Sentences with phrase «huge coup»

Any prospect of a deal would be huge coup for manager Diego Simeone, with the continent's biggest sides all supposedly after the German's signature.

Probably wishful thinking, but it would be a pretty huge coup.

In November 2015, Google scored a huge coup by acquiring Bebop Technologies, a startup in the cloud - computing software space led by Diane Greene.

The idea that Facebook might be worth $ 1 billion — let alone $ 15 billion — seemed like near insanity only a year ago, which makes Microsoft's investment a huge coup for Mark Zuckerberg.

That an up - and - coming Montreal firm won the contract to supply films to the movie industry's hometown airport was a huge coup, says consultant Mike Rubin, whose consulting firm MRA International initiated the plan to turn the newest LAX terminal into a cutting - edge media experiment.

Bellfield brewer and head of business development Kieran Middleton, said, «This is a huge coup for us, coming just seven months after we first launched our beers and a great vote of confidence in the quality and appeal of our beers from a major industry player.

Nevertheless, a player of his standing on and off the pitch would be a huge coup for Chelsea if such a move were to materialise, although with no mention of a transfer fee or whether or not his wage demands could be met by the Blues, it seems like it's still a long way off from becoming a reality.

If any of them has a five - win season, that'll be a huge coup for their new teams.

He has an impressive goal record in club football, with both Real Madrid and Napoli, and could be a huge coup for the Reds.

Things have not gone quite as smoothly in Germany so far, but the 44 - year - old remains one of the most highly regarded coaches in the game today, and would represent a huge coup for any Premier League club.

The deal is a huge coup for the Nets, as they are hoping to make a big splash in their first season in Brooklyn.

And landing Durant would have been a huge coup, both for the symbol it'd send and for attracting that younger generation.

It would certainly be a huge coup for Newcastle if they could lure De Boer to St. James» Park, particularly considering their recent track record for appointing the cheaper option.

We are claimed to be eyeing a # 20 Million bid in order to trigger his minimum fee release clause, and would be a huge coup.

Lucas Vazquez emergence this term has demoted the pair to the bench, and either would be a huge coup this summer also.

Arsenal have done better in the transfer market in recent years, landing big names like Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez, as well as bringing in Petr Cech from rivals Chelsea this summer, and Gotze would represent another huge coup to excite the fans in north London.

«Emre Can is a huge coup, even more so because he'll arrive on a free transfer.

«Emre Can is a huge coup, even more so because he'll arrive on a...

It is a huge coup for Madrid, who have not only signed one of the best players in the world, but also someone who has just won the World Cup.

Organisers Nova International had enjoyed a huge coup by luring the top three distance runners from recent history — Farah, Bekele and Gebrselassie — into a Bupa Great North Run head - to - head.

Back in 2008, he was seen as a huge coup when the Nerazzurri landed his signature at the age of just 16 for a $ 3.5 million fee.

The financial details of the deal have been speculated over and scrutinised, but securing Sánchez is a huge coup for United.

However, while those acquisitions would be exciting, it would be a huge coup if Conte could persuade the in - demand Paul Pogba to join his project at Chelsea.

The forward was regarded as one of the brightest young talents in Europe, making it a huge coup for United when Louis van Gaal won the race to his signature ahead of Liverpool and PSG.

If indeed the Magpies managed to hold on to the services of Benitez, it would prove to be a huge coup but that being said, the Spaniard will surely have to strengthen his ranks over the summer in order to mount a successful promotion bid from the unforgiving division that is the Championship.

It is understood that Leicester have secured Iheanacho's signature ahead of Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United and Monaco, and the deal represents a huge coup for new manager Craig Shakespeare.

It really is possible, and for an independent toddler, this is a huge coup!

In a huge coup for the New York - based production community, on Wednesday Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Disney, Marvel and Netflix announced that the upcoming «Flawed Heroes of Hell's Kitchen» series for Netflix will be filmed principally in New York state.

However, Boris Johnson, the London mayor, is still undecided and could be a huge coup for the leave campaign if he decides to back Brexit, given his popularity with voters.

John is ostensibly happily married to accommodating, efficient, spirited Beverly (Susan Sarandon, of whom Chelsom says, she's «a match for [Gere], even a year older than him, which is a huge coup in Hollywood casting»), with whom he shares a nice suburban home and a couple of good kids.

It used to be a project with this kind of clout and buzz would spark at bidding war at the major studios, but the streaming service Netflix has solidified itself as a major player that can run with the «big dogs» so to speak, and nabbing Bright was a huge coup.

Obviously, getting actors like Matt Damon and Jodie Foster was a huge coup for Blomkamp, but the success of «Elysium» will once again rest on its unique premise, which already has my interest piqued.

Whatever the outcome, Loeb's participation in the FIA's World Rallycross championship is a huge coup for the organisers.

This is a huge coup for Australia and for hot hatch fans, but it's not the first time Mazda has rushed a new car Downunder for a near - simultaneous reveal.

For book clubs in particular, the ability to share notes in common among a small, defined group of readers, potentially right in the e-reader itself, is a huge coup.

Consider RBC's $ 500 account minimum for individual D - series funds a huge coup for the little Canadian investor who until now has never had such easy access to inexpensive actively managed mutual funds.

A huge coup for Sony was securing Final Fantasy VII that, at three discs in size, would have required, ooh, a billion N64 cartridges to house.

But in 2002, Microsoft spent $ 375 million to buy the talented studio, turning it into an Xbox developer in what at the time was a huge coup.

This however, does not change the fact that the deal struck between EA and Microsoft is a huge coup in the latter company's favour.

After years of steady work by Microsoft to improve the Xbox's capabilities and the support from its developers — getting Electronic Arts to write games for its Xbox Live online service this year was a huge coup for Redmond — the Xbox is now the PS2's equal.

This could be a huge coup on behalf of Microsoft, as the game will appear exclusively on the Xbox One and also on PC.

It doesn't appear that Zwirner has purchased Rosen's enterprise so his gallery seems to have pulled off a huge coup.

This is a huge coup for Circle — putting it within striking distance of other big U.S. crypto exchanges, like Coinbase's GDAX, Kraken, and Bittrex.

The deal would be a huge coup for Simon and leave it with a mall portfolio vastly overshadowing any other player in the U.S. Absorbing General Growth wholesale would leave Simon Property Group controlling more than 400 million square feet of retail real estate in the U.S. — more than twice as much as the second largest firm and more than four times as much space as the next largest mall owner.