What is Salary cap ?Also known as ‘límite de coste de la plantilla deportiva (LCPD)’ in Spain, the Salary cap is a term adopted by La Liga based on a proposal for the upcoming season given by each club, to calculate the final amount, the clubs’ expected revenues and their non-sport expenses are considered.The salary cap is the total amount of money a club is allowed to spend on wages and salaries of all its workers in a given year. This prevents extravagant spending and gives room for a certain percentage of earnings to be spent on salaries.It was first…
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After putting money to work in the window, Chelsea kickoff their post winter transfer window life with a disappointing goalless draw in the London derby at the Stamford Bridge against Fulham.Friday night under the lights, Graham Potter led his side out for the Premier League Gameweek 22 curtain raiser with Chelsea fans around the world all hyped to see their much changed and better looking team treat them to a feast.To their disappoinment, it finished all square and it was even the visitors, who had the better chances of winning it with four shots on goal, one which was from…
At 4pm on Saturday, 28th this month, Remo Stars will kickoff their Gameweek four fixture of the new Nigeria Premier Football League, NPFL season at the Samuel Ogbemudia, Benin Stadium against their newly promoted host, Bendel Insurance.But who could have thought, at the start of last season that the Ikenne based side will be regarded as favourite in a topflight game, moreso away from home having suffered relegation in each of their two previous seasons in the topflight before last season.Surprisingly, under now manager of Shooting Stars of Ibadan, coach Gbenga Ogunbote, the Sky Blues defied the odds and achieved…
Mkykailo Mudryk isn’t coming to Arsenal but while Arsenal fans have the right to feel hurt after hoping to get a player all over them only to watch him join their rival, they also need to realize that it has become an awkward deal, when a player with €40 million valuation is set to cost around €100 million.The market is already inflated but the fact that Cody Gakpo joined Liverpool in the transfer window for less that £60 million makes €100 million for Mudryk ridiculous and Arsenal were not helped by interest from willing spenders, Chelsea.Any hopes of Arsenal signing…
Charlie Patino is the one Midfielder from Hale End with the prospect of representing Arsenal’s first team in a while now and there is no denying he has the potential to star for the club.Arsenal do have the reputation of moulding and promoting youngsters to star for the club on the big stage but it has been a while since they have a midfielder come through the ranks.Infact, hardly have they been able to integrate one into the system since Jack Wilshere in the 2000s.Albeit they have had the likes of Joe Willock, who is now thriving at Newcastle United,…
Jürgen Klopp prepared himself a disaster in his decision to adopt technicality rather than the intense, fast, and energetic ‘metal football’ he is known for but the time is still there to make the right calls and revert to the prosperous days.Days after days teams continue to get better in what they are known for, leaving little or no room for errors as even the slightest ones will not be left unpunished. However, Liverpool appears a team digressing from what it is good at, to learn what the world enjoy.To worsen matters, Liverpool don’t have/ sign the right players to…
It is better to have a good manager than having good players when you give a good manager the needed time, they are able to control the pattern of a team but good players can only play their part under the tutelage of a manager. Football has become more technical.Chelsea’s last seven Premier League games has produced only one win but this is not a reason to start calling for the manager to be sacked. YES!Someone, somewhere in the other part of London was here not so long ago and there is no telling what they went through before they…
The year 2022 has been an eventful one with the African Cup of nation and the FIFA World Cup all taking place during the course of it, while the annual UEFA Nations League also presented European players the avenue to represent their countries.The year saw Real Madrid extend their record of most Champions League title won to 14 while also winning the league for a record 35th time.Manchester City won a fourth Premier League title in five years, Milan won first Scudetto in eleven years, PSG reclaim the Ligue un title from Lille and Bayern continued their dominance in the…
Chelsea have spent well over £350 million since the Todd Boehly takeover in May despite it not been up to two full transfer windows since then, but the Chelsea’s seemingly unchanged starting XI is a worry going forward.The players, a few of them big names have not been able to replicate the form or fitness that made them daring to Blues fans upon their arrival at the club few months back.Raheem Sterling, who joined from Manchester City as the marquee signing to kickoff the new era seems to be the only fresh leg added to the squad that consistently show…
You look at Mykhaylo Mudryk and go wow as the mercurial winger utilizes his speed, coupled with skills to skip past one two three four defenders, leaving them all in his wake and then you feel this player potentially has the world at his feet.The Ukrainian without a doubt is one of the hottest prospects in Europe today albeit he only plays in the Ukrainian league, he has been able to earn himself more fans with his sensational displays in the Champions League group stage.Even though Shakhtar disappointingly failed to reach the round of 16, Mudryk’s star shone brightest for…