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ManU sold David Beckham for $40 million to Real Madrid This could affect ManU's popularity in U.S. Beckham draws many fans He is very marketable  Stanley. "BEND IT LIKE--SOMEBODY ELSE." __Business Week__ 3845 (August 11, 2003): 10. __Expanded Academic ASAP__. Gale. Springfield Township High School. 30 Sept. 2009 < [] >. 
 * // BEND IT LIKE--SOMEBODY ELSE //**

Companies in Brazil are investing in players They invest millions of dollars in hopes that other (bigger) clubs will buy them They gain profit off of the trade It is controversial Without these investments many Brazilian clubs would fail These trades usualy occur when a player becomes popular This strips teams of their star players for profits FIFA wants to ban third parties  Downie, Andrew. "Trading in soccer talent.(Business/Financial Desk)." __The New York Times__ 157.54376 (July 19, 2008): C1(L). __Student Resource Center - Gold__. Gale. Springfield Township High School. 30 Sept. 2009 []. 
 * // Trading in soccer talent.(Business/Financial Desk) //**

**//FOOTBALL: MORE CHAOS ON PLAYER TRANSFERS AS UEFA TACKLES FIFA.(European Commission, International Federation of Association Football and Union of European Football Associations)//**   FIFA attempted to regulate transfers  UEFA and FIFA made a transfer proposal  <span style="color: #28363f; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;"> They proposed that any players under 18 could not be transferred <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"> Also proposed that players could break contract if disagreed with coaches tactics <span style="color: #474e49; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"> "FOOTBALL: MORE CHAOS ON PLAYER TRANSFERS AS UEFA TACKLES FIFA." European Report (Jan 17, 2001): 470. Expanded Academic ASAP. Gale. Springfield Township High School. 30 Sept. 2009 < [] >. <span style="color: #28363f; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;"> <span style="color: #28363f; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;">