Last month I recommended members of the Motley Fool’s Champion Shares service to sell Goals Soccer Centres (LSE: GOAL). I tipped the small-cap operator of five-a-side football facilities back in October 2005 when the mid-price was 150.5p. When I told members to sell, the mid-price was 258p*.Including dividends declared in the meantime, Champion Shares members have therefore enjoyed a total return of 72% within twelve months. During the same period, the FTSE All-Share produced a 16% total return.*
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