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May 11, 2022 - 4:12 PM hours
Sep 14, 2023 - 5:03 PM hours
The RB Leipzig and Al-Hilal squads were more expensive to put together than Barcelona’s current squad, but the three of them, together, spent as much as Chelsea. A quick glance at the purchase value statistic on Transfermarkt shows how much in fees respective clubs paid and how it correlates to the current squad value. Barça paid €327 million in transfer fees but has a squad value of €814m—a difference of +€487m, which ranks the Catalans first in that statistic ahead of Bayern Munich, who led it for years.
Sep 19, 2023 - 11:16 PM hours
Red Star Belgrade almost caused the shock of the season when they opened the scoring at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday night. Against Pep Guardiola’s all-conquering Manchester City side, it was the Serbian minnows that found the back of the net first when Osman Bukari tried his luck from the edge of the box only to see his shot tuck inside the right post. Suddenly the European champions were losing.
Sep 25, 2023 - 3:38 PM hours
Source: Why Ten Hag's in trouble - Man Utd can't develop title-winning teams like Man City or Liverpool
When it comes to underperforming giants in the European game, few clubs can match the torment that Manchester United fans have had to endure over the past 10 years. Despite routinely spending as much as the richest clubs in the world, the Old Trafford side have failed to win a single Premier League title or reach a Champions League final since Sir Alex Ferguson retired in 2013. In that time, Man Utd have tallied up a net spend of €1.3 billion on transfer fees which is more than any other club in Europe.
Oct 19, 2023 - 1:03 PM hours
Source: Over €1.2 billion worth of talented players - the 2023 most valuable starting XI in the world
Following the Transfermarkt market value updates of all the major European leagues, we can now take a look at which star players have made it into the 2023 most valuable XI. When compared to last season’s team, this collection of players comes in with a combined market value of €1.23 billion - no less than €130 million more than the team that was put together 12 months ago. Which goes some way to indiciating how many of the world’s best players have improved dramatically over the course of the last 10 months.
Oct 26, 2023 - 3:22 AM hours
It is about time to talk about Feyenoord Rotterdam’s Mexican goalscoring sensation Santiago Gimenez. After already scoring an unbelievable 13 goals in just nine Eredivisie games this season, the 22-year-old scored twice in his Champions League debut against Lazio on Wednesday (3-1). Gimenez has now scored in nine successive competitive matches for Feyenoord, racking up 15 goals in total, the most of all players playing in any of the top 5 UEFA ranked leagues.
Oct 26, 2023 - 12:15 PM hours
On Sunday two of English football’s biggest clubs will lock horns as Manchester United play host to Manchester City at Old Trafford. As has become typical in recent years, Pep Guardiola’s title contenders take on a cross-city rival that remains inconsistent on and off the pitch, but is still perfectly capable of causing an upset in one-off games. The Red Devils have won two of the last five showdowns between these two sides in the English top-flight and Guardiola will be well aware that anything but all three points will play havoc with his side’s title aspirations.
Nov 7, 2023 - 11:33 AM hours
“I want Jack angry and I want him to play well,” said Pep Guardiola in response to his €117.5m man Jack Grealish being on the bench on Saturday. It was yet another emphatic performance from Manchester City, as they hammered Bournemouth 6-1 at the Etihad, but the star of the show was new man Jérémy Doku - valued at €60 million in the latest Premier League market value update.
Nov 8, 2023 - 5:23 AM hours
Olivier Giroud still got it! On Tuesday, the Frenchman scored the winner for Milan in a 2-1 win over Paris Saint-Germain in what was a must-win game in Group F. Giroud’s 24th goal in his 62nd Champions League game was also historic. Aged 37 years 1 month, and 8 days, Giroud is now the oldest scorer during the Champions League era, passing Laurent Blanc (36 years, 11 months, and 4 days). If you, however, include the old European Cup, the record belongs to Henri Skiba, who scored in FC La Chaux-de-Fonds 2-1 win over AS Saint-Étienne Sep. 15, 1964.
Nov 10, 2023 - 2:05 PM hours
On Sunday Manchester City travel to London, where they will face a Chelsea side tasked with the extremely unenviable task of besting the team that have won five of the last six Premier League league titles. Despite their unexpected win over Tottenham Hotspur on Monday, few would bank on Mauricio Pochettino’s side getting the better of Pep Guardiola’s all-conquering team, who are currently first in the English top-flight table.
Nov 21, 2023 - 2:40 PM hours
Thirteen British clubs feature in the top 50 highest attendances in the world during the 2023/24 season, with Manchester United remaining the best supported club in the United Kingdom. West Ham United and Tottenham Hotspur join the Manchester club in the top ten with two German clubs leading the way this season. Bayern Munich’s Allianz Arena and Borussia Dortmund’s Signal Iduna Park have both been at full capacity, with Dortmund claiming top spot with 81,365 fans.
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