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Billionaires Needed
by Monty Burke (Article | Forbes - April 12)
Major League Soccer in the U.S. has already defied expectations by entering its ninth year in existence, but only after hemorrhaging a reported $350 million over the previous eight. In 2002 the league shut down two teams, including the Miami franchise that was supposed to be a beachhead in the growing Hispanic market. more details | go to article

Madness of Crowds
by Michael Freedman (Article | Forbes - March 27)
The world's most popular professional sport is a study in financial contrasts and often desperation. Stockport County Football Club is almost literally in the shadow of Manchester United, the world's wealthiest sports franchise. Situated just a few miles down the road from Old Trafford, Man U.'s legendary arena, the soccer club attracts a mere 6,500 people on its best day, pulling in just $8.5 million in sales a year. more details | go to article

Soccer Vs. Baseball
by Kurt Badenhausen (Analysis | Forbes - April 13)
One is known as the Beautiful Game, the other is the National Pastime of the U.S. But a comparison of soccer (or football as its known outside the U.S.) and baseball shows that the beauty of soccer is more than just skin deep. more details | go to article

Soccer Vs. Baseball Matchup Slideshow
by No Author Listed (Analysis | Forbes - April 13)
(slideshow to accompany the Soccer vs. Baseball article from Forbes) more details | go to article

Harry Dobson Sells 6.5 Pct Stake In Manchester United
by No Author Listed (Article | Forbes - May 12)
Mining magnate Harry Dobson has sold his 6.54 pct stake in Manchester United PLC. A Stock Exchange notification said Dobson's Mountbarrow Investments Limited vehicle today sold 17 mln shares at 300 pence a share. more details | go to article

Glazer Increases Manchester United Stake To 76.16 Pct
by No Author Listed (Article | Forbes - May 17)
US sports tycoon Malcolm Glazer has increased his stake in Manchester United PLC to 76.16 pct, according to a statement issued by his buyout vehicle, Red Football Limited. more details | go to article

Soccer Business At A Crossroads
by Oxford Analytica (Analysis | Forbes - June 13)
Malcolm Glazer appointed his three sons to the board of Manchester United PLC on June 7. The Glazer family's takeover of the organization is the most striking example of the increased business interest in European soccer in the past two decades. more details | go to article

Major League Soccer's Most Valuable Teams
by Kurt Badenhausen and Peter J. Schwartz (Article | Forbes - September 9)
Major League Soccer was on life support at the beginning of this decade. It was mired in a bitter lawsuit with its players, games were mostly played in football stadiums before sparse crowds, two teams had to fold and the league was hemorrhaging money. more details | go to article

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