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Valuable Football Clubs in 2022

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 14:22:16 +0000

Valuation of most valuable football clubs has always been an interesting stat to watch out for. It highlights how the club is doing and what kind of players they are signing. It also gives people an idea about whether the club is performing as per its valuation or is it just on-paper. Let’s take a look at the most valuable clubs as of today (March 2022).

AC Monza Thread

Sat, 04 Jun 2022 23:31:39 +0000

First time in Serie A, adding another team in Serie A from Lombardy region (with Milan, Inter, Atalanta and Cremonese). B&G took over in 2018.

As of this thread head coach is our very own Giovanni Stroppa. Players include Marco Brescianini, Gaston Ramirez.

Italy U21

Fri, 12 Nov 2021 09:37:42 +0000

We can discuss about Italy U21 here.

I think pellegri is playing tonight. Any stream that shows this match. Any other Milan player in U21 team?

Who is the GOAT?

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 10:12:21 +0000

Who is the goat? And who is wrong and doesn't think it's this guy right here...

Zlatan Ibrahimovic will stay at the club beyond his 40th birthday in October!

Tue, 06 Apr 2021 03:25:15 +0000

AC Milan are “confident” that an agreement will be reached soon with Zlatan Ibrahimovic for the extension of his contract.

The current one expires in two months, but AC Milan and Zlatan want to move forward together until June 2022. Ibra will be 40 y.o. in October.

Ibrahimovic will earn around €7m per year (£5.94m per year/£114k per week), the same wages he agreed for this season, within 10 days he will sign

He has scored 15 league goals this season as Milan have mounted an unlikely title charge, while he also returned to the Swedish national side after a five-year absence.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic returns to the international stage today for the first time since he retired in 2016.

More moments like this from Euro 2012 incoming?

Sweden grabbed another win in the European Qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic involved in at least two goals that paved the way for Sweden to beat Kosovo. Sweden are top of Group B with six points – two more than Spain.

[Kosovo 0-3 Sweden]Zlatan Ibrahimovic against Kosovo;
- 66 minutes played
- 1 assist
- 100% aerial duels won (11/11)
- 3 key passes
- 1 big chance created

Zlatan Ibrahimovic: “When I play, I try to do my things.

“There is nothing that I plan to do or think to do before a game; it's just impulsive stuff.

"I can still do those movements, that ninja stuff.

"I still have it in me, even if I'm 39."

“I have nothing left to prove, there’s nothing else to do in my career but to have fun.

I’m 39 & I play in the national team and Milan. Not many people my age can do that.”

- Zlatan Ibrahimovic

How Neymar's transfer changed football forever

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 22:10:39 +0000

https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/foot...14788.html

Much has been made in these pages of how one of the greater motivations of the Neymar deal was “shorting the market” because PSG’s owners knew, in the long run, only a handful of clubs would be able to compete if fees and wages were forced up. One connected source has told The Independent there was another element to this. It was the calculation that a lot of other clubs “would try and keep up but bankrupt themselves in the process”.

Plenty of food for thought here. I'll be honest, to me a lot of football's charm is gone. European club football has become this hyper-commercial entertainment machine with just a handful of clubs actually having the resources to win anything. For example, to me Juve's 9 scudetti in a row aren't that impressive. In my eyes, what the last decade in Serie A reflects is a lack of competition, not Juventus having this absolutely amazing, once-in-a-lifetime level team. Ancelotti's Milan would likely have been even more dominant, had they faced similar competition. Mourinho's Inter would have beaten them too. And now we're at this point where even Barca and Real might not be able to compete in Europe anymore, having lost out against Man City and PSG's oil money. I despair at the thought of where this game will be in 10 years from now, unless there is some kind of revolution.

Belgian Jupiler League

Wed, 06 Jan 2021 16:18:20 +0000

I guess this is one way to force a move

Golden Foot Award 2020

Tue, 22 Dec 2020 08:36:11 +0000

CRISTIANO RONALDO has got his hands on a trophy ahead of old rival Lionel Messi.

For years, the Portuguese superstar has been duking it out with Barcelona's talismanic forward for football's top honours.

Ronaldo currently trails Messi when it comes to Ballon d'Or wins, with the Portugal international having won the trophy five times to his Argentine counterpart's six triumphs.

But the former Manchester United man has now got his hands on a trophy that has so far eluded the mercurial Messi.

Earlier this month, it was announced that the Juventus hitman would be the latest recipient of the Golden Foot award.

The Golden Foot - which was first introduced in 2003 - is an award for active players over the age of 28 and can only be won once.

The award has been won by the likes of Roberto Baggio, Alessandro Del Piero and Ronaldinho.

Ronaldo received the award on Sunday and looked chuffed to bits with his latest personal accolade.

In keeping with tradition, a dapper-looking Ronaldo placed his feet in cement and left his signature in the concrete.

Ronaldo's winning of the Golden Foot comes as no surprise as he's been in red-hot form this year.

The Portugal skipper, 35, has scored a whopping 44 goals for club and country in 2020.

Only Robert Lewandowski has found the back of the net more times this year than Ronaldo, with Bayern Munich's Polish striker scoring 47 goals for club and country.

Messi, 33, is way behind the pair having only found the back of the net 26 times.

Although Messi has struggled for goals by his standards, no one would be surprised if he ends up blowing them out of the water next year.

Messi and his Barcelona team-mates will be back in action on Tuesday night, travelling to the Jose Zorilla Stadium to take on Valladolid.

Ronaldo and Italian champions Juve, meanwhile, will also return to the pitch on Tuesday, welcoming Fiorentina to the Allianz Stadium.

Diego Maradona

Wed, 25 Nov 2020 16:43:24 +0000

Reported by various sources that he has died after being taken to hospital.
He was 60

RIP

All Official Serie A 2020-2021 Kits

Thu, 30 Jul 2020 02:55:49 +0000

The 2020–21 Serie A (known as the Serie A TIM for sponsorship reasons) will be the 119th season of top-tier Italian football, the 89th in a round-robin tournament, and the 11th since its organization under an own league committee, the Lega Serie A. Juventus are the 9 consecutive time defending champions.

Twenty teams will compete in the league – the top seventeen teams from the previous season and three teams promoted from the Serie B.

Benevento (on 29 June 2020)and Crotone (on 24th July 2020)were the two teams directly promoted from Serie B, both after a 2 years-long absence. Last team to be promoted will be the winner of play-offs in middle August 2020.

with the unknown effect of the coronavirus crisis on the transfer market putting all prospective moves in doubt, the focus has turned to the shirt this summer's recruits may or may not be wearing.

So, here's every leaked Serie A kit for 2020/21 so far...

AC Milan
The world-renowned sports brand PUMA and the Italian AC Milan club recently launched the team's new jersey for the 2020-21 season. The design of the new jersey is inspired by the elegant and magnificent, magnificent and iconic architectural art of Milan.

SS Lazio
Recently the SS Lazio home and third jerseys were revealed for the next 2020/21 season. The new Macron models, which you have seen since 2012, will debut in the last two dates of Serie A against Brescia and Napoli, respectively. This joins other Italian league releases like AS Roma, AC Milan and Inter Milan.

AS roma
The new Roma T-shirt home 2021 takes inspiration from the iconic 1978/80 season model that featured colorful stripes on the shoulders and cuffs, plus white sleeves and the Lupetto crest. The new version maintains red as the main color, adding a darker tone in the upper area, cuffs and side bands.

The feature of as roma away jersey 2021 is also a Polo collar with two buttons. The dark red collar is decorated with yellow and red trim, which reminds people of the club’s away jersey in the early 1980s. It was the club. A golden period in history.

Inter
Inter's new shirt will feature a controversial zig-zag striped design with shades of blue and black similar to that of the current model, which according to the official statement is inspired by the post-modernist work of Milanese designers in the 80s and the meandering de la Biscione.

Inter second 2021 jersey is influenced by the artistic Memphis Milano style of the 80s, with a black and blue grid on the white base. The trims are divided into halves of the neck and sides, a detail that extends to the shorts. The club crest appears in full color, accompanied by the Nike Swoosh in black and the blue painted Pirelli logo.

What are your thoughts on the new season jersey? Which jersey do you like best?

Ballon d'Or award canceled for 2020

Mon, 20 Jul 2020 22:04:25 +0000

Looks like Spanish Messi would have to wait another year to dethrone Messi and Ronaldo.

Dedicated Serie A channel - Classic games from 90s

Thu, 16 Jul 2020 06:55:15 +0000

Through lockdown I have been uploading my VHS collection of old games to this youtube channel.

https://www.youtube.com/c/rosshoward

There's plenty more to come so check it out...

Dinamo Brest Reserves VS Bate Borisov Reserves

Tue, 19 May 2020 13:42:18 +0000

Dinamo Brest Reserves VS Bate Borisov Reserves, tend to guest
Match Analysis:
Dinamo Brest Reserves champions league predictions was defeated Energetik-BGU Minsk Reserves by 2-1 in last round as they scored the first goal and the rival got 1 player less. Recently they could not win and lost 5 from 6 rounds, being in low state. Besides, they only got 1W-4L at home, missed 2.4 goals in per game. So they won't be expected high in this meeting.

Bate Borisov Reserves beat FC Slutsk Reserves by 3-0 in last home game, ended up 2 consecutive losses, which improved the morale. However, they suffered lots of losses in this season. Moreover, the team only got 1W-1D-3L at away field. The team has playing under goals in 5 games consecutively. In past 2 battles, Bate Borisov Reserves got all wins. Summing up, soccer tips daily win I think visitors will win comfortably in this competition.
Dinamo Brest Reserves VS Bate Borisov Reserves
Pick: Bate Borisov Reserves to win

Welcome our new players, transfer in AC Milan in January

Tue, 04 Feb 2020 14:31:17 +0000

Alexis Saelemaekers (loan, Anderlecht)
On 31 January 2020, AC Milan has signed Alexis Saelemaekers from Anderlecht on a paid 6-month loan with an option to purchase. The total value of a potential deal is about 7 million.

Asmir Begovic (loan, AFC Bournemouth)
Begovic is a household name in the Premier League.

The Bosnian goalkeeper signed for the Club on a 6-month loan deal until June 30, 2020, to replace the outgoing Reina.

Simon Kjaer (loan, Sevilla)
AC Milan has reached an agreement with Sevilla FC for the acquisition of Simon Thorup Kjær on a six-month loan until June 30, 2020, with an option to make the deal permanent.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic (free, LA Galaxy)

Ibrahimovic made a sensational return to AC Milan after striking a six-month deal worth a reported £3 million.

Ibrahimovic has worn the famous number 21 shirt which was previously donned by his former team-mate Andrea Pirlo.

Barcelona's MSG and MSN, Which one you can support?

Thu, 02 Jan 2020 09:18:40 +0000

The French forward left Atleti after five years with the club last summer in a £107m move to the Nou Camp

For Antoine Griezmann , silverware wasn't a factor in his move to the Nou Camp - he insists he was attracted to the club's style of play and the chance for him to 'grow' as a player.

Griezmann is no stranger to accolades. He lifted the World Cup with France last year and won three trophies with Atletico.

“I came here to Barça to learn a new style of play, a new philosophy and to grow on a personal level.
Because Atlético can also win the La Liga and the Champions League, they have the team and the coach to do it.'

He is proving his worth at the Spanish giants with eight goals in all competitions and three in his last four in La Liga - providing four assists overall.

He has made 16 starts, with just one appearance off the bench, to help Barcelona soar to the top of the league.

While he might be moving on with a new club, the 28-year-old admits he still can't erase the memory of missing a penalty in the Champions League final against Real Madrid in 2016.

The score was 1-0 to Madrid at the time, and though Atletico equalized, later on, they went on to lose on penalties, and Griezmann can't help but wonder if he could have shifted the balance in Atletico's favor instead of hitting his shot against the bar.

His lowest moment under Diego Simeone came in the 2016 Champions League final defeat to Real Madrid, with Griezmann still haunted by it due to his missed spot-kick in regular time before eventually succumbing to their bitter rivals on penalties.

“It will always hurt me, even if I win [the Champions League] with another club.

“It was my dream, the dream of the whole club and I had it in my feet. I can’t turn around, but I’m sure it will hurt me in ten or fifteen years.”

The brand-new winner of six Golden Balls , a figure never reached by another player, enjoys his vacation and confesses that today he is more focused on creating games than converting goals.

Griezmann is one of those who enjoy this situation since the Argentine usually supplies it to celebrate with the "Blaugrana" jacket, with which it seems more and more adapted every day since it arrived from Atlético Madrid.

One month on and Griezmann has already changed a lot of people’s minds: from zero to hero in Barcelona.

His perseverance and will to go forward while doing what he is asked to perfection makes him one of the most enjoyable Azulgrana to watch.

No flashy, unnecessary dribbles or ball losses. No low-quality shots, no absurd amount of impossible attempts that result in nothing. Griezmann reunites all the qualities of a good attacker and this has helped him find his feet in his new position.

Neymar will always be Neymar, and during the four seasons he remained at FC Barcelona he left an indelible memory based on goals, assists and magic dribbles.

At 27 he is still a great player, but his turbulent march of the club seriously damaged the image that Barcelona has of him, and hence there are many who refuse his possible return.

If Neymar Jr returned, someone would have to leave. And it seems clear that the Cule fans, today, do not want the chosen one to be Griezmann.

If so, the fan would prefer that the Brazilian not return to Camp Nou, having hopes that the performance of the French will go even more over the coming months. 'Ney', therefore, is in the background.