The year 2010 was eventful in sport across the globe. Here are seven events to finance sports that have marked the past year - not necessarily in order of importance ...
1 - Tiger Woods has not been easy
The return of Tiger Woods after a break caused by an "accident" self and the unveiling of his marital infidelities did not unfold as the golfer would have liked. For the first time in his career, he has not won a tournament and lost a major sponsor, Gillette (Procter & Gamble), which was added to Gatorade, AT & T and Accenture who had dropped immediately after the "scandal . The TV ratings have also suffered from the non-competitiveness of Tiger ...
2 - Vancouver ... a successful Games without deficit
The Vancouver Olympic Games were a great success in sport ... and they also fired their ahead of the game financially. In mid-December, VANOC announced that the budget, although it was increased from $ 1.61 billion $ 1.86 billion between 2007 and 2010, had finally balanced between revenues and expenditures. To accomplish this, the organizing committee but had to rely on a contribution "exceptional" tens of millions of dollars from the International Olympic Committee (IOC). According to VANOC, less than 10% of the budget was provided by Canadian taxpayers ...
3 - Return of Quebec in the NHL: sand in the gears
On a more local level, the project to provide the city of Quebec for a new multipurpose amphitheater, which would be a catalyst for the return of the Nordiques in Quebec City and a possible Olympic bid, received a shower of cold water at the end of the year when Stephen Harper announced the federal government does not. Mayor Regis Labeaume and Team Quebec did not seem too concerned about the setback that extended the deadline (December 31) attached to complete the financing package. It goes without saying that any owner of the team must break the piggy bank if it really wants this project to emerge. The NHL has not given encouraging signs lately ...
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