The first CIES Football Observatory Weekly Post of the 2018/19 season looked at the transfers that took place over the summer and identified who the bargains were. What players were purchased below their fair market values? They also identified the players that teams overpaid the most for. According to the report, the bargain of the […]
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FIFPro, the worldwide players’ union, and FIFA have announced the 55 names in contention for the FIFA FIFPro World11 2018. The FIFA FIFPro World11 is decided by the players, for the players and involves votes from almost 25,000 professional footballers from 65 different countries. During voting, they each select one goalkeeper, four defenders, three midfielders […]
Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde says La Liga’s plan to take one fixture per season to the United States or Canada strikes him as “strange.” La Liga announced on Thursday that an agreement with Relevant, the organisers of the International Champions Cup, would see one game played in North America each year to promote the game […]
After the midweek defeat to Atletico Madrid in the UEFA Super Cup, new Real Madrid boss Julen Lopetegui was asked about the clubs summer transfer inactivity. “I do not think the club’s policy changes much because of this game,” was Julen Lopetegui’s answer after the game in Tallinn when asked about new signings. But 24 […]
Saul Niguez scored a sensational volley to help earn Atletico Madrid a 4-2 UEFA Super Cup triumph in extra time against city rivals Real Madrid. Diego Costa’s wonderful goal after 49 seconds, the fastest goal in Super Cup history, got Atletico off to a flyer in Tallinn on Wednesday. But Karim Benzema headed in Gareth […]
New Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri believes star man Eden Hazard is ‘very happy’ to still be at the club and has warned European rivals it will be ‘impossible’ to sign him this summer. First-choice goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois successfully forced through a move to Real Madrid and talked up a reunion with Hazard in Spain, much […]
Cristiano Ronaldo will be invited back to Real Madrid next year so they can pay tribute to one of their all-time greats. The Portuguese star left Madrid for Juventus in a £100million switch earlier on in the summer after nine trophy-laden years in the Spanish capital. Ronaldo’s long-time love affair with the club had threatened […]
According to reports in Spain, Chelsea are close to signing Real Madrid midfielder Mateo Kovacic on loan for the coming season. The two clubs have been in talks for weeks over the futures of Eden Hazard and Thibaut Courtois and during those negotiations the future of Kovacic came up. Kovacic has been very clear that […]
Thibaut Courtois failed to report for training at Chelsea on Monday in an attempt to force a move to Real Madrid. The FA Cup winners are open to doing a deal before Thursday’s deadline but want £45million for the Belgium goalkeeper and want a deal in place for a replacement before letting Courtois to leave. […]