
Reese Witherspoon debuts her back-to-blonde hair while watching her son Deacon's soccer game with her husband Jim Toth in Los Angeles.
 
Analysis: Tito picks up at Barca where Pep left off
By Iain Rogers

MADRID (Reuters) - Far from losing their cutting edge after Pep Guardiola's exit, Barcelona eased to one of their most straightforward La Liga titles as new coach Tito Vilanova fought off cancer to help steer them to a 22nd domestic crown.

Their fou...
 
UCI to appeal against destruction of Puerto evidence
PARIS (Reuters) - The International Cycling Union (UCI) is to appeal against the decision of the judge in Spain's Operation Puerto trial to destroy evidence from the case instead of making it available to anti-doping and sports bodies, officials said on Friday.

Spanish doctor Eufemia...
 



An eye for a deal could replace Ferguson's football focus
By Sinead Cruise

LONDON (Reuters) - Retiring as coach of English soccer team Manchester United will give Sir Alex Ferguson, who famously described himself as such a bloody talented guy, more time for the other strings in his bow, including a little-known talent for investment.

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Manchester United statement on appointment of David Moyes
LONDON (Reuters) - Manchester United issued the following statement on their website (http://www.manutd.com) on Thursday announcing the appointment of David Moyes as manager from July 1:

Board unanimously approves the recommendation of current manager Alex Ferguson

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Man United name Moyes as Ferguson's successor
MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - Manchester United appointed David Moyes to succeed Alex Ferguson as manager on Thursday and the Everton boss has signed a six-year contract with the Premier League champions.

Moyes, who announced earlier that he would be leaving Everton after 11 years there,...
 
Manchester United name Moyes as manager
LONDON (Reuters) - David Moyes has been appointed as manager of Manchester United on a six-year contract, the English Premier League champions said on Thursday.

Moyes, the current Everton manager, will take charge of United from July 1. He succeeds Alex Ferguson who is retiring this month ...
 
Moyes to leave Everton, sets sights on Man United
LONDON (Reuters) - David Moyes will leave Everton at the end of the season and has confirmed his desire to succeed Alex Ferguson as Manchester United manager, Everton said on Thursday.

Moyes, who has been at Everton for 11 years, is favorite to become United's manager following Ferguso...
 
Rio politicians want Havelange stadium renamed
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Rio de Janeiro politicians presented a bill on Wednesday requesting that the name of former FIFA president Joao Havelange be removed from the city's Olympic stadium.

Havelange quit as FIFA's honorary president last month, shortly before the publication of...
 
Teen soccer player charged with homicide in death of Utah referee
(Reuters) - A 17-year-old soccer player accused of punching a referee in the head after being penalized during a match was charged with homicide on Wednesday over the assault that ultimately killed referee Ricardo Portillo, prosecutors said.

Prosecutors said in a statement they were chargi...
 
Ferguson's retirement shocks Manchester United's global fans
By Joe Brock and David Stamp

ABUJA/LONDON (Reuters) - Nigeria, they say, has almost as many Manchester United fans as there are Canadians on the planet - 33 million.

Such a figure is hard to verify, but a big contingent of the English soccer team's huge global fol...
 
Factbox: Leading candidates to succeed Ferguson at Manchester Utd
(Reuters) - Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson's shock decision to retire at the end of the season has sparked intense speculation over who will claim the Old Trafford throne.

Here are some of the leading candidates for arguably the biggest job in world soccer:

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Ferguson's triumphs drove United's commercial growth
By Keith Weir

LONDON (Reuters) - Manchester United itself set out in plain language the importance of Alex Ferguson when the Premier League soccer club floated on the New York stock exchange last year.

Any successor to our current manager may not be as successful as ...
 


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 





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