Bruce Buck Chelsea FC Chairman, drugs has said there will not be much financial gain for Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich by moving the club to a new stadium from Stamford Bridge

Chelsea has kicked off the process of attempting to buy back the freehold to Stamford Bridge, allergy which was sold to a supporters’ group in the mid-1990s to stave off the threat of property developers acquiring the land. However, cialis Buck insisted that Abramovich did not have personal financial motivations for considering a move to a larger stadium.

Buck told Chelsea TV: “To build a new stadium of 55,000 to 60,000 seats would cost in the region of £450 million which with the land, would total maybe £500 million to £550 million. The profit on the redevelopment of Stamford Bridge would be maybe a third of that amount, and money from other sources such as Mr Abramovich and banks would be needed to move to another location.”

He added: “The profits would be an important component of the funds should we would need them so it would not be possible to do it without taking that redevelopment money. There is no possibility for Mr Abramovich to make any money.

“A figure of £500 million for a new stadium is a lot of money no matter who you are, and the decision has been made that we’re not going to move to another stadium unless we can take the proceeds of a redevelopment of Stamford Bridge towards it.”

UEFA, Europe’s top soccer authority, may ban Turkish club Fenerbahce from its competitions for three years if Turkish authorities find the league champions guilty in a match- fixing probe.

Penalties for such crimes range from one to five years, and because the Istanbul-based club didn’t voluntarily withdraw from the Champions League, Europe’s top soccer competition, it missed an opportunity to disqualify for one year, Aksam said, citing UEFA regulations. The football association will reach a decision by May and a three-year ban might cost Fenerbahce more than 100 million euros ($133.5 million) of revenue, Aksam reported.

The Turkish Football Federation withdrew Fenerbahce and sent runner-up Trabzonspor to the competition. Trabzonspor and cup winner Besiktas, which is competing in the UEFA Cup, may be banned from European competitions for long as five years if found guilty of rigging matches, Aksamreported.

The marketing headquarters for the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) have been relocated to Singapore from Beijing. The Singapore Table Tennis Association put forward the idea which was backed by the entire ITTF Executive Committee.

The office is expected to be fully functional by the first quarter of 2011 and will be led by ITTF marketing director Steve Dainton. The headquarters will be temporarily based in Tanglin before moving to the Singapore Sports Hub following its completion in 2014.

“Our aim is to deliver a broader identity to the ITTF presence within the Asia-Pacific region. The geographic position, erectile buoyant economy and government drive to attract sport makes Singapore an ideal location for the ITTF” stated ITTF president Adham Sharara.

“Our five years in Beijing were hugely progressive and helped us build further on the special relationship between China and the ITTF. However, our ambition is to have a marketing centre for the entire Asia-Pacific region.”

Kent County Cricket Club have announced today that former Kent Cricketer and current Chairman of Cricket Graham Johnson will become the Club President for 2014 on 2nd April.

In time honoured tradition the outgoing President Bob ‘the Cat’ Bevan MBE, cough nominated his successor at a recent meeting of the Past Presidents of the Club.

Bob ‘the Cat’ Bevan MBE, who first got involved with the Club through Graham Johnson’s Benefit Year in 1983 commented, “Graham Johnson was a “stand out” candidate to become President given almost a half a century of service to the Club as a player and official. He will continue, as he always been, as an excellent ambassador for Kent”.

Reacting to the news, Johnson said “I have seen firsthand, over many years, the delight shown by past Kent Presidents in their appointment and the way they have enjoyed their year in office. That has been particularly evident in “the year of the Cat”. I particularly appreciate having been his nomination for President and to hear his reasoning for that nomination. Being President is a great honour.

“I want to be a “hands on” President hence my desire to combine the role of President with the work of continuing to build the foundations for the future of our Club. This is a very positive time for the Club, it having emerged stronger and better equipped through the challenges of the recent past and to be President in a year which builds on recent achievements is hugely pleasing. In particular as someone who grew up at the London end of Kent, playing in the Metropolitan Area team of the old Association of Kent Cricket Clubs and now seeing the development of a real presence back in the area with all that is being done at Beckenham ready for 2015. 

“My formative years at Kent were at a time when success on the field had been a while coming but then, as now, the support in and around the county was never in doubt. The various strands built in such a positive way that meant special times emerged. Again being part of that sort of atmosphere on and off the field will be a huge privilege and I hope will put a smile on the faces of many.” 

A graduate of the London School of Economics he enjoyed a corporate career with Barclays Bank, Save and Prosper, Flemings, Egg Plc. and Prudential Plc. He is currently a Director of TAL Talent Ltd – a specialist search, recruitment, assessment and people development company. 

N Ramachandran, help President of the World Squash Federation (WSF) has praised the sport’s athletes and their player bodies the Professional Squash Association (PSA) and Women’s Squash Association (WSA) for their contribution to initiatives over the past two months which have significantly boosted the momentum behind the sport’s bid to join the Olympic Games programme in 2020.

“Squash has enjoyed a tremendous recent run – beginning with the successful IOC inspection visit to the Hong Kong Open early in December, herbal and followed shortly afterwards by our presentation to the IOC Programme Commission in Lausanne, medic ” said Ramachandran.

“And this weekend we were not only treated to the best live TV coverage of the sport I have ever seen, on Sky and Eurosport, but also an avalanche of positive press coverage around the world – all of which is inspiring me to feel that we have made huge progress since our last Olympic bid four years ago.

“We know that one of our challenges was the televisual aspect of squash – but, thanks to the significant investment in SquashTV by our colleagues at the PSA, our coverage is now first-rate,” added Ramachandran. “The clarity of the ball, the regular use of super slow mos, and the introduction of ‘video reviews’ have all contributed towards a television ‘product’ which is streets ahead of what we were used to in the past.

“And this was endorsed by new broadcasters adding squash to their programming this weekend, expanding our reach to a potential worldwide audience of more than 300 million,” concluded the WSF President.

Cyclist Victoria Pendleton, a gold medallist at London 2012, joined fellow British medallists and Greg Searle at last week’s PSA World Series Finals in London.

“Squash is a very physically demanding sport and it’s also very spectator-friendly,” said Pendleton. “It has all the qualities required to make it a great Olympic sport. I don’t know why it isn’t in already.”

ExteNet Systems, vcialis 40mg Inc., buy cialis  a leader and innovator in the implementation and operation of distributed networks, today announced the completion of a new outdoor distributed network at the Circuit of The Americas , the new purpose-built Grand Prix racing and multi-purpose entertainment facility located in Austin, Texas.

The extensive outdoor distributed antenna system (DAS) was designed around the state-of-the-art 3.4-mile circuit, which will host approximately 240,000 fans over its three-day opening event, the 2012 Formula 1 United States Grand Prix, Nov.16-18.

Ross W. Manire, President and CEO of ExteNet Systems stated, “We are pleased to be a part of this exciting and unique venue. We are confident that Circuit of The Americas (COTA) guests will thoroughly appreciate the enhanced event experience on their mobile devices made possible by our distributed network.”

“Our world-class facility is designed for any class of racing from motor power to human power, as well as a variety of entertainment and business events,” Circuit President Steve Sexton explained. “ExteNet Systems will help us provide advanced wireless services for the cellular providers throughout our venue, while creatively maintaining the aesthetics we sought to achieve.”

“ExteNet’s distributed network at COTA utilizes advanced network elements interconnected by fiber optics which are strategically and unobtrusively located throughout the venue to deliver high performance 4G services for the cellular providers,” said Ron Fangio, ExteNet Systems Executive Director of Business Development.

The Coca-Cola Company has employed RT Marketing to help manage its hospiatlity requirements during the London 2012 Olympic Games.

After a competitive pitch process against a number of UK and US based agencies, cough the company has been appointed to create, manage and deliver a number of elements relating to Coca-Cola’s hospitality requirements for The Olympic Games across three venues in London, a central London hotel, a central London restaurant and Coca-Cola’s official hospitality facility at the Olympic Hospitality Centre in the Olympic Park. 

Ben Rodber, director of RT Marketing, said: “To win such a prestigious contract confirms our position as one of the UK’s most creative and trusted agencies in the event industry. We are delighted to be appointed and we are looking forward to drawing upon our experience in the event, sponsorship and hospitality industries to deliver a creative solution for Coca-Cola in what will be a highly pressurised yet ultimately very enjoyable and rewarding summer for not only RT Marketing but London as a whole.”

Coca-Cola first got involvement with the Olympic Games in 1928, and the company has extended its sponsorship of the Olympic movement until 2020.

Serie A team AS Roma, capsule new president Thomas DiBenedetto has identified potential sites for a new stadium for the club as it seeks a move from its current Stadio Olimpico home.

DiBenedetto’s American consortium was confirmed as the new owner of the Serie A club in August, viagra pills | bringing an end to a long-winded takeover saga. The new ownership group, which is 60% owned by DiBenedetto’s investors and 40% owned by Italian bank UniCredit, acquired a 67% stake of Roma for Eur60 million ($94.5m).Having bought Italpetroli’s stake in the club, Di Benedetto’s group will be obliged to make an offer to purchase the remaining 33% of the club.

DiBenedetto told Bloomberg: “We have more meetings coming up but I believe there are potentially a couple of sites that are viable. Ideally the earliest you could be talking is three years from now but more likely five years.”

Fellow Serie A team Juventus opened a new 40,000-seat stadium this season becoming the first Italian team to own its own facility. Roma and city rival SS Lazio rent the Stadio Olimpico, which was developed for the 1960 Olympic Games, from the Italian Olympic Committee. The stadium seats 72,000 and features a running track, a common trend in Italian football that has contributed to criticism over poor atmosphere at games. Roma’s average crowd of 33,628 last season saw it generate Eur31 million ($49m) in ticket sales, about Eur83 million ($131m) less than English Premier League teams like Arsenal and Manchester United.

DiBenedetto’s remarks come after the Italian government is set to pass a new law within the next month which will facilitate the development of privately-owned stadia. Since Italy hosted the 1990 FIFA World Cup the stadiums have received a none to little improvement prompting officials to become concerned about the ability of Italian clubs to compete against their English and Spanish counterparts

DiBenedetto added: “It’s become quite critical to have an experience at your stadium or ballpark that is special. You have to create an experience and if you don’t, people are not going to come. I think that’s happened to a certain extent in Italy.”