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...Ticket sales for home games, which means that stadium size matters: it is no coincidence that Manchester United, which seats 76,000 at its Old Trafford ground, is the richest of the English clubs - Liverpool's Anfield stadium holds only 45,000, by comparison, which at ticket prices averaging around $80 means that United generates as much as $50 million more than Liverpool in annual ticket sales. High rollers like Real Madrid and A.C. Milan, not surprisingly, play in stadiums that hold upwards of 80,000 fans...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Soccer's Billion-Dollar Players | 8/3/2008 | See Source »

Customer motivations vary as much as the bags themselves. "Some clients want to look like footballers' wives, but others are smart businesswomen who want to carry something special into the boardroom," says Jo Trafford, who founded the service with her policeman husband in July. Since then, Trafford has bought nearly $200,000 worth of bags, sourced directly from fashion capitals such as Paris, Milan and New York City. The ever-expanding collection reflects client requests and takes inspiration from Hollywood. Recent additions include the Gucci Indy, which Mischa Barton made last summer's It bag, and five Bow Bags...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Fashion for Hire | 12/5/2007 | See Source »

...NCAA) a new one, seemed like somewhat of an understatement.Vaccaro, advertised by the Law School’s Committee on Sports and Entertainment Law as the “Godfather of Basketball,” took the crowd from his humble beginnings just outside of Pittsburgh in Trafford, Pa. to his stints as an executive at all three major sneaker companies (NIKE, adidas, and Reebok) to his recent retirement from the shoe and basketball camp industries.Vaccaro’s journey in the basketball world, which started in 1964 when he created the Dapper Dan Roundball Classic, the first-ever...

Author: By Loren Amor, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: AMOR PERFECT UNION: Sonny Vaccaro and the Ivy Way | 9/25/2007 | See Source »

...parents when it should be the other way around." Scudamore dismisses the comparison. The NBA, he says, "doesn't have global brands as clubs." Because it boasts legendary teams like Manchester United, he thinks, the Premier League has "a very different model." Closer to home, fans at Old Trafford stadium are grappling with marketing of a different kind. Even when there's no game on, there are plenty of ways to part a fan from his cash. You can join a tour party - as 200,000 fans do each year, paying $20 for the privilege. You can hit the Manchester...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Goal Rush | 4/26/2007 | See Source »

...Andre’ also knows this: he has wanted to play under the lights of Highbury and Old Trafford for far longer than he has dreamed of entering the corporate world. The window of opportunity is small. He can always return to school later...

Author: By Alex Mcphillips, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Frosh Eyes Next Goal | 3/7/2007 | See Source »

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