For the first time Sportingintelligence has published the average basic weekly wages, division by division, of footballers in England for the past 25 years. And it makes fascinating reading. One thing to keep in mind as you are reading the post is that these wage numbers represent basic pay; wages typically increase by 50 to […]
Premier League
It was a week of records for 2 of the best players in the world. Both Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi achieved significant personal milestones in their careers as they scored their 100th and 200th goals in midweek Champions League action. I have to admit, although i am not Cristiano Ronaldo fan, his accomplishment in […]
A Lionel Messi hat-trick sent Barcelona into the knockout stages of the Champions League as Barca beat ten-man Plzeň 4-0 on Tuesday Any hopes that Plzen had of causing an upset ended in the 22nd minute when Marián Čišovský was sent-off. Lionel Messi scored from the resulting penalty kick and the only question left was […]
Jonas scored the second fastest goal in Champions League history and Valencia beat Bayer Leverkusen 3-1 to pick up a crucial Group E victory Tuesday. With just over ten seconds on the clock Jonas calmly capitalised on a terrible clearance from Leverkusen goalkeeper Bernd Leno to give Valencia the dream start that they had been […]
Tottenham Hotspur have announced that manager Harry Redknapp successfully underwent a heart procedure to unblock coronary arteries today, while AC Milan announced that Antonio Cassano has experienced ischemic cerebral damage and will undergo heart surgery in the next couple of days. A statement on the Spurs web site said: The Club can report that earlier today Harry […]
Holders Barcelona and AC Milan are the first two teams through to the UEFA Champions League round of 16, while Arsenal and Chelsea failed to pick up the wins they needed in order to assure progression to the knockout stages. Milan were held to a 1-1 draw in Minsk by BATE Borisov, with Ibrahimovic getting […]
Last year three Barcelona players shared the stage at the FIFA Ballon d’Or Gala and that remarkable scene could be repeated this year as eight Barcelona players have made the 23-man Ballon d’Or shortlist, with Lionel Messi odds on favourite to win the award for the third year in succession. Messi has been in brilliant […]
Villarreal will be without Cristian Zapata, Cani, Marco Ruben and Marcos Senna for their Group A meeting with Manchester City, while Javier Camuñas is doubtful. These injuries are in addition to Giuseppe Rossi, who is out for six months, after knee surgery earlier this week. The most serious of the other injuries appears to be […]
Lionel Messi’s hat-trick in 18 first half minutes led Barcelona to a resounding 5-0 victory over Mallorca at the Nou Camp. Emilio Nsue’s handball allowed Messi to score from the spot in the 13th minute. David Villa forced a fine save from Aouate before Barca doubled their lead in the 21st minute when Dani Alves’ […]