UNTIL last weekend, Sturm Graz had a 100% record in the Austrian Bundesliga, but a 2-1 defeat at LASK Linz ended the Styrian club’s impeccable start to the season. Austrian football has been dominated by RB Salzburg for the past 11 years, eight titles in that timeframe. Salzburg’s […]
OVER EUR 1bn of talent has been sold by Portugal’s leading clubs over the past six years, according to KPMG Football Benchmark’s latest report on buying and selling footballers, The Player Trading Game. Benfica and Porto lead the way in Europe, thanks to world-class academies and astute […]
FOOTBALL is big business – a massive global concern dominated by a handful of major clubs that resemble multinational corporations in their business behaviour and their ability to sweep-up cash. There’s no doubt that, at the top of the ladder, the product offers good entertainment and excitement, but […]
SINCE the middle of last season, people have been writing-off Barcelona. It started with the first leg of the UEFA Champions League round of 16 against PSG and the whispers reached a crescendo with the departure of Neymar. This was the Neymar that helped Barca turnaround the UCL […]
