Crowdsourcing Soccer in the U.K.
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Assignment Zero interviews William Brooks, a 36-year-old writer and passionate Fulham fan who started MyFootballClub. How do you find 50,000 people interested in running a soccer club -- crowdsourced style?
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A crowd of American sports leagues are racing to widen international appeal and revenue by playing more games abroad and expanding foreign marketing.
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People in the U.K. spend more time online than the rest of Europe or the U.S., a new study finds.
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With so many World Cup Qualifiers played, teams with many international players will be most affected. Of course, we are talking about Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United, whose players flew all over Europe to play in international matches.
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Will the passel of American businessmen who have bought clubs in England inevitably become emotionally involved in their teams and the game of soccer? Businessman Dan Jones thinks so.
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The Football Association began an investigation yesterday into the crowd trouble which marred Chelsea&#39;s League Cup match against West Ham on Wednesday evening, the second such outbreak at a London match within 24 hours.
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Michael Brown of Tottenham Hotspur (left) blocks a free kick by Patrik Berger of Portsmouth (right) during the English Premiership soccer match at Fratton Park, Portsmouth, Oct. 18.
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On one level, horse racing in Britain appears to be on a roll: it is a multi-million pound industry employing 100,000 people. More horses are competing for more prize money at more fixtures and watched by more punters than ever before.
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With Malcolm Glazer looking into the possibility of purchasing Manchester United, many local fans&#39; memories of the demise of the Tampa Bay Mutiny have been brought back to the surface.
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The Football Association (FA) is investigating crowd trouble during Liverpool&#39;s 3-0 away win over Millwall in the League Cup third round.
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English soccer would be in for a revolution if one of the country's most famous teams gets taken over by its own supporters
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Usually at sporting events, people know who wins and who loses or who comes in first, second, third and so forth by the score. In fact, there is no other way to run athletic competitions; most would agree
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CONSUMER: Viagogo, an online exchange for live-event tickets, is using Freud Communications for the launch of its Premiership football-match service, having brokered deals with Manchester United and Chelsea.  (c) 2006 PR Week. Provided by ProQuest Information and Learning.
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The Football Association has started an investigation into crowd trouble at Chelsea&#39;s League Cup match with West Ham at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday.
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The popularity of the FIFA Under-20 World Cup in a nation otherwise dominated by hockey has been one of many surprises that have come with the tournament.
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The English Premier League. A week-end that boasts no stand-out fixtures. Manchester United host newly promoted Norwich City and although the Canaries are full of enthusiasm in their new found status it is ...
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Manchester United MNU.L , the world&#39;s richest soccer club, has received a bid approach, boosting its shares and fanning talk US sports tycoon Malcolm Glazer is planning a bid likely to top 650 million pounds.