No surprise to see that CIES Football Observatory has Lionel Messi, Neymar and Cristiano Ronaldo as its three most valuable players in the world. What is surprising is that they have Antoine Griezmann, Harry Kane and Anthony Martial all valued ahead of Luis Suarez. The values of the players are based on several different variables […]
Chelsea
Incoming Chelsea boss Antonio Conte is the current Italy national team boss, so it is logical that he would be targeting Serie A stars as he looks to rebuild a Chelsea squad that is capable of challenging for the top honors next season. According to Goal, Chelsea are working on signing Napoli striker Gonzalo Higuain […]
The Barclays Premier League might not have Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo but we’re about to enter the age of the Super Manager. Look at some of the top name managers who will be in the Premier League next season. Mourinho. Guardiola. Klopp. Wenger. Pochettino. Conte. Ranieri. I doubt that there has even been a […]
Antonio Conte’s transfer kitty this summer just got a lot bigger, as Chelsea have agreed to a new kit sponsorship deal with Nike, that is reported to be worth £60m per year. That would make it the second biggest deal in the Premier League. Chelsea announced earlier this month that they were ending their deal […]
In the Premier League’s first season, 1992-93, Manchester United took in the most money, earning £2,413,660, while Middlesbrough, the lowest earners, made £1,063,135. Fast forward to 2015-16 and the Premier League has announced that Arsenal became the first club to break the £100 million barrier last year, earning £100,952,257 just from TV and finishing second […]
Here is a review of Chelsea’s 2015/16 season. Chelsea began as pre-season favorites to retain their title, but instead it saw Jose Mourinho fired as Chelsea became a middle of the table club, finishing 37 points worse off than they were in 2014.15. Stats: Finishing position: 9th (-9) Total points: 50 (-37) FA Cup: Quarter-finals […]
We might have to delay those John Terry farewells for another 12 months as an emotional Terry, suspended for Sunday’s 1-1 draw with champions Leicester, told Chelsea supporters he wants to remain at the club Terry addressed the Stamford Bridge crowd after Sunday’s match, thanking the fans for their support and reiterating his desire to […]
Lots of headlines this week about Chelsea’s last-gap attempt to bring captain John Terry back for one final season. Bit is seems that the offer was not a straight one-year contract extension and the Blues try to PR a situation that they have let get out of hand. According to reports Terry and his agent […]