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Maradona to launch first sports café in Dubai
Tuesday, 19 May, 2009 – 12:53 | No Comment
Maradona to launch first sports café in Dubai

Diego Maradona
Soccer legend Diego Maradona is to open the world’s first “Maradona Sports Cafe” in Dubai within the next year, Arabian Business can reveal.
The café – modelled on the Planet Hollywood concept – will feature …

World Cup Dreams Over!
Sunday, 29 Mar, 2009 – 19:29 | No Comment

UAE’s World Cup dreams are all over! Here’s how it happenend.

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BeckhamMania Hits Dubai
Tuesday, 30 Dec, 2008 – 23:08 | No Comment
BeckhamMania Hits Dubai

AC Milan are in town, don’t you know and their band of traveling superstars (including Kaka, Ronaldinho and Paolo Maldini) have been drawing plaudits and fans alike. However, there is only one man that everyone …

UAE Bank to Become a Football Agent!
Thursday, 6 Nov, 2008 – 19:54 | No Comment
UAE Bank to Become a Football Agent!

When I first came across this I thought – why? Everyone knows investing in football, soccer, call it what you will, is a mug’s game (that’s London speak for a fool’s paradise!) No one really …

Dubai Sheikh Wants Leeds United
Sunday, 20 May, 2007 – 15:33 | No Comment

Sheikh Samir Mirdad, leader of a Dubai-based corporation has expressed an interest to purchase Leeds United.
The chairman of the Linx Group of Companies in Dubai wants to talk to Ken Bates regarding a possible takeover. …