A new report by the Football Observatory ranks the top 30 players in Europe based on transfer value. Footballers with the highest transfer values generally play in competitive teams, are active full internationals, play in attacking positions, have long-term contracts and are under 27 years of age. The 100 footballers listed below3 do not only […]
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The Premier League has released the payouts that clubs received from the leagues new TV deals, and the size of the payouts make it clear that Financial Fair Play in Europe is doomed to fail. Chelsea’s Premier League title success earned them £9 9 million in total prize money according to official figures, the most […]
The Champions League semi-final draw on Friday will comprise of European footballing royalty as Juventus, Real Madrid, Barcelona and Bayern Munch have a combined 20 European Cup wins and 33 final appearances between them. Barcelona and Bayern both progressed comfortably on Tuesday, but for Wednesday’s qualifiers things were far less clear-cut. Madrid looked set to […]
Borussia Dortmund coach Jürgen Klopp has said that will leave at the end of the season as he “no longer feels he is the perfect coach for the club”. Klopp won back-to-back Bundesliga titles in 2011 and 2012, and led to the Champions League final in 2013, but he confirmed on Wednesday afternoon that he […]
Mats Hummels has insisted Manchester United is the only club for which he would leave Borussia Dortmund. The 26-year-old defenders contract runs until 2017, but he has long been courted by the United, whose manager Louis van Gaal is looking for a defensive leader. The Germany centre-back told Monday’s edition of Kicker that he “often […]
It was a slide that shocked the football world. Borussia Dortmund, only 18 months from playing in the Champions League final at Wembley, were in the bottom three of the Bundesliga. Relegation was a real possibility, and Jurgen Kloop, who had been one of the hottest coaches in Europe, was becoming toxic. Nobody wanted anything […]
IT was backs against the wall for most of the second half but a Branislav Ivanovic header earned Chelsea a 1-1 draw in their Champions League first leg with Paris Saint-Germain at Parc des Princes. Ivanovic valuable away goal means that Chelsea are well placed to advance to the quarter-finals after Ivanovic netted a vital […]
Deloitte have released their 2014 Football Money League standings and while Real Madrid maintain their hold on first place, Manchester United have leapfrogged Bayern Munich and Barcelona and moved into second place after their revenues rose to £433.2m from £363.2m. United’s rise is down to its rapid commercial growth, and with more deals announced this […]