Lionel Messi and Jose Mourinho are the 2010-2011 highest paid player and manager in football, according to France Football magazine. Barcelona’s two time world footballer of the year Messi’s income from his salary and publicity deals in 2011 amounted to 31 million euros, while Real Madrid boss Mourinho topped the manager’s rich list with an [...]
1.Luis Suarez The infamous hand ball by Luis Suarez. Yes, it was dirty. And yes, it made the World Cup that much more exciting. The fact that he got away with it (he got a red card but Uruguay moved on to the semis) made it all worth it. 2.The pretty fans The pretty fans. [...]
African Footballer of the Year and Cameroon captain Samuel Eto’o increased his goal haul to 23 this season with a weekend brace as Inter Milan crushed Bologna 4-1 in Serie A. Eto’o has averaged almost a goal a game in all competitions for the reigning World, European and Italian champions and is not the only [...]
The Confederation of African Football named Cameroon striker Samuel Eto’o African Footballer of the Year for a record fourth time at an awards ceremony in Cairo. The 29-year-old native of central town Nkon finished ahead of first-time finalist Asamoah Gyan of Ghana and former winner Didier Drogba of Ivory Coast in a poll among national [...]
Most sneaky goal ever The player hides behind the goalkeeper and waits until he drops the ball to steal it. The player scored but was he proud about it? The team who ‘accidentally’ scored a goal and decided not to move to get the favor returned Ajax was kicking the ball out because of an [...]
Samuel Eto’o loves money. He loves it so much that he almost blew his move to Inter Milan last year by demanding a 15 percent cut of the transfer fee and threatening legal action against Barcelona. [Photos: See Samuel Eto'o in action] The Cameroon striker’s unashamed passion for the green paper makes this tidbit of [...]
In the year of recovery after the severe economic crisis that affected most of the clubs, the football industry is showing signs of recovery. For the 3rd consecutive year a team of Football Finance renewing and updating the list with the highest salaries of football players. With major changes from the season 08/09, the major [...]
The best-paid soccer player on the planet ruptured his Achilles tendon in a game between AC Milan and Chievo on Sunday evening, meaning he will now almost certainly miss playing in this year’s World Cup in South Africa, while any hopes he had for major new sponsorship deals are on the rocks or worse.Sans any [...]
Two England’s top players’ World Cup stampy-making injuries.Sadly, it seems, both David Beckham and Ashley Cole’s style selections took a nose dive along with their health…David chose to dress down, relying on his go-to hobo hotness topped with a tea cozy hat to help him win out; Ashley, who’s never been known to be a fashion plate himself, [...]
