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The Leader Business News is a weekly roundup of the key news stories from around the world incorporating some of the keys deals and people moves. The Leader Business News forms part of The Leader, which is a completely free e mail newsletter which also includes an interview with a senior industry figure as well as a weekly roundup of the most important business stories of the week in world football.

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WEEK OF 25TH JUNE 2009


Leading the Voice of the Fans - The Football's Supporters Federation

8:00am Friday, 26th June 2009

A football club, and indeed football as a whole, is nothing without its fans. Those who follow their clubs home and away, shell out monthly subscription fees to pay-TV providers or stay awake through the night to watch their clubs from far away time...

Top Deals of the Week

5:00pm Thursday, 25th June 2009

ESPN has secured the UK broadcast rights to the 46 Premier League matches made available by the Setanta's difficulties for the 2009-10 season. In addition, ESPN has also secured the UK rights previously held by Setanta to 23 matches per season from...

'Sources' say Portsmouth takeover to be completed by 11 July

4:58pm Thursday, 25th June 2009

According to an article published Wednesday on arabianbusiness.com, 'sources' close to Sulaiman al-Fahim say that the takeover of Portsmouth will be completed by within two weeks, in time for the AGM of the Portsmouth Football Supporters Club on 11...

Minister calls for new financial control body in Spain

4:56pm Thursday, 25th June 2009

Jaime Lissavetzky, Spain's secretary of state for sport, called this week for a new financial control body with sufficient regulatory authority to enforce a clear set of rules and stop Spain's football clubs from spending more than they earn. Li...

Four Iranian players receive lifetime bans

4:54pm Thursday, 25th June 2009

Four of at least six Iranian national team members who wore green wristbands in support of the defeated opposition candidate in Iran's disputed presidential election during the first half of last week's World Cup qualifying match against South Kore...

Obama accepts invitation to the World Cup

4:52pm Thursday, 25th June 2009

The White House this week would neither confirm nor deny President Obama's possible attendance of the 2010 World Cup but FIFA president Sepp Blatter had earlier said the president had accepted an invitation to attend the event next summer. Wh...

Grupo Prisa and Mediapro reveal details of new agreement

4:50pm Thursday, 25th June 2009

After a year-long dispute over the ownership of Spanish football media rights, the details of the agreement between Digital Plus, Grupo Prisa's pay-TV platform, and sports rights agency Mediapro, have been revealed by Sportcal.com. Digital Plus ...

Parry to chair panel on sports betting integrity

4:50pm Thursday, 25th June 2009

A new expert panel of police, players, fans, governing bodies, legal experts and the Gambling Commission tasked with ensuring that current rules are sufficient and studying how best to identify suspicious gambling patterns will be chaired by outgo...

Venezuelan Federation wants football back on free-to-air TV

4:48pm Thursday, 25th June 2009

Two years after agreeing a three-year exclusive deal with pay-TV broadcaster Sport Plus, Venezuelan football officials would like to see the top flight, the Copa CanTV, return to free-to-air television. Previously broadcast on free-to-air spo...

ESPN will set up a new channel for Premier League matches

4:46pm Thursday, 25th June 2009

A new ESPN channel to run alongside existing UK channels ESPN Classic and ESPN America to broadcast the Premier League matches acquired from Setanta. It will be available on satellite, Freeview and cable. The ESPN executive responsible for br...

Scottish Premier League Announces Record Profits

4:46pm Thursday, 25th June 2009

The SPL has announced record-breaking profits having generated 23m for 2007-08 according to PricewaterhouseCoopers. During that period eight clubs reduced debt, two reported no debt and all but one broke even. St. Mirren were the SPL's most p...

FA looks to minimize impact of Setanta collapse

4:44pm Thursday, 25th June 2009

The Football Association will now have to sell off the rights to England and FA Cup matches previously held by Setanta now that the broadcaster has entered administration. The FA hopes that a shortfall will only mean a cut in profits rather than a...


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