Interesting article on our La Liga site last week about whether Real Madrid overpaid for Kaka and Ronaldo. The post referenced a recent report by Frontier Economics this week. Frontier works in valuation exercises and in the sports/creative industries and recently did issued a report on what determines a footballer’s transfer fee and whether the […]
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Interesting report by Frontier Economics this week. Frontier works in valuation exercises and in the sports/creative industries and recently did issued a report on what determines a footballer’s transfer fee and whether the recent transfers are worth the money being paid. According to Frontier that the record breaking €94 million (£80million) deal for Cristiano Ronaldo […]
In-demand Valencia striker David Villa has stated that he has already made a decision on where his future lies. Barcelona and Real Madrid are leading the chase for the Spanish striker, who is also reportedly wanted by Premier League giants Manchester United, Liverpool and Chelsea. Villa has previously stated his desire to remain in Spain […]
Well UEFA finally ruled on Chelsea’s behavior after the Champions League semi-final against Barcelona and I am surprised at how lenient the bans are. The media is portraying UEFA’s ruling to hand lengthy European bans to Didier Drogba and Jose Bosingwa as harsh. I disagree. Drogba was given a six-match ban, but since the last […]
The English Premier League released is 2009-2010 schedule this morning and champions Manchester United will begin the defence of their Premier League title at home to newly promoted Birmingham. Carlo Ancelotti’s first game in charge at Chelsea will be against Hull at Stamford Bridge as the campaign gets under way on the weekend of August […]
La Liga promises to be one of the most exciting leagues in Europe this year and we are looking for passionate and articulate soccer fans to cover it. You will be responsible for generating original content 3-5 times a week. Topics can include player transfers, matches (pre- and post-), competitions and general soccer commentary. If […]
This is an article that recently appeared on Soccer Tickets Online but I thought it was worth repeating here. 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 […]
Barcelona finance director Xavier Sala i Martin is bewildered as to how Real Madrid are funding their summer spending spree. With a reported transfer budget of 300million euros at their disposal, Madrid president Florentino Perez has this week set about creating a second ‘galacticos’ era. The Spanish giants had a world-record bid of £80million for Portugal […]
Manchester United have accepted a world-record bid of £80m (€94m) from Real Madrid for winger Cristiano Ronaldo, with the Premier League winners expecting to conclude a deal this month. Kaká deal Madrid signed Kaká for €68m from AC Milan on Tuesday and have followed that with a larger offer for the 24-year-old Portuguese international. A […]