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Written by Peter Warren
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Bought and published by the London Evening Standard, July 21, 2003
MANCHESTER United boss Sir Alex Ferguson looks set to nudge up the
league table of the rich and famous following news of his signing with
property investment house Active Asset Investment Management.
Currently languishing at number 976 in the Sunday Times rich list on
£30m, Ferguson could net substantial sums from his fronting of the
investment vehicle run by City whizz-kid Mark Tagliaferri and secretive
property developer Robert Whitton, say experts on brand sponsorship.
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Sport
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Written by Peter Warren
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The post match bar stories are legion, whether it be rugby or football, according to the fans, the referee ruined the game.
But now the Scottish arm of a US electronics company claims to have
developed a portable hand held device that could once, and for all
silence the tap-room chatter and banish forever such infamous incidents
as the Dundee ‘phantom goal’ against Partick Thistle when Les Mottram
waved play on after the ball rebounded out of the net after hitting a
stanchion.
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Sport
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Written by Peter Warren
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Published Scotland on Sunday
The thrill of the football stadium could soon be brought to the living room couch via the internet.
Called telepresence by its developers Perceptual Robotics, the
technology already being installed at major baseball stadiums in the
US, allows viewers with an internet connection to take live snapshots
of great sporting events from any place in the stadium.
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