Fans Fund Aims to Buy English Soccer Club

Following the takeover of Ebbsfleet United, a second professional English Football Club could be owned by a fans website by the end of the season, it was claimed yesterday. ThePeoplesClub.com - set up by two Oxford based businessmen in October - a

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Mon, January 7th, 2008

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