| PFA chief wants former players to judge tackles that produce serious injury Gordon Taylor calls for former players to be able to sit in judgement on those whose actions are responsible for serious injury. telegraph.co.uk |
Victory to win head count Melbourne Heart may be the home team for Friday night's A-League derby, but they are likely to feel as if they are in enemy territory. foxsports.com.au |
Manchester United 1 Bursaspor 0: match report Manchester United begin life without Wayne Rooney with a victory at Old Trafford courtesy of midfielder Nani. telegraph.co.uk |
Chelsea perfect, Madrid wins Milan clash Real Madrid passed an early test of its Champions League credentials under Jose Mourinho by defeating AC Milan, while Chelsea, Arsenal and Bayern Munich also notched up their third successive victories Tuesday. cbc.ca |
Arsenal the model for other clubs, says Gazidis • Gunners chief executive addresses AGM at Emirates Stadium• 'We do not rely on anybody but ourselves for future success'The Arsenal chief executive, Ivan Gazidis, says the club's self-sustaining business plan will become the model for all football clubs to follow.Last month, Arsenal's parent holding company announced record pre-tax profits of £56m and increased group turnover of £379.9m, while also seeing all the debt on their Highbury Square development paid off.Addressing this morning's annual general meeting of shareholders at the Emirates Stadium, Gazidis pledged any profit from further property sales would be ploughed back into the squad – with the only outstanding debt now tied into the long-term mortgage on their 60,000-seat ground, which opened in July 2006."'The game is increasingly looking towards Arsenal as a model of what a football club should be," said Gazidis. "This is a challenging path to tread, but we have earned our independence. We do not have to rely on anybody but ourselves for future success. However, we have to keep moving forwards – standing still is never an option."Members of the Arsenal Supporters Trust 'fanshare' initiative were also present at this morning's gathering at Emirates Stadium, along with the American majority stakeholder Stan Kroenke.Arsène Wenger, who takes his side to Manchester City on Sunday, was set to address the AGM, having last year vowed his youngsters would finally deliver a first trophy since the 2005 FA Cup.ArsenalBusinessguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds guardian.co.uk |