It’s well known that George Gillett and Tom Hicks are hemorrhaging cash through their other ventures- Gillett with his disaster at RPM Motorsports and Tom Hicks with Liverpool, the Dallas Stars, and the Texas Rangers.

These two titans of industry have finally decided to put Liverpool up for sale and have named Martin Broughton, the head of British Airways, as their new Chairman. Gillett and Hicks have consulted with Barclays Financial to get this sale done quickly.

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So much for that whole “playing in the World Cup” thing for his country…

David Beckham tears his Achilles’ tendon in the 88th minute of AC Milan’s game against Chievo. It seems somewhat freaky in its origin- almost reminiscent of Dan Marino’s injury.

His World Cup career, at the age of 34, is probably over. His international career is in question, and his timetable for returning to either Milan or the LA Galaxy is set for six months or so ((if you believe AC’s Vice President Adriano Galliani)).

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