Top club over €85m ©TM/IMAGO The growing prevalence of agents in football across the last decade is well-documented due to the key role they play in transfer negotiations. The eye-watering finances involved at the top end of the football industry has led to agents receiving incredible fees for facilitating moves or contract extensions for … Read more
Barcelona’s decision-makers are preparing to hire a new manager next summer after Xavi Hernández’s announcement of his plan to step down as first team head coach at the end of the season, but the improvement in form and results in the last two months has created some hope within the board that the legendary midfielder … Read more
Every week, we usually bring you the best performers across Europe’s top five leagues (English Premier League, German Bundesliga, Spanish LaLiga, French Ligue 1 and Italian Serie A) using the unique WhoScored ratings system. The ratings are based on a comprehensive algorithm that uses Opta data during live matches, with more than 200 raw statistics, … Read more
Chelsea are weighing up a summer move for the AC Milan attacker Rafael Leao. The 24-year-old is regarded as one of the finest attacking talents in European football right now and the Portuguese international has nine goals and eight assists across all competitions this season. It is no secret that Chelsea are in desperate need … Read more
Tim Vickery, South America correspondentMar 2, 2024, 10:00 AM Major League Soccer has gained more than just a new big-name player with the acquisition of Luis Suárez. Inter Miami’s Uruguayan striker also serves as a measuring rod, a crude but interesting way to judge the strength of the league. Welcome to the “Luis Suárez test”: … Read more
Tim Vickery, South America correspondentMar 2, 2024, 05:00 AM ET Major League Soccer has gained more than just a new big-name player with the acquisition of Luis Suárez. Inter Miami’s Uruguayan striker also serves as a measuring rod, a crude but interesting way to judge the strength of the league. Welcome to the “Luis Suárez … Read more
Well before Major League Soccer kicked off, the North American Soccer League was at the top of professional soccer in the United States. And in 1974, three new teams joined that fold: the Seattle Sounders, the Vancouver Whitecaps and the San Jose Earthquakes. All three teams eventually morphed into MLS clubs, and this season the … Read more
Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez both grabbed an assist each to propel Inter Miami to a 2-0 triumph over Real Salt Lake in the first game of the 2024 MLS season at Chase Stadium. The most anticpated MLS opening fixture of all time was rather anticlimactic, with neither team doing particularly well going forward in … Read more
The Blues in freefall ©TM/IMAGO Less than a year ago, the skies above Naples were illuminated by fireworks and the streets filled with joyous supporters celebrating Napoli’s first Serie A title in 33 years. That famous Scudetto win, however, now feels like an eternity ago as Italy’s most volatile club has endured an unthinkable fall … Read more
The Blues in freefall ©TM/IMAGO Less than a year ago, the skies above Naples were illuminated by fireworks and the streets filled with joyous supporters celebrating Napoli’s first Serie A title in 33 years. That famous Scudetto win, however, now feels like an eternity ago as Italy’s most volatile club has endured an unthinkable fall … Read more