Manchester United top table for Premier League TV earnings
LONDON - Football champions Manchester United topped the table for English Premier League television income in 2012-13, raking in almost 61 million pounds ($93 million) in the final year of the current three-year contract, the League said on Tuesday.
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Brazil's stadiums ready for World Cup soccer warm-up in June
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