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Owolabi advises Nwosu on Eaglets |
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Tuesday, 20 January 2009 |
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EX-INTERNATIONAL,
Felix Owolabi (MON) has advised the chief coach of the Golden Eaglets,
Henry Nwosu (MON) to get down to work and give Nigerians something to
cheer about at the 2009 U-17 World Cup holding in Nigeria later in the
year.
Speaking with Tribunesports
in Abuja before embarking on pilgrimage to Jerusalem, the former
Shooting Stars Sports Club (3SC) player said the task before Nwosu is
very enormous.
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Arizona benefitted over $500 million from Super Bowl |
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Tuesday, 17 June 2008 |
 PHOENIX -- The Feb. 3 Super Bowl in Glendale injected more than $500 million into Arizona's economy, according to a report released Tuesday night. From Scottsdale's celebrity-studded parties to those who hung out at Glendale's new Westgate Center, the report released by the Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee estimates football's biggest game generated $500.6 million for the state. "This is really a blockbuster number," said Mike Kennedy, chairman of the host committee. "I don't think anybody involved in the process had the foresight to know how much we would need this jolt to our economy." Arizona State University's W.P. Carey School of Business wrote the report based on surveys of more than 1,500 visitors who came to the Phoenix metro area to attend the game and take part in the festivities. |
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MetLife is first stadium sponsor for new Giants, Jets home |
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Tuesday, 17 June 2008 |
 NEWARK, N.J. -- MetLife Inc. became the first of five major sponsors for the new Meadowlands stadium the New York Giants and Jets football teams will call home. The deal was announced Monday, with no word on how much the insurance and financial services company will pay the teams for the advertising space. A marketing expert said the deal could bring in $10 million to $15 million annually. "They will be getting at least that much because they will be getting so much area inside the stadium," Deborah Cohn, a marketing professor at Touro College in New York, said Monday. "When people see their advertisements on TV, they will stand out." Mark Lamping, president and chief executive officer of New Meadowlands Stadium Co., the teams' joint venture that is building and will operate the stadium, said there will be five major sponsors for the 82,500-seat stadium that is scheduled to open in 2010. The facility will be co-owned by the Giants and Jets, who both currently play at Giants Stadium. |
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Accorsi hired to co-chair new general managers advisory committee |
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Tuesday, 17 June 2008 |
 NEW YORK -- Former New York Giants general manager Ernie Accorsi has been hired as a consultant to the NFL and will co-chair a new general managers advisory committee. NFL executive vice president Ray Anderson said Monday that Accorsi will focus on assisting the league in monitoring compliance with rules and policies, and achieving better communication with senior club football personnel. Accorsi retired from the Giants after the 2006 season following a 35-year NFL career, the last 14 with the Giants, including nine as general manager. He also served as general manager of the Cleveland Browns (1985-92) and Baltimore Colts (1982-83). The new advisory committee will provide advice on protecting and supporting the integrity of the game, expanded use of technology, player development and scouting opportunities, and ways to improve the Pro Bowl, Scouting Combine, NFL Draft and preseason. |
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