Is there any sport, in any league, in the world where one club has the financial dominance over its rivals as we have in Lique 1 in France? Recently released figures show that last season, Paris Saint-Germain generated more income than 14 of its rivals put together. PSG had revenue of €484 million in 2015, […]
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Mauricio Pochettino has done a brilliant job at White Hart Lane, taking the youngest team in the Premier League to within a whisper of winning the title. His intense and physical coaching style has been a key reason for Tottenham’s impressive title campaign this season – and it is clear that his stock is rising. […]
The Zlatan Ibrahimovic to Manchester United rumors have been circulating for months, but they seemed to have grown in intensity in recent weeks as it has became obvious that Louis van Gaal will be fired at the end of the season. In his 2011 autobiography, “I am Zlatan”, the Sweden international alluded to the strained […]
It was arguably the worst defensive showing by four center-half’s in Champions League history. While PSG boss Laurent Blanc and Man City boss Manuel Pellegrini, former center-backs themselves, were left looking aghast at the performance of their defenders on Wednesday, the defensive problems created an exciting Champions League quarter-finals in Paris on Wednesday night. The […]
It was another record breaking weekend for Paris Saint-Germain, who won their fourth consecutive, and sixth overall, French Ligue 1 title on Sunday, setting a new record by wrapping up the league after just 30 matches. The French giants showed their growing dominance in Europe in midweek by knocking Premier League champions Chelsea out of […]
There have been whispers for weeks now that Manchester United have reached an agreement with Paris Saint-Germain star Zlatan Ibrahimovic about moving to the Premier League next season. These whispers have now been confirmed by the French publication Le 10 Sport. Ibra is out of contract at the end of the season and reportedly the […]
Chelsea will go into their crunch European tie against Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday night without their captain John Terry who has failed to recover from a hamstring injury. PSG head to Stamford Bridge with a 2-1 lead and Blues interim manager Guus Hiddink was hoping to have their inspirational leader back in the lineup. However […]
European champions Barcelona joined Real Madrid and Manchester United in earning over €500 million last season, financial consultants Deloitte revealed in their latest Football Money League published on Thursday. Madrid topped the table for the 11th year running with earnings of €577 million over the course of the season, driven largely by a €22.7 million […]
On Wednesday, the CIES Football Observatory published its bi-annual list of the 100 players with the highest transfer values in England, France, Germany, Italy and Spain. The list is calculated on an econometric model by the CIES Football Observatory research team from the analysis of over 1,500 paid transfers since 2010. The criteria used includes […]