Clubs
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‘Enhancing The Game’: Football Manager Includes Women’s Clubs
Women’s leagues will feature in the new Football Manager video game released next month, a first in the decades-long history of the popular series that simulates team tactics and transfer…
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To Beat Football Violence, Brazilian Clubs Scan Every Fan
It was yet another tragedy linked to hooliganism in South American football: A young woman died after shards from a glass bottle thrown during a fight between fans sliced her…
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Villa Win In Europa League As Forest And Scottish Clubs Lose
Aston Villa won 2-0 at Feyenoord in the Europa League on Thursday but Nottingham Forest lost at home to Danish side Midtjylland as Rangers and Celtic also suffered defeats. Emi…
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From Snoop Dogg To Tom Brady, Stars Flock To English Second-tier Clubs
When Snoop Dogg sang the praises of Swansea City, it signalled the unlikely arrival of the latest celebrity owner in the once unfashionable Championship, English football’s second tier. The American…
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Intimate No More? Japan Clamps Down On ‘Host Clubs’
Japan is waging war on “host clubs” — where men entertain women willing to pay for romance, but authorities and industry insiders say customers have long been scammed and saddled…
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Trump Takes 5-Day ‘Working Visit’ to His Golf Clubs in Scotland as Epstein Controversy Boils
President Donald Trump left the White House Friday for a five-day “working visit” to his luxury golf clubs in Scotland, a trip many have painted as an attempt to dodge…
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Singapore’s future bankers vie for coveted spots at university finance clubs
[SINGAPORE] At Singapore’s universities, undergraduates are fighting for the golden ticket they believe will get them a coveted banking job years later: membership in a campus finance club. Lengthy interview rounds and…
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Fewer courses, higher stakes: What golf’s shrinking footprint means for Singapore’s players and clubs
[SINGAPORE] The announcement this week that the government will not renew the leases for six golf courses in Singapore could lead to an increase in club membership prices over the…
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PSG Minds On Arsenal Return As French Clubs Scrap For Champions League Places
Paris Saint-Germain must go to Strasbourg this weekend, in between the two legs of their Champions League semi-final against Arsenal, for a clash with one of a host of sides…
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Liverpool Draw PSG, Madrid Clubs Clash In Champions League Last 16
Liverpool will take on Paris Saint-Germain in the last 16 of this season’s Champions League while Friday’s draw also threw up a showdown between reigning champions Real Madrid and their…
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BJ’s Wholesale Clubs Are Raising Membership Fees
A BJ’s Wholesale Club sign hangs outside of the store on March 28, 2024 in Miami, Florida. BJ’s Wholesale Club announced that it will open more locations across the country…
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For Profit Or For All? Argentine Football Clubs Red-card Milei Reforms
A debate over the soul of football is raging in World Cup holders Argentina, pitting defenders of the social role of the beautiful game against the government of libertarian President…
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Frustrated French Clubs Turn Away Players In Post-Olympics Sports Boom
Many amateur French sports clubs are struggling to cope with a wave of enquiries and a boom in wannabee players sparked by the Paris Olympics. “We’re a bit overwhelmed,” Catherine…
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Japanese Players In Vogue As English Clubs Widen Horizons
Japanese players are moving to English football in record numbers and more look set to follow with clubs attracted by their quality, strong work ethic and value for money. Kaoru…
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With Army In Charge, No More Jacuzzis And Clubs In Ecuador Jail
Orange-clad prisoners line up with military precision to exercise and sweep floors at an Ecuador prison where drug lords once enjoyed jacuzzis and nightclubs, and stashed drugs and weapons in…
