Barcelona vs Real Madrid – The Rivalry

Barcelona versus Real Madrid is the biggest rivalry in the football world. There are a lot of fierce matches, but El Classico is the only one. This is rivalry not only for Spain fans. The gap between Barcelonistas and Realistas is everywhere. Every football fan around the world can root just from one club of … Read more

Soccer Players Salaries in MLS, Premier League, La Liga and others – The Soccer Column #8

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The recent report published by Sporting Intelligence presents a unique insight into the business side of sports (including soccer) world. Global Sports Salary Survey 2018 is worth to read. It consists of 113 pages full of interesting information and I recommend it to anyone interested in sports business. For those who do not have so much … Read more

Giants in Trouble – The Soccer Column #5

Last week I discussed Barcelona unusual series of bad results in La Liga. Barcelona reacted quickly with the compelling 4:2 win over Tottenham in London in second Champions League group match. However, on Sunday everything was forgotten with the lackluster performance in Valencia which brought just one point for 1:1 draw. Real Madrid, Bayern too! … Read more

Crisis at the Nou Camp? – The Soccer Column #4

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What started as a dream season changed to the nightmare last week. You can call it a premature statement, but Barcelona is facing the biggest results slump in the last two years. Barcelona has just two points out of its last three La Liga matches. Sunday, 09/23/2018, Barcelona – Girona 0:0 Wednesday, 09/26/2018, Leganes – … Read more