Essential The Official Football (Soccer) Thread - We are SO back, the Premier League returns!
FIFA itself is a corrupt jokeSo even UEFA doesn't enforce the rules? fukking spineless
Swansea want 50million pounds for Sigurdson
City paid that much for DeBruyne. Meanwhile Real and Bayern would probably get an equivalent in laliga or bundesliga for like half that price. It reminds me of the early 2000s Serie A when Lazio and Inter were throwing cash to build teams. As long as the ratings hold they can keep up but the networks are already on some bullshyt. NBC is going to be charging 50 for access to some games that they made unavailable for streaming. I heard that Sky's charges are even worse in the UK.
City paid that much for DeBruyne. Meanwhile Real and Bayern would probably get an equivalent in laliga or bundesliga for like half that price. It reminds me of the early 2000s Serie A when Lazio and Inter were throwing cash to build teams. As long as the ratings hold they can keep up but the networks are already on some bullshyt. NBC is going to be charging 50 for access to some games that they made unavailable for streaming. I heard that Sky's charges are even worse in the UK.
The axe murderer
For I am death and I ride on a pale horse
Instagram Rich List 2017 – The Platform’s Highest-Earners Revealed!
ronaldo earns $400 000 per instagram post and the 3rd highest paid overall
ronaldo earns $400 000 per instagram post and the 3rd highest paid overall
For some reason I only noticed Balotelli's tragic hairline today.
DStyles
Vegan
James Rodriguez going to Bayern on a two year loan
Should've pushed a move to the Dab Boyz of Swagchester United.
I'm be pissed if we go into the season with just costa as striker. Don't tell me roman getting cheap...
Bayern and Juve have managed to get themselves some cheap transfers even in this crazy market. You can throw Real in there too. The power of their image has helped them get players for what they could go for especially for transfers of guys like Lewandowski,Thiago,Kroos who ran down contracts and only wanted to join prestigious clubs. I also read that Goretzka might go to Bayern on a free transfer after next season too.
Diego Simeone did one hell of a job transforming Atletico
Atletico Madrid have overtaken Barcelona and Bayern Munich to move into second place in the UEFA rankings for club competitions.
The latest official list published ahead of the 2017-18 season sees Atletico with a coefficient of 133.799, putting them ahead of third-placed Barca (128.7990), fourth-placed Bayern (122.656) and fifth-placed Juventus (119.049).
Real Madrid, who beat Atletico in the 2014 and 2016 Champions League finals, as well as retaining the trophy by defeating Juve 4-1 in the 2017 decider, top the table with a coefficient of 151.799.
When Diego Simeone took charge of Atletico during the 2011-12 campaign, the club were down in 23rd place in the rankings -- between CSKA Moscow and Marseille -- but they have climbed steadily each year since due to their success in that season's Europa League, followed by consistently reaching the latter stages of the Champions League each year since.
"Atletico Madrid has climbed to second place of the ranking of European clubs that UEFA elaborates," a club statement read. "Our team's coefficient is of 133,799 points, which has allowed us to surpass FC Barcelona and Bayern Munich in the ranking. Our scores of the last five seasons are: in the campaign 2013/14 we accumulated 37,600, 26,042 in 2014/15, 32,785 in 2015/16 and 33,028 in 2016/17.
"In addition, our team starts next season with 4,342 points since it has qualified for the group stage of the Champions League. We need to remember that in the last four seasons, our team has reached two Champions League finals, a semi-final and a few quarter-finals. In addition, for the first time in our history, Simeone's squad will play for the fifth consecutive season in the continental showpiece."
The highest ranked Premier League club in the latest UEFA standings is Manchester City -- who sit ninth [94.363], ahead of Arsenal (11th - 84.363), Chelsea (13th - 80.363), Manchester United (16th - 78.363), Tottenham (22nd - 62.363) and Liverpool (35th - 44.363). When Simeone took over Atletico English clubs were much higher -- United were then second, Chelsea third, Arsenal sixth and Liverpool 11th.
Other clubs to rise during recent years include current leaders Madrid [who were seventh back in 2011], Juventus (up from 43rd to fifth), Sevilla (up from 11th to sixth) and Paris Saint-Germain (up from 38th to seventh).
Significant fallers have been Inter Milan (ninth, down to 59th), AC Milan (10th to 58th) and Valencia (15th to 30th).
The club coefficient rankings are based on the results of clubs competing in the five previous seasons of the Champions League and Europa League. The rankings determine the seeding of each club in all UEFA competition draws.
1 Real Madrid CF
2 Club Atlético de Madrid
3 FC Barcelona
4 FC Bayern München
5 Juventus
6 Sevilla FC
7 Paris Saint-Germain
8 Borussia Dortmund
9 Manchester City FC
10 SL Benfica
11 Arsenal
12 FC Porto
13 Chelsea FC
14 SSC Napoli
15 Bayer 04 Leverkusen
16 Manchester United
17 FC Schalke 04
18 FC Shakhtar Donetsk
19 FC Zenit
20 ACF Fiorentina
Atletico Madrid have overtaken Barcelona and Bayern Munich to move into second place in the UEFA rankings for club competitions.
The latest official list published ahead of the 2017-18 season sees Atletico with a coefficient of 133.799, putting them ahead of third-placed Barca (128.7990), fourth-placed Bayern (122.656) and fifth-placed Juventus (119.049).
Real Madrid, who beat Atletico in the 2014 and 2016 Champions League finals, as well as retaining the trophy by defeating Juve 4-1 in the 2017 decider, top the table with a coefficient of 151.799.
When Diego Simeone took charge of Atletico during the 2011-12 campaign, the club were down in 23rd place in the rankings -- between CSKA Moscow and Marseille -- but they have climbed steadily each year since due to their success in that season's Europa League, followed by consistently reaching the latter stages of the Champions League each year since.
"Atletico Madrid has climbed to second place of the ranking of European clubs that UEFA elaborates," a club statement read. "Our team's coefficient is of 133,799 points, which has allowed us to surpass FC Barcelona and Bayern Munich in the ranking. Our scores of the last five seasons are: in the campaign 2013/14 we accumulated 37,600, 26,042 in 2014/15, 32,785 in 2015/16 and 33,028 in 2016/17.
"In addition, our team starts next season with 4,342 points since it has qualified for the group stage of the Champions League. We need to remember that in the last four seasons, our team has reached two Champions League finals, a semi-final and a few quarter-finals. In addition, for the first time in our history, Simeone's squad will play for the fifth consecutive season in the continental showpiece."
The highest ranked Premier League club in the latest UEFA standings is Manchester City -- who sit ninth [94.363], ahead of Arsenal (11th - 84.363), Chelsea (13th - 80.363), Manchester United (16th - 78.363), Tottenham (22nd - 62.363) and Liverpool (35th - 44.363). When Simeone took over Atletico English clubs were much higher -- United were then second, Chelsea third, Arsenal sixth and Liverpool 11th.
Other clubs to rise during recent years include current leaders Madrid [who were seventh back in 2011], Juventus (up from 43rd to fifth), Sevilla (up from 11th to sixth) and Paris Saint-Germain (up from 38th to seventh).
Significant fallers have been Inter Milan (ninth, down to 59th), AC Milan (10th to 58th) and Valencia (15th to 30th).
The club coefficient rankings are based on the results of clubs competing in the five previous seasons of the Champions League and Europa League. The rankings determine the seeding of each club in all UEFA competition draws.
1 Real Madrid CF
2 Club Atlético de Madrid
3 FC Barcelona
4 FC Bayern München
5 Juventus
6 Sevilla FC
7 Paris Saint-Germain
8 Borussia Dortmund
9 Manchester City FC
10 SL Benfica
11 Arsenal
12 FC Porto
13 Chelsea FC
14 SSC Napoli
15 Bayer 04 Leverkusen
16 Manchester United
17 FC Schalke 04
18 FC Shakhtar Donetsk
19 FC Zenit
20 ACF Fiorentina
Its just hit me today how the French national team is set up to make a run next summer for the next two World Cups.
Those young guns stay consistent and holy crap they'll be dominant.
Those young guns stay consistent and holy crap they'll be dominant.
