Longtime sponsor LVMH has dropped its support for the Louis Vuitton Cup, formerly the elimination round for would-be challengers.

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However FIFA 12 will be missing the support generated for FIFA 11 by 2010 FIFA World Cup, which may act as a negative factor for FIFA 12.

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The Daily Express carries a message of support from an unlikely source - England's former World Cup nemesis, All Black Jonah Lomu.

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When you are leading up to a World Cup, you want the fans behind us and giving us their full support because that will be really important.

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Hopefully, it won't be any different at this World Cup and once again we'll thrive on that pressure and relish that home support we'll hopefully have.

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With the PGA Tour's FedEx Cup playoffs starting next week', Westwood has moved quickly to put a new support team in place for the opening event -- the Barclays.

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Ayr though were not to be denied the glory, and their second Premier scalp of this cup campaign as they marched into the quarter finals much to the delight of their large travelling support.

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