11 June 2010

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This week’s digest contained:

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NEWS

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World Cup final ‘will vie for record of second most-watched event in human history’

http://www.sportingintelligence.com/2010/06/10/world-cup-final-will-vie-for-record-of-second-most-watched-event-in-human-history-100605/

WORLD CUP 2010: Portugal punching above weight, Japan and USA ailing, England doing what resources suggest

http://www.sportingintelligence.com/2010/06/11/world-cup-2010-portugal-punching-above-weight-japan-and-usa-ailing-england-doing-what-resources-suggest-110605/

Star of Liverpool’s last title-winning team calls for Dalglish to recover ‘heart and soul’ of club

http://www.sportingintelligence.com/2010/06/10/star-of-liverpool’s-last-title-winning-team-calls-for-dalglish-to-recover-‘heart-and-soul’-of-club-100602/

SURVEY: Liverpool’s 7% ticket price hike means only Arsenal’s prices higher

http://www.sportingintelligence.com/2010/06/09/survey-liverpool-season-ticket-price-hike-of-7-means-only-arsenal’s-prices-higher-09060/

Anti-Glazer figures show Manchester United owners’ net assets are worth £1.1bn

http://www.sportingintelligence.com/2010/06/07/anti-glazer-figures-show-manchester-united-owners’-net-assets-are-worth-1-1bn-070603/

Scotland gets behind England for World Cup (well, on a small scale, and not at the bookies)

http://www.sportingintelligence.com/2010/06/11/scotland-gets-behind-england-for-world-cup-well-on-a-small-scale-and-not-at-the-bookies-110601/

Australia withdraw from bid to host the 2018 World Cup, Beckham sexing up England’s bid (in pictures)

http://www.sportingintelligence.com/2010/06/10/australia-withdraw-from-bid-to-host-the-2018-world-cup-beckham-sexing-up-englands-bid-in-pictures-100606/

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FEATURES

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Spot the ball park: 18

http://www.sportingintelligence.com/2010/06/11/spot-the-ball-park-18-110603/

FIXED: The truth in pictures about England and the USA at the World Cup

http://www.sportingintelligence.com/2010/06/08/fixed-the-truth-in-pictures-about-england-and-the-usa-at-the-world-cup-080601/

GLENN HYSEN: ‘Liverpool need Dalglish because the spirit is broken, the academy isn’t working, and the club can’t attract top players any more’

http://www.sportingintelligence.com/2010/06/10/glenn-hysen-liverpool-need-dalglish-because-the-spirit-is-broken-the-academy-isnt-working-and-the-club-cant-attract-top-players-any-more-100601/

REVEALED: England ‘have ideal age profile’ to pip Spain to 2010 World Cup

http://www.sportingintelligence.com/2010/06/08/revealed-england-‘have-ideal-age-profile’-to-beat-spain-in-2010-world-cup-final-080602/

ANALYSIS: England’s David James the oldest player in South Africa

http://www.sportingintelligence.com/2010/06/07/analysis-englands-david-james-the-oldest-player-in-south-africa-070605/

‘Strawberries and cream’: shorthand for the ambience of Wimbledon – since 1881

http://www.sportingintelligence.com/2010/06/07/strawberries-and-cream-shorthand-for-the-ambience-of-wimbledon-since-1881-070601/

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COLUMNS

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ANDY COLE: Brazil, Spain or Argentina? Who knows? Maradona may be bonkers but the quality at his disposal is frightening

http://www.sportingintelligence.com/2010/06/11/andy-cole-brazil-spain-or-argentina-who-knows-maradona-may-be-bonkers-but-the-quality-at-his-disposal-is-frightening-110602/

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JONNIE BAKER: New Zealand – what are you doing here? Really? Come on now, we’ve all had a good drink and we can all take a joke, but seriously, what’s going on?

http://www.sportingintelligence.com/2010/06/10/jonnie-baker-new-zealand-what-are-you-doing-here-really-come-on-now-we’ve-all-had-a-good-drink-and-we-can-all-take-a-joke-but-seriously-what’s-going-on-100605/

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THE SPORTS LAWYER: Uefa’s Financial Fair Play regulations – are they really creating fairness?

http://www.sportingintelligence.com/2010/06/10/uefa’s-financial-fair-play-regulations-are-they-really-creating-fairness-100603/

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PUBLISHED RECENTLY . . .

The Annual Review of Global Sports Salaries . . . as featured by:

The BBC http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/8591874.stm

The Wall Street Journal http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303960604575158193958619612.html

Yahoo.com http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/post/The-10-highest-paid-sports-teams-in-the-world?urn=top,230688

ESPN Star Sports http://www.espnstar.com/cricket/indian-premier-league/news/detail/item418969/IPL-is-the-second-highest-paid-league/

Economic Times (India) http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/et-cetera/IPL-2nd-highest-paid-league-edges-out-EPL/articleshow/5737542.cms

La Gazzetta dello Sport (Italy) http://altrimondi.gazzetta.it/2010/03/yankees-una-squadra-di-nababbi.html

Emirates Business http://www.business24-7.ae/sports/other/ny-yankees-players-best-paid-in-world-sport-2010-03-30-1.100007

World Football Insider http://www.worldfootballinsider.com/Story.aspx?id=33131

Round up: http://www.google.co.uk/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=yankees+sportingintelligence&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&redir_esc=&ei=k23tS5mOKNOC_QaFqoXnBg

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At sportingintelligence.com (the source of the Review of Global Sports Salaries)

http://www.sportingintelligence.com/2010/03/28/yankees-on-top-in-global-pay-review-premier-league-in-the-shade-280301/

And

http://www.sportingintelligence.com/2010/04/02/nfl-has-‘fairest’-pay-distribution-among-the-world’s-major-sports-leagues-020401/

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