Last Sunday evening, Karim Benzema was Real Madrid‘s match-winner once again. The French striker scored a dramatic stoppage-time goal at Sevilla to secure a 3-2 comeback victory for Los Blancos. It’s a goal that means the La Liga trophy is now almost certainly heading back to the Santiago Bernabeu. The 2021/22 season has undoubtedly been the best of …
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Phil Foden is now the most valuable central midfielder in world football, according to Transfermarkt. Foden was the difference as Manchester City overcame a stubborn Atletico Madrid in their Champions League quarter-final first leg on Tuesday. City were struggling to break down Diego Simeone’s side until Foden came on in the 68th-minute. Within minutes, City were 1-0 ahead as …
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Football finance is a very complicated subject. There’s no doubt that some of the wealthiest clubs in the world are some of the most successful and the most successful football managers are those that have had the financial backing from their clubs. Managers can only attract the best players with big cheques, and without stacks …
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According to a report by The Sun on Monday, Chelsea centre-back Andreas Christensen is moving ever closer to a move to Barcelona on a free transfer. The 25-year-old is out of contract at Stamford Bridge this summer – and is understood to have already agreed personal terms in principle at Camp Nou, having previously rejected Chelsea’s offer …
Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo changed the game in terms of goalscoring. At their peaks, the superstar duo were scoring more than a goal a game and making that astonishing achievement look irritatingly easy. But the downside of their prolificacy is that it’s slightly boring scouring the archives in search of the top goal-getter in each year of …
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Lionel Messi unsurprisingly leads the way for the top goalscorers since 2010, edging out his rival Cristiano Ronaldo by 30 goals. The list was published by transfermarkt and is based on players competing in Europe’s top five leagues, with all competitions taken into account. Whilst most fans will not be at all shocked to find Messi and Ronaldo as …
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Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the greatest players to have ever played football. Some will say he is the greatest. The Portuguese superstar has won five Ballon d’Ors, five Champions Leagues and has claimed trophies in Portugal, England, Spain and Italy. However, there’s no denying that he’s no longer at the peak of his powers. He will turn …
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Sergio Ramos scored his first goal for Paris Saint-Germain last Sunday evening. The Spanish defender – who’s had a nightmare with injuries over the past 12 months or so – played the full 90 minutes and netted the team’s second goal in a comfortable 4-0 victory at home to Brest. You get the feeling that will certainly not …
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Ed Woodward will be stepping down from his position at Manchester United on February 1. The club confirmed on Thursday that Woodward would be vacating the Executive Vice-Chairman role in order to make way for Richard Arnold, who is set to succeed him as Chief Executive Officer. Woodward had been pulling the strings as Old Trafford since taking over …
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Cristiano Ronaldo and David Beckham are tied for the richest footballers in the world right now ahead of Paris Saint-Germain superstar Lionel Messi. Beckham, who retired from football in 2013, shot to stardom during his prolific playing career with Manchester United and England. The 46-year-old United legend is the current co-owner and president of MLS side Inter Miami and …