Top soccer coping with credit crunch

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Mar 25 - Europe's biggest clubs are avoiding the worst effects of the the global economic downturn, but for those lower down the leagues the future is less bright.

As the global credit crunch continues to bite, questions remain over the financial viability of the world's biggest game, which has enjoyed years of unprecedented growth. But the biggest clubs seem to be defying all expectations of a banking-style collapse.

Jim Drury reports.