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| GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) Scotland has included three teammates of the American trio on Glasgow Rangers on its roster for a May 26 exhibition against the United States in Jacksonville, Fla. |
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| LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. businessman Bill Miller dropped his bid for stricken Scottish soccer club Rangers on Tuesday just five days after he was chosen to rescue the Glasgow team. The withdrawal places the future of the 140-year-old club back in the balance three months after going into administration. Miller said opposition to his takeover among Rangers fans had been a factor in his decision. "We can confirm that Mr Bill Miller has decided not to complete his purchase of Rangers Football Club," joint administrator David Whitehouse of Duff & Phelps said in a statement. ... |
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| LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. businessman Bill Miller dropped his bid for stricken Scottish soccer club Rangers on Tuesday just five days after he was chosen to rescue the Glasgow team. The withdrawal places the future of the 140-year-old club back in the balance three months after going into administration. Miller said opposition to his takeover among Rangers fans had been a factor in his decision. "We can confirm that Mr Bill Miller has decided not to complete his purchase of Rangers Football Club," joint administrator David Whitehouse of Duff & Phelps said in a statement. ... |
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| GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) American businessman Bill Miller withdrew his bid to buy the financially stricken Rangers club on Tuesday. |
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| GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) The American businessman on the verge of buying Rangers vowed on Thursday to end the culture of financial mismanagement that brought one of Britain's biggest clubs to the brink of closure. |
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| MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - Rock star Liam Gallagher, one of Manchester City's staunchest fans, gave an impromptu press conference to amused soccer reporters after City's 1-0 win over Manchester United took them to the top of the Premier League table on Monday. Wearing sunglasses and beaming a huge smile, the often irascible former frontman of Oasis was in party mood, saying: "What do you want to know lads? ... top of the league. Well done City. ... |
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| GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) A consortium backed by fans has submitted a revised bid to buy Rangers, leaving administrators controlling the financially stricken Scottish club to mull over two offers. |
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| GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) Two men who sent letter bombs to Celtic manager Neil Lennon and prominent fans of the Glasgow soccer team have been sentenced to jail for five years. |
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| GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) Glasgow Rangers were barred from signing players for a year and their owner banned for life from any involvement in Scottish soccer as part of a series of punishments imposed Monday on the financially troubled club. |
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| GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) A consortium fronted by former Rangers director Paul Murray has withdrawn its offer to buy the stricken Scottish club, leaving two foreign-based bidders in contention. |
