Setanta Sports on Freeview has gone up by a pound to £10.99 per month. In the coming season, the channel has 46 Premier League matches, England World Cup Qualifiers and Friendlies, the Community Shield and the FA Cup - more football than they’ve ever had before.
This price rise comes as Ofcom’s new counting method [...]

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An English businessman has agreed a deal to buy a controlling share of La Liga club Real Mallorca, says a report in the Telegraph.
The man named as Paul Davidson is known as ‘The Plumber’ recently floated his company Fluid Leader on the Plus Market, earning him an estimated £40million.
He will have to dip in his [...]

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England and Manchester United star Wayne Rooney has had a tattoo done, inspired by his musical heroes Stereophonics.
Rooney has had the name of the Stereophonics third album Just Enough Education To Perform tattooed on his forearm. A ’source’ told The Mirror that “The Stereophonics are huge musical heroes of his. He absolutely loves the band [...]

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Aston Villa have confirmed next season they will not be wearing shirts emblazoned with a sponsor but instead be the first team in the English Premier League to sponsor a charity instead.
The logo for the charity Acorns Children’s Hospice, a local hospice in the West Midlands, will appear on their shirts; a move which could [...]

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Tommy Burns, the former Celtic and Scotland football legend, had died of cancer.  He had been undergoing treatment for skin cancer since March 2006.  On 10 March 2008 Celtic confirmed Tommy Burns was undergoing further treatment for the disease.  Burns died on 15th May 2008.
Tommy Burns joined Celtic in 1973 and made his debut against [...]

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