Kaka’s commercial appeal at Real Madrid could see his world record transfer fee repaid in just one year. He has the potential to generate €70 million in business, according to a report. The Brazilian has put pen-to-paper on a mammoth move from AC Milan, but that will comfortably smoothed over by the amount that his […]
Yesterday we looked at the match day revenues of clubs in the Premier League and the huge gap between the big clubs like Manchester United and Arsenal and the smaller clubs like West Brom and Fulham. Clubs with the highest gate and match day revenue should be able to afford the best players and they […]
Real Madrid CF have signed Brazilian international Kaká from AC Milan in a reported €68m deal. Six-year contract The 27-year-old has agreed a contract running until 2015 with his arrival following the appointment of former Villarreal CF coach Manuel Pellegrini by returning Madrid president Florentino Pérez on 1 June. Kaká, who joined Milan from São […]
Real Madrid have completed the signing of Brazilian playmaker Kaka from AC Milan on a six-year deal. The fee is reported to be about £56m, which would be a new world record in pounds sterling, surpassing the £45.6m Real paid for Zinedine Zidane in 2001. Kaka, 27, revealed he has joined the Spanish club to help […]
There was an interesting article in the Times by Gabriele Marcotti on Why Real Madrid’s finances outstrip Manchester United. Marcotti went into some of the details as to why Madrid are so rich and Soccer Tickets Online reader Ariff Ridzuan provided a lot more details on where Madrid’s money comes from. When Real Madrid’s new […]
That was a huge win by the U.S. men’s team last night in Chicago, as they came produced their first come-from-behind win in qualifying since 1985 to beat a tough Honduras team. This was a much better performance by the U.S. than Wednesday’s dismal performance in Costa Rica. Coach Bob Bradley must have read STO […]
Diego Forlan’s agent believes the European Golden Boot winner will remain at Atletico Madrid. The former Manchester United striker scored 32 goals for Atletico last season to earn them a spot in the Champions League but has been linked with a move away from the Vicente Calderon. Reports suggest Barcelona, Real Madrid and Manchester City […]
Alexandre Pato’s agent has refused to rule out the possibility of his client joining Chelsea. The Blues have recently appointed former AC Milan coach Carlo Ancelotti as their new boss, fuelling speculation of an imminent raid on the Serie A giants. A big-money move for Brazilian superstar Kaka has already been touted, and denied, while […]