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The Top 20 Derbies In Europe By Attendance

Watched by a global TV audience of around 650 million, it’s been described as ‘the mother of all derbies’ and the second most important game in the world (after El Clasico) – but is the Manchester derby the biggest derby in Europe? This all depends on two things: (a) how do we define a derby? (b) how…

10 of the best Dutch footballers in recent years

The Netherlands international team go into this summer’s Euro 2012 tournament as one of the favourites and frontrunners, with quality throughout Bert van Marwijk’s side. However, unfortunately the Eredivisie has lost its ability to keep the best homegrown players in the country and Ajax’s UEFA Champions League glory of 1995 seems like an eternity ago….

Most efficient football clubs in England, Spain, Italy and Germany in 2011/2012

The study of football, and its players, is perhaps best accomplished by evaluating efficiency. Of course there are many methods of such evaluation – ranging from weekly player ratings on the typical “start at 6” scale to full scale statistical analysis. In this article we look at football clubs in Europe’s top four leagues –…

How To Choose Your Ideal Bundesliga Club

Are you new to German football, and attracted to the much-lauded mix of exciting end-to-end football, standing fans, cheap beer and cheap tickets, not to mention the chance to watch football in a country where the national team can actually amount to something come crunch time? In that case, the Bundesliga is the right choice…

Scoring Stats – Europe’s key forwards

Which players contributed most to their team’s success (or lack thereof) in season 2010-2011?

Europe’s top shot-stoppers – are Cech and Casillas slipping?

An investigation into Europe’s goalkeeping stats comes up with some early signs of slippage for a couple of champions.

European Goalkeeping Trends – by the numbers

101 goalkeepers made over ten starts in Europe’s four major leagues during season 2010-12. Another fifty-six made at least one start in either the English Premiership, La Liga, the Bundesliga or Serie A. So after thirty eight games (thirty-four in Germany), which goalkeeper is best? Of course evaluating custodians purely by stats is a fraught…

This Summer’s Best Free Transfers

Is your club completely skint? Still waiting for your Arab oil sheikh to sink billions of his black gold profits into your first team? Just like the rest of us, you’ll probably we waiting a long time. As Manchester City fans are going to find out in the next few seasons, money can’t guarantee you…

Stat Attack: Manchester United’s Edwin Van Der Sar vs Schalke’s Manuel Neuer

Castrol EDGE performance data shows that Edwin Van der Sar has saved 93% of shots he has faced this season in the Champions League, compared to 81% for Schalke 04’s goalkeeper Manuel Neuer. Manuel Neuer v Edwin Van der Sar – Champions League 2010-11 Champions League Player Manuel Neuer Edwin Van der Sar Appearances 11…

Highest Football Club Wages

Player transfer fees and their larger than life wage bills are a common topic of discussion for a football fan of today. From Wayne Rooney threatening to quit to oil-rich owners going on shopping sprees, the footballers have now become spoilt and they now know that their high demands will be met at their current club or…