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  • 10 Most Expensive Footballers in History

    10 Most Expensive Footballers in History

    The current global economic crisis can be seen in football transfers as well, with 2012 not putting a single player in the top 20 of the most expensive footballers in history. That is still controlled mostly by Real Madrid transfers from the last 12 years, bringing in Cristiano Ronaldo, Zinedine Zidane, Kaka and Luis Figo.

  • FIFA World Player of the Year – The Barcelona – Real Madrid Connection

    FIFA World Player of the Year – The Barcelona – Real Madrid Connection

    Simple rule to follow. If you want to win the FIFA World Player of the year award, which has now merged into the FIFA Ballon d’Or, you’re going to have Real Madrid or Barcelona on your resume, before or after winning it.

  • Most Capped Players for the Top 20 National Teams

    Cristiano Ronaldo might be reaching 100 caps tonight against Northern Ireland, which is very impressive considering he’s only 27, but he’s still got a way to go before becoming Portugal’s most capped player of all time. Luis Figo has 127 at the top, and he’s joined by other big names like Javier Zanetti, Cafu and Fabio Cannavaro as the players with most appearances for the top national teams.

  • The Biggest Soccer Traitors in Recent History

    Cleveland Cavaliers fans are feeling betrayed, no doubt. But they’re not the first or the last who’ll be dumped for a better offer, despite thinking that their star will always be loyal. And just for the record, it doesn’t happen only in America. There’s still a sense of loyalty and not “just business” feeling with European Soccer, but just a small sense. And it certainly wasn’t there when these guys made their decisions.