The Gazzetta dello Sport have published their annual review of Serie A salaries and here are the top ten highest wage earners, as well as the highest earners by team. Serie A Highest Wage Earners Buffon (Juventus) €6m De Rossi (Roma) €6m Sneijder (Inter) €6m Totti (Roma) €5m Cavani (Napoli) €4.5m Milito (Inter) €4.5m Cambiasso […]
Despite slashing their wage bill by €60m this summer, AC Milan still have the largest wage bill in Serie A. The Gazzetta dello Sport on Tuesday published their annual review of Serie A salaries and for the first time we can begin to see the implication of Uefa’s Financial Fair Play rules. So despite letting […]
Europa League winners Atletico Madrid were among 23 clubs to have prize money withheld as UEFA announced the first sanctions under its financial fair play rules. UEFA said the clubs, who also include Malaga and Sporting Lisbon were found to have “important” overdue payments to other teams, their own employees or social and tax authorities. […]
In a very unusual step, Paris Saint-Germain manager Carlo Ancelotti has sat down with the French media and openly discussed his tactical thoughts and ideologies. Can you imagine Sir Alex Ferguson or Jose Mourinho doing this? PSG has had a difficult beginning to the French Ligue 1 season, drawing their first three games, prompting questions […]
Former Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez says that he was surprised that he was not approached about the vacant manager’s position at Anfield this summer. Launching a new book called Champions League Dreams, which recalls how Liverpool challenged for European honours during his time there, Benitez, who is currently without a club, said it was ‘strange’ […]
With the current financia crisis that is engulfing La Liga clubs, never has the development of academy players been more important. The academy players can provide a steady stream of fresh talent to the first team, as we see in Barcelona, or they can provide a stream of talent that can then be sold off […]
The Director General of Juventus, Giuseppe Marotta says that the Italian champions will be back for Athletic Club player Fernando Llorente during the winter transfer window. Marotta mentioned the Real Madrid coach when asked by journalists about the matter. “Mourinho says that Llorente will play for Juventus in January? Well, he’s generally very well informed, of […]
Giuseppe Rossi was nearly involved in a last-minute transfer to Roma his agent Federico Pastorello has revealed. Although having previously stated that his client would remain at Villarreal until at least the end of the current campaign, the Italy international’s representative admits that he almost swapped clubs at the end of August. “Roma? Rossi had […]