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| Premier chairmen vote for winter break experiment | ||||
| Nick Harris, the Independent - 29 January 2004 | ||||
| Premiership chairmen last night voted in favour of introducing a two-week winter break into the top-flight season. The agreement is subject to detail and will depend on an agreeable fixture schedule. A two-season experiment could begin with a fortnight's break in January of next year. more... | ||||
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| The History of British Football | ||||
| Football in England can be traced back to the 12th century as a ball game played on Shrove Tuesday in Ashbourne, Derbyshire. The purpose of the game was for town locals to gain possession of the ball and return it to a specific town or parish. more... | ||||
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| Ferguson signs extension | ||||
| Nick Harris, the independent 29th January 2004 | ||||
| Sir Alex Ferguson finally signed a contract extension yesterday, putting pen to paper on a 12-month rolling deal due to start on 30 June 2005. The Manchester United manager's current contract, thought to be worth £3.5m a year, expires on that date. United released no financial details but it is not thought that a hefty pay rise is part of Ferguson's extension package, nor that any of the terms of his new deal will be backdated. more ..... | ||||
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