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Money Talks: Analysing The 20 Richest Football Clubs
When Deloitte release their annual list of ‘Richest Football Clubs’, there’s plenty of debate on English football’s earning power, the individual TV deals negotiated by Real Madrid and Barcelona, Manchester United’s position at the top of the Premier League food chain, insane amounts of debt in the game, and so on. I thought it would…
Sergio Aguero’s Contract Extension Is Fooling No One
Sergio Aguero has quashed talk of a mega move to the Premier League by committing his future with Atletico Madrid by signing a new two year contract extension. However, is this just a ploy by President Enrique Cerezo to keep the club’s supporters content? When a player signs a new contract you instantly assume that…
The Round-Up: Chelsea Debunk Atletico €60m ‘Double Bid’ Claims
Reports in the Spanish press yesterday were carrying quotes supposedly attributed to Miguel Angel Gil, in which Atletico Madrid’s majority shareholder claimed that Chelsea had made a €60 million double bid for striker Sergio Aguero and centre-back Diego Godin. Though it seems Senor Gil may have been telling porkies…
Quique steadies the Atletico ship
Atletico Madrid said goodbye to 2010 in La Liga last night, with a comfortable 3-0 victory over struggling Malaga. 2010 started with the Madrid side in fear of relegation and peaked in the summer with the victories in the Europa League Final and the UEFA Super Cup, over Fulham and Internazionale. The victory in the Europa League…
La Liga Preview: Madrid Trio Look To Bounce Back While The Basques Do Battle
Madrid might boast one more club in La Primera than Barcelona, but at the moment is is the Catalans who are coming out on top. The thrashing of Real Madrid at the Camp Nou on Monday evening was hugely impressive and, coupled with Espanyol’s win over Atletico Madrid at the weekend, gave the capital clubs…
Is La Liga Stronger Than The Premier League?
La Liga and the Premier League are, in most quarters, rightly recognised as the two strongest leagues in the world. Perhaps this is tough on Serie A; but it is no secret that most of the world stars occupy the two leagues in question. It would be fair to say that, at this moment, the…
Copa Del Rey Last 16 Draw
The draw for the last 16 of the Copa del Rey has been made, with the subsequent pairings ensuring the big two of Real Madrid and Barcelona can’t meet each other until the final. Real have been drawn against Levante whilst the two most decorated teams in the competition’s history – Barcelona (25 wins) and…
TV rights row threatens to split Spanish football
The new La Liga TV rights deal is unfair to everyone except Madrid and Barcelona. A rift is beginning to develop in Spanish football over the share of future television money from the LFP (Spanish League) after a meeting attended by all first division clubs. Six of them – Sevilla, Zaragoza, Villarreal, Real Sociedad, Athletic…
What Now For Sergio Asenjo?
It might have been over ten years since Atletico Madrid beat Real Madrid and more than fifteen since the same club won the league title, but few can remember the last time los Rojiblancos had a goalkeeping crisis – a good one that is. While attacking talent is usually found in abundance at the Vicente…
Atlético look to Asia to compete with Madrid and Barcelona
It’s a move that could have far-reaching effects for Spanish football. Atlético Madrid this week became the first Primera Liga club to formally ask the Liga de Fútbol Profesional if they can move all home games to a 12 noon kick off when the second round of matches begins in mid-January. ‘Los Colchoneros’ have acted…
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