Item: News Digest for February 8, 2010
Plan for first footie university:
A soccer team from the British town of Burnley is planning to open the first-ever “Football University” in the country. The Burnley FC football club is proposing the school teach not only skill, but also the financial, commercial and social aspects of the game. Orchestrated by chief executive Paul Fletcher, the school will teach students about aspects of the game from advertising to pitch technology.