Werner is new Liverpool chairman
November 25 – Liverpool have announced their new chairman will be Tom Werner, who holds a similar position with club owners New England Sports Ventures.
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West Ham in pole position to clinch Olympic stadium, insists Spurs director Mills
By Mike Rowbottom in London
November 24 – Sir Keith Mills, the deputy chairman of London 2012 and Tottenham director, has insisted that West Ham United are in pole position to take over the Olympic Stadium – but only if their bid “stacks up economically”.
London must keep promise over stadium legacy and not give it to Tottenham says Sergey Bubka
By Tom Degun in Monte Carlo
November 20 – Sergey Bubka, one of the most influential figures in world sport, has accused London 2012 of going back on its promise to guarantee a legacy for athletics after the Olympics by short-listing a proposal from Premier League Tottenham Hotspur that would involve ripping up the track after the Games.
Get players and supporters in the boardroom, urges PFA boss Taylor
By Mike Rowbottom
November 19 – Gordon Taylor, chief executive of the Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA), believes that footballers – and supporters – have to be represented in the boardroom if the national game, and the future supply of young English players, is to be safeguarded.
London 2012 director of commercial negotiations quits to join Tottenham
By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year
November 9 – London 2012’s director of commercial negotiations, Charlie Wijeratna, praised for helping raise nearly £700 million ($1.1 billion) towards the cost of staging the Olympics and Paralympics, is leaving to join Tottenham Hotspur, it was announced today.
We are in this for the long-term, insist new Liverpool owners
By Andrew Warshaw
October 17 – Liverpool’s new co-owner insists his organisation is in it for the long term and will not sell the club short in its quest to get back to winning ways.
Boston Red Sox owners complete Liverpool takeover
By Andrew Warshaw
October 15 - Liverpool’s future was finally secured today after New England Sports Ventures (NESV) completed their £300 million takeover, bringing to an end an ownership wrangle that threatened to seriously derail the legendary club.
Liverpool future in doubt after Texas court backs Hicks and Gillett
October 13 – Liverpool’s future remains shrouded in dispute after Tom Hicks and George Gillett tonight went to a court in Texas to try to block the sale to New England Sports Ventures (NESV), owners of the Boston Red Sox.
UK Athletics backs West Ham Olympic Stadium bid
By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year
October 11 – UK Athletics today threw its support behind West Ham’s bid to take over London’s Olympic Stadium after the 2012 Games because they believe it is the best way to ensuring that the running track remains.
Liverpool fans are in good hands with Red Sox owners claim Americans
By Andrew Warshaw in London
October 6 – Major League Soccer (MLS) Commissioner Don Garber, the most powerful man in United States football, insists Liverpool will be in good hands if the takeover by Boston Red Sox owner John W Henry (pictured) goes through.
Exclusive: UK Athletics chairman wants “insulting” Tottenham Olympic Stadium bid ruled out
By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year
October 6 – An angry Ed Warner, the chairman of UK Athletics, has demanded that AEG’s joint bid with Tottenham Hotspur to take over the Olympic Stadium following London 2012 be ruled out after it was revealed that they plan to rip up the running track if their application is successful.
Boston Red Sox owners set to buy Liverpool
October 6 – Liverpool’s Board have agreed to sell the club to New England Sports Ventures (NESV), the owners of baseball Major League sid Boston Red Sox, it was announced today.
Tottenham would scrap running track if they take over Olympic stadium
By Duncan Mackay
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year
October 5 – West Ham United’s chances of taking over the Olympic Stadium following the London 2012 Games have been greatly boosted by the news that its closest rival does not plan to keep the athletics track even though that is one of the key requirements of being awarded tenancy.
Landmark ruling set in row over Sky pub screenings
By Andrew Warshaw
October 4 – A suburban English publican takes her case for screening live Premiership football to the European Court of Justice today in a landmark move described as potentially the Bosman of broadcasting.
Tottenham Olympic Stadium bid blasted by local MP and West Ham
By Duncan Mackay in London
British Sports Internet Writer of the Year
October 2 – Tottenham Hotspur’s late decison to bid to take over the Olympic Stadium after London 2012 has come under fierce attack from Karren Brady, the vice-chairman of rivals West Ham United, and even the club’s local MP, David Lammy.