U.S. sports tycoons agree to take over Liverpool
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U.S. sports tycoons George Gillett and Tom Hicks have pledged to keep Liverpool true to tradition after agreeing to pay 174 million pounds ($340 million) to takeover the Premier League football club.
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U.S. casino firm Caesars Entertainment  Inc. and Quintain Estates have formed a joint venture to turn  the area around London's Wembley Stadium into a $600 million  leisure and gambling resort.
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Sport: Liverpool's American owners are close to securing a Â£350m refinancing deal for the club, against the wishes of many fans
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CLEVELAND -- International Management Group, a sports and celebrity management and marketing firm that has represented Tiger Woods, Joe Montana, and Derek Jeter, is being sold to a New York buyout specialist firm in a cash deal valued at more than $700 million.
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American duo George Gillett and Tom Hicks reach an agreement to buy Liverpool in a deal thought to be worth Â£470m.
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LONDON  - The family of US sports tycoon Malcolm Glazer moved a step closer to seizing control of Manchester United, raising its stake in the club to 28.
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American investors Tom Hicks and George Gillett Jr. assumed full control of Liverpool soccer club on Friday, securing more than 80 percent of the shares in the 18-time English champions.
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Reports say Liverpool are close to agreeing a Â£450m deal to allow a Dubai-based consortium to take control of the club.
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Sport: Derby County reportedly taken over by the same group who tried to buy Manchester City last year
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Liverpool could be about to be taken over by a new suitor, according to reports.
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Liverpool's plan to build a new 60,000-seat stadium moved a step closer to becoming reality when the local city council approved the lease of land for the ground.
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LONDON (CP) - Manchester United, one of the most recognizable and successful soccer clubs in the world, has been targeted for takeover - possibly by the owner of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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Liverpool supporters launch an ambitious plan to buy the football club from its current American owners.
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Struggling English Premiership side Aston Villa have announced that they have followed the example of Manchester United by accepting a takeover bid from an American billionaire.
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Computer games giant Electronic Arts signs exclusive agreements with the US National Football League.
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Liverpool said on Monday it was in "exclusive negotiations" with a Dubai-based consortium for a possible takeover of the soccer club.Comment
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Sport: Football: Disgruntled supporters to unveil plans to prise club from American owners