Bernie Mullin | |
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Born | Liverpool, England | 3 May 1949
Education | Coventry University (B.A.) University of Kansas (M.S., M.B.A., Ph.D.) |
Occupation | Sports executive |
Years active | 1986–present |
Spouse | Valerie Wilkinson |
Children | 3 |
Bernard James Mullin (born 3 May 1949) is a published author and the former chief executive officer of Atlanta Spirit. [1] He is currently a director of The Aspire Group. [2]
Mullin was born 3 May 1949 in Liverpool, England. [3] He attended Coventry University and graduated with a B.A. in business studies. [3]
Mullin is a known Everton fan. [4] In March 2011 it was reported that he was attempting to form a consortium to buy the club. [5]
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Newcastle United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England. The club compete in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. Since the formation of the club in 1892, when Newcastle East End absorbed the assets of Newcastle West End to become Newcastle United, the club has played its home matches at St James' Park. Located in the centre of Newcastle, it currently has a capacity of 52,374.
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Everton Football Club is a professional association football club based in Liverpool, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. Founded in 1878, the club was a founding member of the Football League in 1888, and was a founding member of the Premier League in 1992, one of just three clubs to have been a founding member of both leagues. Everton are one of the oldest and most successful clubs in England, having won nine league titles, five FA Cups, one European Cup Winners' Cup and nine Charity Shields.
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Everton Football Club is an English professional football club based in Liverpool that competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. Supporters of the club are known as Evertonians or "Toffees". Everton take their name from the district of Everton in Liverpool where it was originally formed. Everton's nickname is the Toffees, or sometimes the Toffeemen. This comes from one of two toffee shops that were located in Everton village at the time the club was founded.