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...business taking off in Asia. Having been involved in the professional game for more than 35 years, I have seen massive changes in all areas-stadiums, players, spectator comfort and involvement and, of course, TV coverage, which now dictates how the game is run. My team, a proud Premiership club with a fan base exceeding 50,000 every home game, would welcome new investment to enable us to fulfill all our dreams. Malcolm Dix, Honorary Vice President, Newcastle United Football Club, Newcastle Upon Tyne, England...
...that Blair has announced his resignation from the British premiership, the world is reviewing the performance of this renowned statesman. Blair admitted he might have blundered on Iraq, but he made his choice in good faith because he strongly believed that was the right way to combat terrorism. He did not ask for absolution, but instead he reminded his nation and the world that without him Britain (and to a lesser extent the E.U.) would not be what it is today. The era of statesman Blair is fast coming to an end. Is he leaving Downing Street as a failure...
Prime Minister Blair has stumbled in his choice of policies, but he has never wavered in his beliefs, even under immense pressure. For that courage, history will remember him; and posterity may one day mark his premiership as the high tide of "New Labour...
...seat at the moment of truth: In the hushed, wood-panelled chamber of the region's Assembly, onetime enemies formally pledged to run the government together. It was a moment that secured Blair's best hope for a positive legacy, even as he entered the final days of his premiership still dogged by Iraq...
...amount that the bottom team does - and only the top few clubs access money-spinning European club competition the following season. In the U.S. there are mechanisms such as salary caps in place to ensure a competitive balance, but there's no sign of anything like that in the Premiership. "What we have is almost like a two-tier league structure," says Birkbeck's Chadwick: "Those that can win the Premier League, and those that won't." That may not matter as much as you might think. Though only four different teams have won the Premier League since 1992, most...