The interesting tweet from @giggs_boson over the weekend that shows the average number of academy players used in starting 11 this season in the top 5 leagues. Arsenal leads the Premier League with 3.9 players per game. Not a big surprise to see that Barcelona’s starting line-up this season has contained just over seven players from […]
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Back in May I wrote that the transfer fee that Barcelona paid for Neymar was severely underreported and now El Mundo has came out and claimed that the total deal is worth €95m, not the €57m that Barcelona have claimed. If that is the case, they Neymar is the most expensive player in history, not […]
Strong words from Atletico Madrid sporting director Andrea Berta who says that the Spanish side should be able to keep Diego Costa for at least another year despite their perilous financial situation. Premier League sides are lining up for the chance to sign Costa, Koke and Arda Turan but but Berta told Italian channel Tele […]
According to the Euromericas Sport Marketing, Qatar Airways has made what has to be a world record offer to Barcelona for the naming rights of the Camp Nou. AS Sport carried the story that the airline has offered Barcelona an unbelievable €350 million for a 30-year deal. That is an increase from a previous offer […]
Cristiano Ronaldo has won the 2013 FIFA Ballon d’Or award, which is given each year to the top-performing soccer player in the world, after a stunning year that saw him score an astonishing 69 goals in 59 games. Ronaldo claimed the award with a total of 1,365 points, ahead of Lionel Messi (1,205) and Franck […]
In another interesting weekend of soccer, a draw between Spain’s leading duo played into Real Madrid’s hands, while Paris Saint-Germain stretched their lead in France, Juventus won again and Manchester City moved to top of the Premier League. Spain In a defensive masterpiece Atlético Madrid and Barcelona played out a 0-0 draw in the Estádio […]
The Spanish newspaper Marca,is often called the unofficial mouthpiece of Real Madrid, as the newspaper is often used by the club to indicate their interest in another player or manager. In today’s edition there is an interesting story of Real Madrid winger Angel Di Maria titled “Rebel Without A Cause” in which Di Maria says […]
Gerardo Molina, honourary profesor and specialist in sports marketing for the company Euromericas Sport Marketing, has written a report on the market value of Leo Messi and claims the Barcelona and Argentina star is worth an astounding €400 million. Molina explained the findings of his report while speaking on radio station Cadena SER, and revealed […]