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EU court cancels €18.4 million Real Madrid state aid refund
AFP, Published on 22/05/2019
» LUXEMBOURG: A top EU court on Wednesday cancelled a European Commission decision from 2016 that forced Spain to recover €18.4 million from Real Madrid because it considered a real estate refund as illegal state aid.
NFL commissioner Goodell made $32 mn to boss richest sports league
AFP, Published on 02/07/2016
» NEW YORK - NFL commissioner Roger Goodell was paid nearly $32 million in fiscal year 2015, according to the latest tax returns filed by the league and made public on Friday.
Man Utd on track for pound sterling500 mn plus revenue in single year
AFP, Published on 13/05/2016
» LONDON - Manchester United are in line to become the first British club to "exceed" half a billion pounds in revenue in a single year, even if participation in the lucrative Champions League next season still hangs in the balance, the club said Friday.
India foreign minister under fire over helping ex-cricket boss
AFP, Published on 14/06/2015
» NEW DELHI - Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj on Sunday defended her decision to help corruption-hit former cricket boss Lalit Modi gain emergency travel papers in Britain, as the opposition demanded her resignation.
Spanish clubs, officials slam state aid probe
AFP, Published on 20/12/2013
» Real Madrid and Barcelona kicked back Thursday at a probe by European authorities into suspicions they received illegal state aid, with Real's president branding it a "campaign" against Spanish football.
Taiwan urges sport sponsorship amid 'brawn drain' fear
AFP, Published on 09/07/2013
» Taiwan called on more companies Tuesday to finance athletes amid concerns local tennis hero and Wimbledon women's doubles champion Hsieh Su-Wei might take up Chinese citizenship in exchange for a seven figure sponsorship deal.