Friday

Top 10 clubs in football's money league

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 Deloitte’s annual report on European football revenues - known as the Football Money League - has been released, and  Real Madrid and Barcelona have extended their advantage over the rest of Europe at the top of the 2010-11 list.

Without further ado, here is the list:
1st 
REAL MADRID
Last year: 1st
479.5m 
(438.6m)


2nd BARCELONA
Last year: 2nd
450.7m 
(398.1m)


3rd 
MANCHESTER UTD
Last year: 3rd
367m
(349.8m)



4th
BAYERN MUNICH
Last year: 4th
321.4m
(323m)



5th 
ARSENAL
Last year: 5th
251.1m
(274.1m)



6th 
CHELSEA
Last year: 6th
249.8m
(255.9m)



7th 
AC MILAN
Last year: 7th
235.1m
(244m)



8th 
INTER
Last year: 9th
211.4m
(224.8m)



9th 
LIVERPOOL
Last year: 8th
203.3m
(225.3m)



10th 
SCHALKE 04
Last year: 16th
202.4m
(€139.8m)



Saturday

Ronaldo is deadlier than Messi from the spot.

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C. Ronaldo has fluffed just one spot-kick since joining Madrid, while Messi's failure to convert for Barca against Valencia on Wednesday was his seventh career miss

 



 The comparisons are constant, the debate ceaseless. But there is now little left to support the theory that Lionel Messi isn't the finest footballer on the planet. The astonishing Argentine is the main man in the best Barcelona side of all time, has been mentioned in the same breath as the game's greatest players and has just claimed his third successive Ballon d'Or.

 

ON THE SPOT IN SPAIN | LEO VS. CRISTIANO

        

27 PENALTIES TAKEN 24
20 PENALTIES SCORED 23
7 PENALTIES MISSED 1
74% CONVERSION RATE  96%
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LIONEL MISSES | LEO'S SEVEN SPOT-KICK SINS

Date Opposition Result Comp Explanation
31/01/08 Villarreal 1-0 Copa Saved (left)
12/11/08 Benidorm 1-0 Copa Rebound(right)
11/04/09 Recreativo 2-0 Liga Saved (left)
14/09/10 Panathinaikos 5-1 CL Saved (right)
19/01/11 Betis 1-3 Copa Over the bar
22/10/11 Sevilla 0-0 Liga Saved (right)
01/02/12 Valencia 1-1 Copa Saved (right)

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So Leo may be the finer footballer, but Cristiano is converting from the spot. And penalties bring points, while points mean prizes.

 

Thursday

Top 10 'what if' Premier League transfers of this season

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The top six clubs could have had another look to them after the summer transfer window - today we look at the deals that almost happened and how different things could have been


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Today I'll review the most high-profile of these and looks at just how different the 2011-12 season could have been for the players and clubs involved if only certain deals had just got over the finishing line.


Charlie Adam - Tottenham



Charlie Adam was minutes away from securing a switch to Tottenham  but in the end had to stay at Blackpool

Gary Cahill - Tottenham


Gary Cahill looked like one of the dead certainties to be on the move to a top club last summer. moved to Chelsea recently instead of Tottenham.

Radamel Falcao - Chelsea

Radamel Falcao, the prolific striker who had helped fire Atletico to treble glory in a 38-goal season.




Phil Jones - Liverpool



Liverpool had a bid accepted by Blackburn for Phil Jones and seemed to be leading the chase for his signature for a brief spell before he was instead tempted to Old Trafford by champions Manchester United.


Romelu Lukaku - Arsenal

 Romelu Lukaku was attracting admiring glances from a number of clubs in the summer but it was London rivals Arsenal and Chelsea who were leading the race to secure him having been long-term admirers.


Juan Mata - Liverpool

. Last summer, the Spaniard finally left Mestalla, joining Chelsea in a €28m deal


Samir Nasri - Manchester United


One of the biggest transfer sagas this summer saw Samir Nasri at the centre of a tug-of-war between Manchester City, Manchester United and his then current club Arsenal.

Scott Parker - Arsenal


Many Arsenal fans have believed Scott Parker is exactly what their side need for a number of years and this summer the Gunners were strongly linked with a move.

Javier Pastore - Chelsea


As well as chasing Luka Modric throughout the summer, Chelsea’s search for a creative midfield  took them close to bringing in Argentine Javier Pastore from Palermo.

Ashley Young - Manchester City


After it became clear Ashley Young would not be extending his Aston Villa contract – which had one year left to run – in the summer, it was the two clubs from Manchester who led the chase to sign him.
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