It was 8 years after Football became a professional sport that the first transfer fee of £100 was made when Scottish striker Willie Groves joined Aston Villa from West Brom in 1893. Sunderland born Alf Common was the first player to command a fee of over £500 in 1902 when he re-joined his local team …
Italian giants Juventus have been knocked out of this year’s UEFA Champions League, after defeat away to Benfica in Portugal, in what was a vital night in the group stage. Dinamo Zagreb, FC Copenhagen and Maccabi Haifa all join the Old Lady in exiting the competition, with the latter having seven put past them by …
UEFA Champions League Tuesday Roundup: Benfica knock Juventus out of UCL Read More »
The UEFA Champions League is well underway, and with drama already emerging in Matchday 1, Matchday 2 was quickly on the horizon and brought along more key moments in this year’s competition. Bayern Munich faced Barcelona, in a game where the 2 giants of Europe would meet. Barcelona hasn’t beat the German champions since 2015 …
UEFA Champions League Matchday 2 Roundup: Sporting shock Tottenham late on Read More »
The UEFA Champions League kicked off this week, as the best football clubs from around Europe compete to become the champion of the continent. Real Madrid beat Liverpool in last years final , to win the competition for the 14th time, double that of any other team in Europe’s most prestigious club football competition. Rangers …
UEFA Champions League Matchday 1 Roundup: Chelsea falls to spirited Dinamo Zagreb Read More »
Since the Club World Cup replaced the Intercontinental Cup in 2005, there has been 14 winners from Europe and just 3 from South America, 2 of those coming in the first two editions. Only Corinthians have broken the monopoly back in 2010 by beating Chelsea. On 5 occasions in the past 12 years, the Champions …