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| Multi-millionaire Nigel
Doughty, whose money failed to revive the fortunes of former
European champions Nottingham Forest, was found dead at his home
on Saturday. He was 54.
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| Malaysia striker Safee Sali has
become his country's first soccer millionaire by re-signing for
Indonesian club Pelita Jaya but it could earn him an
international ban.
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| Although Arsenal and Chelsea have been his team's biggest rivals in recent years, manager Alex Ferguson says a club much closer to home will be Manchester United's chief adversary for years to come. Propelled by the cash of its billionaire owners, Manchester City has become a regular contender for trophies for the first time in a generation. |
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| The 45-year-old has finally concluded his takeover of the fallen giants, whom he vows to invest at least 100 million euros into over the course of the next four years |
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| Billionaire Russian businessman
Dmitry Rybolovlev acquired a majority stake in second-tier
French club AS Monaco on Friday.
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| Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev has completed his takeover of struggling Monaco. The club announced on its website Friday that Rybolovlev's company Monaco Sport Invest (MSI) had become majority shareholder in Monaco, which is bottom of the French second tier with one win in 18 games. MSI has promised to invest a minimum of ?100 million in the club over the next four years. |
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| Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev is poised to take over at struggling Monaco before the end of the year, according to club president Etienne Franzi. Rybolovlev's offer for the club was put before the French football league's financial watchdog on Tuesday, and Franzi is optimistic the takeover will go ahead. |
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| With more than 100 billionaires and counting, it was only a matter of time before China's financial muscle started making dents on world football, following in the designer-clad footsteps of moguls from the Middle East and Russia. This, after all, is a sport happy to be a plaything for those with money to burn, with players who don't give two hoots if their paycheck is signed by an... |
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| The club's current president has announced that the billionaire businessman is expected to purchase the club by the end of 2011 |
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| With more than 100 billionaires and counting, it was only a matter of time before China's financial muscle started making dents on world soccer, following in the designer-clad footsteps of moguls from the Middle East and Russia. This, after all, is a sport happy to be a play thing for those with money to burn, with players who don't give two hoots who signs their paycheck -- just so long... |
