The numbers involved in The Premier League (PL) are impressive and the season once again demonstrated power of this industry, such as 13.6m supporters attending games, allowing the previous record of attendances to be beaten, with a 95,3% of stadium occupancy. “The Premier League has known the world over.... for its passion... as the atmosphere in the grounds... I will miss all of it” , said by Alex Ferguson. It was a season of innovation with the approval of Goal-Line Technology and the season
English Premier League teams are being overcrowded by the amount of training and games being played throughout the week which affects the players own life in many ways such as injuries, and even their social life. Some people argue that players are not being overwork because their pay is so high. Current Liverpool F.C striker Daniel Sturridge earns £105,769 (British pounds) as a weekly income whilst his yearly salary is £5,500,000. (Liverpool F.C players salaries 2015 , 2015) Having a high paying
Does the amount of English players in the Premier League affect England’s chances of winning the World Cup? The English Premier League consists of many of the top teams around Europe and even the world. Teams like Manchester united, Chelsea, and Arsenal all have come close to or even won the champions league in the last few years. However, did these teams have a high percentage of English players? Chelsea who won the champions league in May 2012 claiming the title “Champions of Europe” had only 6
Apart from that, the amounts of money clubs pay their players, as a salary is outrageous depending on the team. In many leagues, there is the firm belief that spending a lot of money on players leads to success. It is easy to pick out the teams that spend most money on their players since their wage bills are much higher than the rest when compared. Looking at the English Premier League, which consists of 20 different teams, one is able to see how much teams spend on their players. This brings up questions
so prominent in the world. There are many ways that this has been beneficial for sport. Among some of them are that it has caused sports to spread throughout the world, resulting in a number of diversified players participating in professional leagues around the world, and even many countries taking part in international sport events. This global nature of sport has allowed coaches, leaders, and athletes to access increased opportunities resulting in greater competition, giving not only sports
football is a game played only by males. Due to the major contacts made, females may not be seen fit to play. This is not the case with soccer. Soccer is played by both male and females, but not in the same competition. In soccer, males do have their leagues separately from the females. Sometimes for fun, both sex do play along side. Looking at the massive contacts made between American football players, they would definitely need protective gears. In football, players do wear helmets and body armors
professional leagues all across the globe(Fifa). But when it comes to soccer leagues, there is only one league that stands above all and that is the Barclay’s premier league. The Barclay’s premier league is a soccer league in England that consists of twenty professional soccer teams(Premierleague). The Barclay’s Premier has exclusive characteristics among all the leagues that make it the best in the world. A profitable league for all clubs is just one important element of the Barclays premier. Just as
inherited the love for the soccer team, making his main sporting passion soccer. As a child, David ran cross-country and usually the first to finish the races in the Essex cross-country championships. David tried out for a spot in the junior English league and he was rejected because he was small. He was a mascot for the Manchester United when they played against West Ham United in 1986. He played a two-year period for the Brimsdown Rovers’ youth team, and he was named Under-15 Player of the Year
Rooney (Man Utd) 2008-09: Ryan Giggs (Man Utd) 2007-08: Cristiano Ronaldo (Man Utd) "The Premier League is full of really great players and so it is a great honour when these players recognise your work on the pitch," Suarez said. Chelsea's Eden Hazard was voted Young Player of the Year. Suarez's strike partner Daniel Sturridge, 24, and Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard joined him in the Premier League Team of the Year, along with three Chelsea players - goalkeeper Petr Cech, defender Gary Cahill
wether positives outweigh the negatives . Tv deals are one of the bigger clubs main source of cash.Clubs in the premier league get a share of the new 5.14 tv rights deal.However for the lower leagues clubs this is a problem as it only makes the gap bigger between
Box-to-box midfielder closer to Arsenal move after key development Premier League giants Arsenal look a step closer to completing the move of Schalke star Max Meyer after he turned down the offer of a fresh deal with the German Bundesliga side. Promising youngster The 22-year-old midfielder is labeled as one of Europe’s most promising youngsters in his position, having performed pretty well in the Bundesliga recently. As per the Metro, Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is now possibly looking into bringing
The turnover of Arsenal F.C 2004 was a memorable year for the Gunners (Hereinafter refer as Arsenal F.C.). They won the English Premier League with an unbeaten record However, after the unbeaten season, Gunners only won FA cup in 2005 and they could not win any major trophy since 2005. .The turnover problem (which defined as the player’s departure) of the Gunners was increasing continuously after the 2004 and the reason lead to failure was the number of turnover of their first team. The turnover
Most of the research was conducted using the descriptive Corporate Social Responsibility approach, this research mainly focused on whether CSR was incorporated in the football industry. If it is, then how it is carried out? This essay will include; reasons for football clubs to adopt CSR policies, the benefits gained by football clubs when adopting CSR and how is CSR practiced; how do football cubs act socially responsible. What is CSR? There are multiple definitions of CSR, The World business Council
in order to be recognised worldwide. They are the main sponsors of the Premier League, paying an annual figure of approximately £40 million. However this deal has been under question since the beginning of the year due to growing fear from the bank that rapid inflation in sports sponsorship costs will lead to a demand of a much greater sponsorship figure in the coming years. They have been sponsoring the ‘Barclays Premier League’ since 2001 and when their contract expires at the end of the 2015-2016
railway workers decided to form a football club to play in on the weekends. They called the team The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Football Club but in 1878 renamed themselves Newton Heath. In the early 1890’s the Football League accepted their application to join the league and were placed in the First Division, as there was two divisions. They started indifferently as they lost their first game to Blackburn Rovers, the powerhouse of the 1890’s, 4-3 but a week later they beat Wolverhampton 10-1
David Beckham David Beckham is the one sports star, who not only is a phenominal player, but is probably the most famous sports icon outside just soccer. It is definetely harder to find someone that has not heard of David Beckham, than someone who has. People occasionaly wonder, however; "Why Beckham? Why is he so famous?" The answer might not be very simple, but maybe it is the combination of a great shot, a fantastic cross, his own Adidas shoe, his changing hair-style, his modeling career, his
There is simply no denying the fact that Leeds United is one of the most iconic clubs in English football history. Through countless generations Leeds United has always been back by loyal fans and – more often than not – a fair degree of success. While Leeds United may have started out life playing in a blue and white striped kit, it was not long before the famed yellow and white colour scheme was introduced, which fittingly coincided with the club’s rise to prominence. Another factor that has helped
Mallek Nour Wow, what a beautiful game we all know and love. There are always moments that will never be forgotten. Some of them being the most amazing runs or your team beats a better team to become champions. There are also moments in history that will never be forgotten for the wrong reason. That reason is racism in our beautiful game of football. In every player's lifetime as a player at the top level they all have the games that they remember. But there are always thoughts games that they
career affected him as a person. Ferguson also shows why he was able to achieve so much through his journey. I think that Alex Ferguson wrote an amazing novel about his career by giving the reader a better understanding of what happens in the top league in the world which a lot of football fans wonder about. Although this book is mostly about his career and achievements he also adds a more personal aspect to it. He talks about his family and connection to the players that he managed. ‘Alex Ferguson:
The Bosman Case Study Sequence of events: JUNE 1990: Jean-Marc Bosman gets into a dispute with his Belgian Club, FC Liege. They reduce his salary by 60%. Bosman wanted to transfer for the French club Dunkerque but his current club wanted a huge transfer fee, Bosman was dropped by FC Leige. AUGUST 1990: Bosman sues for damages against FC Liege and the Belgian Football Association. NOVERBER 1990: A Belgian court permits Bosman to transfer to the French Club free of charge. The