It what should be the end of the Calciopoli scandal, former Juventus general manager Luciano Moggi was sentenced to five years and four months in jail today for his role in the match-fixing case which led to Juventus being relegated and stripped of their 2005 and 2006 Serie A titles. Moggi was found guilty of […]
Some fascinating comments by Barcelona president Sandro Rosell today in which he wants to see the Spanish league cut from 20 clubs to 16, limits placed on wealthy foreign owners and a more equitable sharing of TV revenue. Speaking at the International Football Arena conference, Rosell said: “My opinion is that our league has too many clubs. We […]
Cristiano Ronaldo scored his fourth La Liga hat-trick of the season as Real Madrid easily swept aside ten-man Osasuna 7-1 to move three points clear of Barcelona, who drew 2-2 at Athletic Club. Ángel Di María set up goals for Ronaldo, Pepe and Gonzalo Higuaín in the first half, with Ibrahima briefly levelling the scores […]
Former Barcelona player Zlatan Ibrahimovic has blamed Lionel Messi and Pep Guardiola for his failure at the Camp Nou, claiming that Guardiola used to ‘bully’ him. Ibra was an expensive flop at Barca after joining from Inter Milan for £40million plus Samuel Eto’o in 2009, but has explains why he struggled so much in Spain. […]
Tino Costa set up one and scored another as Valencia beat local rivals Levante 2-0. The former La Liga leaders have now lost back-to-back La Liga games after a brilliant start to the season. With the win, Valencia moved above Levante into third place. Beaten for the first time this season last week, Levante were […]
Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola has slammed reports that forwards Messi and Villa do not see eye to eye. These latest reports are emerging on the backdrop of former Barcelona player Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s public rants and displeasure with the treatment he received while he was a Barca player. Spanish newspaper Superdeporte claims that there is a […]
ESPNsoccernet is reporting that Brazilian stat Neymar has agreed to join Real Madrid next summer from Santos for around £53m. At 19, Neymar is one of the brightest talents in world football having shone for his club Santos and also on the international stage for Brazil. Yesterday he was included on the shortlist for the […]
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 […]
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 […]