Every big soccer club needs to be backed up by a team of financial experts if it wants to rule not only the field but in the Balance Sheet as well, and this is also a fact that European governing body has laid down several norms off late that restrict any club to spend over the sky just either to lure their favorite payers or to distract opponent’s favorite players. Manchester City, who showed somewhere around fifty million book loss in the last year, is facing a kind of financial crunch this time especially after they were slapped with a sixty million pounds fine for breaching FFP by the European governing body. Financial experts in the Manchester backyard are not only confident but also not afraid of any cash scarcity kind of situation in upcoming summer transfer window and reason is simple: they are the winner of English Premier league hence their market value would surely enhance in next one year when many sponsors would come forward to sign deals with them. Chairman Khaldoon Al … [Read more...]

It has been the season of glory for Arsenal’s one of the most outspoken manager Arsene Wenger who ended their ten-year title drought by winning FA Cup. It was the journey of glorious days where he saw some of memorable moments along with bitter taste of looking the dominance of some big sides over governing bodies. Can anyone forget how he openly spoke against UEFA when they relented to act against top sides violating the FFPs? Yesterday, when he along with his team held a victory march; thousands joined him and applauded his great contribution in Gunners history. No team can survive for long if it has not been in the title race for a long period of time and Anfield side has been one of some topnotch clubs who were missing the top spot in every top league for some time now, but this year proved to be the mega successful for both manager as well the whole team. Rewards are also parallel to his feat, in fact, he was given an extension at more lucrative terms and a solid entry to … [Read more...]

In a surprising development, two of the biggest names who were in violation of much talked about UEFA Financial Fair Play policies accepted the charges being leveled on them by the European governing body. Among others, English club Manchester City and German powerhouse PSG were the two big names in the list of violating clubs and off late when both of them did not reply governing body about what they have to say against their violations, everyone suspected there would have been a under the table agreement in making between UEFA and both the sides and this belief fueled by Platini’s statement where he said they are not thinking of imposing any ban for this season. Now, when both the sides have agreed over the fine and a reduced squad for the next year’s Champions League, it is being taken as the victory of the game as a whole. As per the latest media reports, both sides have agreed to pay around 60 million in penalty along with shredding four players from their 25 players squad for the … [Read more...]

Whenever a side has more than one high profile player, risk of an unwanted rivalry starts generating among them and team as a unit is the biggest loser in that case. It is in human nature that does not allow others to fill the space being enjoyed by someone for a long time. It happened in Barcelona where Messi, who used to be the ruling king at Camp Nou, suffered perceptual setback when Neymar joined the tally and an untold cold war stared over there resulting Messi’s deteriorated form that cost the whole team. Real Madrid, the another Spanish giant who used to be ruled by the Cristiano Ronaldo for years, and when Bale – the priciest player of the world, joined the La Liga side, experts suspected the same rivalry among the two. But, you can call it manager’s well managed approach or whatever, but in reality, both the players are playing without any rivalry like of thing, in fact, Bale takes Ronaldo as his senior and never try to overcome him outside the field; during the play as well … [Read more...]