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Posts Tagged ‘Champion’s League’

Fire the Manager?

By Denis Campbell • Jul 29th, 2008 • Category: Reflections

(Reprise article)
Sven-Goran Eriksson can’t catch a break, fired after leading the England national team to a decent record but no silverware and now a top-10 finish with Premier League team Manchester City, improving them dramatically, is not enough.
Frank Rijkaard is in trouble in Barcelona after making it to the European Cup semi-final and losing by [...]



Budweiser, Leuven Belgium

By Denis Campbell • Jul 14th, 2008 • Category: Lead Story

Like Labatts and Brahma Beer before her, Stellaaaa’s! (Artois that is) parent company In-Bev got thirsty and gulped down St. Louis, Missouri based Budweiser Beer in one chug for a cool $52 billion dollars. Ouch.
Long the butt of Dutch jokes (in true Oklahoma vs. Texas style), Belgians are starting to flex their global financial muscles. [...]



When Football and Politics Collide

By Denis Campbell • May 1st, 2008 • Category: Business

What a night.
Chelsea stunned Liverpool in extra time with two goals to win their place in the Champions League Cup finale and the night before Manchester United’s amazing 25-metre screamer by Paul Scholes into the top right hand corner of the net early in the first half was enough after 90 nail biting minutes to [...]