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Who Are The Ten £100M+ Players?

It is fair to say that money in the world of association football is ridiculous. You will often get people saying things like ‘pay nurses a footballer’s wages’, but the truth is that the money in the sport has no basis in reality. If you were to think about how much someone earned simply for […]

Egypt’s Al Ahly have won the most silverware in the history of football

Some football clubs have an excellent habit of winning silverware, achieving unbelievable success. However, which football clubs have won the most trophies in the history of football? Al Ahly (Egypt, 124 trophies won) While many European clubs have enjoyed trophy-laden history, there are no clubs that can compete with Egyptian giants Al Ahly, who are […]

How Many Points per Season is a Good Goalkeeper Worth?

Newcastle’s 1-0 League Cup Semi-Final first-leg victory at Southampton saw their goalkeeper Nick Pope keep his 10th consecutive clean sheet. The longest such run for at least decade prompted much discussion amongst football pundits and online commentators. Soon repeated was an old cliché: that a good goalkeeper is worth 15-20 points a season. But is […]

IN-DEPTH STATS: Cardiff vs Hull

Cardiff vs Hull 15:00 A last-minute ‘Wonder Save’ from ‘keeper David Marshall saved Cardiff from defeat in their goalless home draw with Aston Villa. They’ll be desperate to take all three points against fellow strugglers Hull. Marshall’s last-minute save topped-off an overall exceptional performance, the sort of which we have been seeing regularly from Cardiff’s […]

STATS: Manchester United target compared to contemporaries at Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester City

Manchester United are keen to finally wrap up the deal to take Fabio Coentrao away from Real Madrid, after losing out on him at the last minute in the summer. Looking at his stats this season, how does he compare to Patrice Evra (Manchester United), Ashley Cole (Chelsea), Kieran Gibbs (Arsenal) and Gael Clichy (Manchester […]

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