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Soccer Clubs Spending the Most Money Over the Last Two Seasons
The list of the biggest spending clubs in Europe over the last two seasons consists of two Germans (Bayern Munich & Borussia Dortmund), two Spanish teams (Real Madrid & Barcelona), two French clubs (PSG & Monaco), two from Russia (Zenit & Anzhi) and three teams from the Premier League (Chelsea, Manchester United & Manchester City).
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Most Expensive Soccer Transfers By Position
Teams just don’t spend money on defenders and goalkeepers like they used to, but strikers continue to rise in stock price as we learn from the list of most expensive soccer players of all time by position, with recent transfers like Cristiano Ronaldo, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and the fresh fresh Edinson Cavani leading the ranks of the forwards, and Real Madrid in general dominating throughout the last 13 years in all positions.
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Best Champions League Teams In the Last Decade
The start of the qualification process to the Champions League in the 2013-2014 season is a good opportunity to look at the last decade and single out the most successful teams in the competition since the beginning of the current format, which is similar to the World Cup, with 32 teams in the group stage, with 16 making it into the knockout stage.
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic, A Restless Soul That Will Never Be Happy
What is it that drives Zlatan Ibrahimovic? Making money? Winning titles? The Champions League? Simply being on a team he’s happy to play for? Being regarded as the team’s number one player, without contest? It seems that his turbulent temper, mind and heart has taken him almost through every big club in Europe, never finding rest, and it seems that his chapter in Paris with PSG isn’t going to be long-lived as well.
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NBA Stars During Their Summer League Days
There’s no need for an NBA Summer League to tell us LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Kevin Durant and Carmelo Anthony were going to be NBA stars, but for other, less heralded rookies, it’s a chance to get acquainted with what the NBA is going to be about, slightly.
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Los Angeles Lakers – NBA Offseason Winners or Losers?
It’s easy to say that the Los Angeles Lakers aren’t having the best of offseason summers, with losing Dwight Howard despite the weird sales pitch delivered by Kobe Bryant, amnestying Metta World Peace with weird timing and in general not looking like a team in great shape heading into next season.
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Teams Who Can Win the Champions League in 2014
It’s still early to tell just how will Europe’s biggest club look heading into next season, but it’s safe to assume that the next Champions League winner will be one from the following group, which includes Bayern Munich, FC Barcelona, Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain and Chelsea.
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2013 NBA Draft – First Round Picks
A draft with no clear superstars means plenty of surprises, as Anthony Bennett ended up being the number one pick by the Cleveland Cavaliers, dropping Nerlens Noel to six (eventually landing with the Philadelphia 76ers), while Victor Oladipo (Orlando Magic), Otto Porter (Washington Wizards), Cody Zeller (Charlotte Bobcats) and Alex Len (Phoenix Suns) completed the top 5.
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15 Biggest Steals in NBA Draft History
Taking a look at the greatest steals in the history of the NBA Draft in the lottery era, it’s easy to see why the San Antonio Spurs have been so successful over the years, picking and keeping two of the biggest: Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili.