Paul Kelso
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/ 5 March 2004

Walking alone

When things go wrong, supporters often feel personally let down by the manager. On Monday Liverpool revealed that in early February club manager Gérard Houllier was sent a letter by an anonymous supporter threatening his life if he did not resign immediately.

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/ 18 November 2003

Money talks with foreign accents

There was a time when the ownership of English football clubs was a parochial matter; boardrooms were occupied by local boys made good, hoping some of the glory rubbed off. Now, on screens in the world’s financial markets as well as in living rooms, the Premiership has become truly global.

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/ 1 February 2003

Money worries that haunt the World Cup

In a sport famous for its familiarity with initials the letters GCC will mean little to most cricket fans. But those who run the world game know all about it. It is the Global Cricket Corporation, a Rupert Murdoch-owned company that won the marketing rights for the World Cup.