By Michael Kachitsa For the longest time, Paris did not have a football club that truly belonged to the elite. That finally changed in 1970, when a group of businessmen went through with the plan of merging Paris FC and Stade Saint-Germain into a single… Read More »The history of Paris Saint-Germain
By Michael Kachitsa The club was formed through a merger of two older Tyneside clubs: Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End. In order to signify the fusion, the newly formed club was named Newcastle United. Not long after that, Newcastle became known for their… Read More »The History of Newcastle United
By Michael Kachitsa While Athletic Bilbao was officially founded in 1903, its history goes a bit deeper than that. The then-new game of football was brought to the city of Bilbao by two different groups of people – the British shipyard workers and the Basque… Read More »The History of Athletic Bilbao
By Michael Kachitsa The club was founded in 1903, under the name of Athletic Club de Madrid. Its founders, three Basque students living in Madrid, considered the club a youth branch of Athletic Bilbao. The club first shirts with blue and white shirts were probably… Read More »The history of Atlético Madrid
By Michael Kachitsa Even though the club was founded in 1919, it only moved into the world-famous Mestalla stadium in 1923. The first couple of decades of the club’s existence were not particularly fruitful, but things started to change after the Spanish Civil War had… Read More »The History of Valencia CF
By Michael Kachitsa Betis was founded in 1907, under the name of Sevilla Balompié. In 1914, the club was merged with Betis Football Club, a breakaway from Sevilla FC. From that moment onwards, the club has been known as Real Betis Balompié. The club switched… Read More »The History of Real Betis
By Michael Kachitsa Not that many people know that one of the most famous Italian symbols like AC Milan was actually founded by two English expatriates, Herbert Kilpin and Alfred Edwards. The exact date was 13 December 1899. From the start, the club was partly… Read More »The history of AC Milan
By Michael Kachitsa According to the PFA (Professional Footballers’ Association) the average salary of a Premier League football player is about £50,000 per week. This average is high partially due to that some of the top players earn up to £350,000! These numbers include performance-based bonuses.… Read More »Footballers wages in the UK
By Michael Kachitsa The 1950 World Cup final – Brazil versus Uruguay. The event most commonly remembered for the huge upset – dubbed Maracanazo – is also remembered for hosting the highest number of people in a football game. The official attendance is listed at… Read More »Highest attendance at a football game
By Michael Kachitsa Tennis players take on a huge risk in deciding to turn pro – the odds of earning a stable income through tennis, let alone vast riches, are vanishingly small. Our research suggests it’s this very riskiness that drives tennis players to turn… Read More »How Much do Tennis players earn?