BlueCo, the ownership group of Chelsea, are leaving no stone unturned in their bid to become champions of England once more. Todd Boehly, the principal investor in the consortium, has spent nearly £1.5 billion on transfer fees sitting taking the keys to Stamford Bridge in May 2022. They’ve made plenty in player sales in that …
Rogers That: Chelsea Induct New Member Into the £100 Million Transfer Club Read More »
Most fans see a headline number and assume one club handed another a briefcase of cash. That is not how it works. A football transfer fee is the compensation a buying club pays to release a player from his existing contract, so the selling club terminates that agreement and the player can sign elsewhere. When …
Football Transfer Fees Explained: How the Money Actually Moves Read More »
FIFA are looking to sell a stake in their competitions, including the World Cup, to the highest bidder. In Gianni Infantino’s latest hairbrained scheme, private equity firms in the United States – as well as wealthy benefactors in the Gulf – will be free to make offers and own a share in the World Cup, …
FIFA Put the World Cup Up for Sale In Latest Act of Football Treachery Read More »
There are some things that happen out on the football pitch that have even the most casual observer thinking: ‘what’s that all about?’ During major tournaments, one such peculiarity can rear its head once more: substituting players on/off late into extra time for the specific purpose of them taking a penalty should a shootout ensue …
Not So Super Sub: The Mixed Success of Substituting Players for Penalty Shootouts Read More »
Spoiler alert: 60 years of hurt did not come to an end at the 2026 World Cup for England. They were certainly well poised at one stage, leading Argentina 1-0 in their semi-final thanks to Anthony Gordon’s back post tap in. But then the Three Lions retreated, Thomas Tuchel made a wave of defensive substitutions …
Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham Join the Ranks of All-Time Great World Cup Duos Read More »
New manager, same old spending. Pep Guardiola spent more than £1 billion on new players as head coach of Manchester City; a splurge that perhaps somewhat taints the value of his achievements at the club. His successor, Enzo Maresca, will have a similar war chest to spend while the Abu Dhabi investors remain interested in …
How Manchester City’s Record Transfer Has Evolved as Elliot Anderson Signs Read More »
Anyone that has watched an NFL game on TV will be familiar with the exciting action out on the grass… as well as the mind-numbing tedium of the relentless ad breaks that greet each stoppage in play. Give the United States a football World Cup and it’s no surprise that they have followed suit there, …
Could World Cup Hydration Breaks Be Heading for the Premier League? Read More »
With three countries co-hosting the tournament for the first time and a mammoth 104 games to be played in all, the 2026 World Cup had broken records before a ball had even been kicked. This is the biggest and the longest World Cup of all time; a gruelling six-week epic under the hot sun of …
Huge Crowds and Messi Magic as Records Tumble at World Cup 2026 Read More »
You’ve just played 5,500 minutes of football for your club and country between August and May. And, rather than getting the summer off to relax on a beach of suitably tropical proportions, instead you’re off to represent your country in what is, arguably, football’s most pressurised environment. All eyes are on the players at the …
Tired of It: World Cup Exposes Elite Football’s Fatigue Problem Once Again Read More »
Players will be shown the red card if they cover their mouths with their hands in a ‘confrontational’ situation. That’s just one of a host of new rules introduced by the International Football Association Board (IFAB), football’s ruling party, ahead of the World Cup. They will remain in place across world football thereafter. IFAB have …
