Word: soccers
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Malaysians are mad about soccer, but if they want to wager a few ringgit on Manchester United or Arsenal, they do so at their own risk: gambling on the beautiful game is illegal in the predominantly Muslim nation. Last year, that situation was headed for change. Earlier this month, news was leaked that tycoon Vincent Tan had been awarded a license to run a national soccer-betting network by outgoing Prime Minister...
...businessmen, which has been popular. In January, for example, he canceled a $3.8 billion railway contract with another tycoon. Tan had paid $6.6 million for the betting license, which officials say will be refunded, and the business was guaranteed to be large: police estimate that illegal betting on soccer already pulls in $1.6 billion a year. Conservative Muslims-Islam forbids gambling-applauded Abdullah's move...
...sent out a mixed message on the issue: Malay-language newspapers, principally read by Muslims, splashed the cancellation across their front pages, while coverage was subdued-or absent-in the urban English- and Chinese-language press, some of whose readers aren't averse to the occasional bet on a soccer match...
...young student at the Marist Brothers’ School in China, Skiotis learned both English and Chinese and gained an interest in soccer. U.S. military servicemen who met the bilingual nine year old were impressed enough to give him a uniform—a gift that may have sparked a life-long interest in military affairs, according to Trumpbour...
...Skiotis, who became the captain of the school’s soccer team, received his bachelor’s degree in English from Bates. He then continued his education at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania, where he received a master’s degree in international relations...