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...them," says Gazidis of the Mexican program. It's sort of like running the Yankees and the Red Sox at the same time. SUM also runs tournaments featuring South American teams and brings in famous foreign teams such as Real Madrid and Chelsea, some of sport's global brand names. The logic is that the higher the profile that soccer has in general, the greater the MLS benefits...
DIED. Soraya, 37, Colombian-American singer-songwriter who traveled to Latin America to educate women about early detection of breast cancer; of breast cancer; at a hospital in Miami. She infused her eclectic brand of pop with elements of rock, flamenco and Colombian folk, and won a Latin Grammy for her self-titled 2003 CD. But the mission of the young artist--who lost her mother, aunt and grandmother to breast cancer--was her war on the disease. On her website, she recently told fans: "I have not lost this battle, because I know the fight was not in vain...
...Mori, a fragrance they developed, to U.S. retailers. Ten years later, it turns more than $20 million in annual global sales. "The first three years were worse than boot camp," admits Thomas. The real coup was winning in 2004 the North American rights to distribute the much coveted fragrance brand Creed, maker of scents for the likes of Princess Grace. Emmanuel and Thomas have new titles, vice chairman and president, respectively, for the launch this year of a new fragrance and a luxury skin-care line, the latter in partnership with Brazilian plastic-surgery specialist Clinica Ivo Pitanguy...
...billion, for the full year ending Feb. 28, but Nike's stock has slipped 5.3% in 2006. Adidas, which nearly imploded in the 1990s, is working through another restructuring. The company last year spun out its ill-fitting Salomon ski business and bought Reebok, the perennial No. 3 brand. Adidas profits rose 25%, to $537 million, over the past year, but its stock has slipped 1.4% off its 52-week high of 175 euros ($223) a share in late January...
...long-range investment plans in China will pay off, regardless of the recent headaches in Hong Kong. The firm is still in talks with Chinese officials about opening a mainland theme park, possibly in Shanghai, says Rasulo. "Have we made some mistakes?" he asks. "Absolutely. We are in a brand-new market. We have to keep listening and keep learning." Restoring Tinkerbell's health only requires a round of applause, but Hong Kong Disneyland will need a bit more work...