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/ 146 days ago

Ronaldo tops highest-paid athlete list: Where is Lionel Messi?

Forbes has crowned Cristiano Ronaldo the wealthiest athlete in sports, surpassing his arch-rival Lionel Messi. After a year of dominating his sports competition, the Saudi Pro League standout has been crowned the highest-paid athlete in the world for 2024. According to Forbes, Ronaldo has set a new record for soccer players with his projected total […]

Crystal Palace

/ 356 days ago

Premier League chairman proposes salary cap

European soccer, with its rich history and devoted fan base, shines as a pinnacle of sporting excellence. Yet, the sport's immense popularity brings about a unique set of challenges, particularly concerning financial disparities among clubs. Broadly speaking, in the world of sports, the relentless pursuit of excellence and victory is frequently accompanied by lavish spending. […]

Comparison of team payrolls between MLS and Championship

A wide variety of leagues exist in the world of professional soccer, each with its own history, rules, and economics. When compared to the traditional club structure of the Championship, Major League Soccer's wage cap and single-entity structure encourage financial stability and parity, respectively. Knowing how teams in these two major leagues on different continents […]

FIFA

/ 575 days ago

Infantino wins FIFA reelection and eyes salary cap, more games

Gianni Infantino won reelection as FIFA president on Thursday in Rwanda. The news is not much of a surprise, as the 52-year-old Swiss soccer official ran unopposed. He will now remain at the helm of the world's governing body of the sport until 2027. In the reelection speech from Infantino, the FIFA boss bizarrely compared […]

European Super League

/ 1107 days ago

Hybrid between US sport & Euro soccer is games ultimate blueprint

The dismissal of the European Super League symbolized the rejection of the Americanization of European soccer. Essentially, closed leagues are not desirable in the European landscape. Promotion and relegation and the possibility of intercontinental competition makes European soccer special. However, European soccer has a crisis of competitiveness. Realistically, if only a fraction of clubs win […]

General

/ 5345 days ago

Can A Salary Cap Save The Premier League From Itself?

I was posed a question last night about the Premier League by a casual American observer. “Why don't they have a salary cap?” While on the face of it I know that in some ways the comparisons aren't entirely fair, it certainly is a fair question. My knowledge of the economics of the Premier League […]

Leagues: MLS

/ 5483 days ago

Should MLS be Preaching their Financial Parity Model to the World?

Over the next two days, many of soccer’s most influential executives from around the world will meet in London, England for the annual “Leaders in Football” conference. Included in that group are three representatives from the United States: Don Garber, MLS Commissioner and CEO; Sunil Gulati, USSF President; and Tim Leiweke, President and CEO of […]

General

/ 5707 days ago

Premier League Should Emulate Major League Baseball's Wage Structure

Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore rejected the notion of a salary cap, suggested by UEFA. "If you say 60% or 50% can be capped on wages, what it really does is absolutely lock in the natural order," he told BBC Radio Five's Sportsweek programme yesterday. "It would help the big clubs far more than […]

General

/ 5847 days ago

Would A Salary Cap Combat Debt?

  FA chairman David Treisman mentioned introducing a salary cap, to combat the “very tangible dangers” of the current financial climate.  Premier League clubs have a combined £3 billion of debt.  But, is wage expenditure really the most prominent issue? Yes, players make an absurd amount of money for wearing short pants and playing a […]