United Kingdom
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UEFA Cup finalists Galatasaray must put their finances on a stronger footing if they want to join the elite of European soccer, coach Fatih Terim has said.
Stadia

Cardiff's Millennium Stadium will stage the first-ever major rugby union match under a closed roof when Wales take on the French Barbarians on May 27, the organisers have said.
Media

An $10.5m tourist attraction endorsed by the English Football Association and the Premier League is to close after just 12 months due to poor visitor numbers.
Business

Britain's Football News Organisation, a young firm that provides an online "form guide" for UK football punters, has said it plans to list on the London stock market after next season kicked off.

The team heading the England 2006 World Cup bid visit the Bahamas this week as part of its plan to win the support of the three CONCACAF votes.
Business

English soccer?s Premier League clubs earned record revenues during 1998/99 but saw profits slump by more than a half.

International Sports Management Group, one of the largest sports management companies in Scandinavia and Europe, has named Peter Mahrer as chief executive officer.
Events

The gulf between England's rich and poor soccer clubs is growing and smaller teams may need to merge to survive, a British report has said.

English soccer Division One champions Charlton Athletic are to raise funds to strengthen its playing squad for next season?s Premier League campaign through a share issue.
Events

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has said the 2006 Word Cup finals should go to Africa if one of the continent's two bidding countries can meet all the conditions required to stage the event.
Events

Pay-per-view internet content company Arthur Shaw has signed a four-year deal with web agency Sportstars-direct.com to provide PPV programmes featuring world heavyweight boxing champion Lennox Lewis.
Events

European Gridiron football received a boost with the latest attendance figures from NFL Europe.
Events

British Premier League football club Arsenal has appointed former Storehouse Plc chief executive Keith Edelman as its managing director, according to reports.
Stadia

Premium seats at the planned New England Patriots stadium, due for completion in 2002, will be the most costly in the NFL.
Business

Kelvin MacKenzie, the owner and chief of the Wireless Group, has unveiled plans to raise #35 million ($54.77 million) to #40 million through a placement of shares. The Wireless Group owns talkSport, the UK?s only dedicated sports radio station. Mackenzie said the firm expected to list on the London market on May 25.
Media

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will receive a much-awaited judicial commission report on match-fixing on Friday and it will be made public before the end of June, a top official said.
Business

Glen Kirton, managing director of ISL Marketing in Switzerland, has quit his role to return to the UK to join sports sponsorship and PR agency Craigie Taylor International (CTI).
Business

Premier league soccer club Liverpool has signed a 21 million pound ($32.78 million), three-year sponsorship deal with U.S. sportswear group Reebok International, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.