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  • lucy4lucy4 Member Posts: 7,933
    Turkish football leagues suspended indefinitely after Ankaragucu president punches referee.

    Ankaragucu president Faruk Koca punched referee Halil Umut Meler following his side's 1-1 draw with Rizespor in Turkish Super Lig on Monday night; two detained as fans also attack official, while detention order issued for Koca.

  • lucy4lucy4 Member Posts: 7,933
    The highest paid player in every Premier League season has been revealed.



    The highest-paid player in every Premier League season has been revealed and shows just how wages have changed over the years.

    The English top flight has regularly led the way when it comes to player salaries and an influx of money arrived when the first division became the Premier League in 1992.

    The average yearly salary in the United Kingdom is around £35,000 a year in 2013 but a study in 2019 from Global Sports uncovered that the average Premier League player takes home over £3 million per annum.

    Back in 1992 the average yearly earning for a Premier League player was £77,000 but according to data from the likes of The Mirror, John Barnes of Liverpool made £10,000 per week and £520,000 per year in his pomp.

    Legends like Eric Cantona and Dennis Bergkamp soon became the best-paid in the league with £18,000-a-week and £25,000-a-week in the years which followed, before Fabrizio Ravanelli collected £42,000-a-week in just a single season at Middlesbrough.

    Manchester United's legendary former captain Roy Keane broke the wage structure with two massive contacts in the late 90's and early 2000's before Liverpool icon Steven Gerrard became the first Premier League player to bag a £100,000-a-week deal to fend off interest from Chelsea.

    Carlos Tevez and Wayne Rooney collected £250,000 and £300,000 per week respectively in their biggest deals, while Cristiano Ronaldo negotiated a mammoth £480,000 contract upon his return to United.

    At present, Manchester City captain Kevin De Bruyne is believed to be the league's top earner on £400,000-a-week.

    Here is the list in full:

    1992/93: John Barnes - £10,000-a-week

    1993/94: John Barnes - £10,000-a-week

    1994/95: Eric Cantona - £18,000-a-week

    1995/96: Dennis Bergkamp - £25,000-a-week

    1996/97: Fabrizio Ravanelli - £42,000-a-week

    1997/98: Alan Shearer - £34,000-a-week

    1998/99: Alan Shearer - £34,000-a-week

    1999/00: Roy Keane - £52,000-a-week

    2000/01: Roy Keane - £52,000-a-week

    2001/02: Roy Keane - £90,000-a-week

    2002/03: Roy Keane - £94,000-a-week

    2003/04: Hernan Crespo - £94,000-a-week

    2004/05: Frank Lampard - £98,000-a-week

    2005/06: Steven Gerrard - £100,000-a-week

    2006/07: Andriy Shevchenko - £118,000-a-week

    2007/08: John Terry - £135,000-a-week

    2008/09: Robinho - £160,000-a-week

    2009/10: Carlos Tevez - £250,000-a-week

    2010/11: Carlos Tevez - £250,000-a-week

    2011/12: Carlos Tevez - £250,000-a-week

    2012/13: Carlos Tevez - £250,000-a-week

    2013/14: Wayne Rooney - £300,000-a-week

    2014/15: Wayne Rooney - £300,000-a-week

    2015/16: Wayne Rooney - £300,000-a-week

    2016/17: Wayne Rooney - £300,000-a-week

    2017/18: Alexis Sanchez - £350,000-a-week

    2018/19: Alexis Sanchez - £350,000-a-week

    2019/20: David de Gea - £375,000-a-week

    2020/21: Gareth Bale - £560,000-a-week (majority paid by Real Madrid)

    2021/22: Cristiano Ronaldo - £480,000-a-week

    2022/23: Kevin De Bruyne - £400,000-a-week

    2023/24: Kevin De Bruyne - £400,000-a-week
  • lucy4lucy4 Member Posts: 7,933
    That'd be interesting to see the VAR lines being drawn and the commentators explaining how he was offside... :D


  • stokefcstokefc Member Posts: 7,829
    Rumour..Nuno Espirito Santo
    Get it done Stoke B)
  • EssexphilEssexphil Member Posts: 8,771
    Sad to read Ian Wright is stepping down from being a pundit on Match of the Day.

    Didn't always agree with what he said, but he always made me think, and was always interesting. Much like Lawrenson and Hansen. And unlike most of the people still on there.
  • Tikay10Tikay10 Member, Administrator, Moderator Posts: 169,576
    Essexphil said:

    Sad to read Ian Wright is stepping down from being a pundit on Match of the Day.

    Didn't always agree with what he said, but he always made me think, and was always interesting. Much like Lawrenson and Hansen. And unlike most of the people still on there.

    @Essexphil


    Any idea why, Phil? Got another gig somewhere?

    If you ever get a chance to listen to the Desert Island Discs he was on, make sure you listen. Very emotional stuff.

    Love Wrighty.
  • EssexphilEssexphil Member Posts: 8,771
    Tikay10 said:

    Essexphil said:

    Sad to read Ian Wright is stepping down from being a pundit on Match of the Day.

    Didn't always agree with what he said, but he always made me think, and was always interesting. Much like Lawrenson and Hansen. And unlike most of the people still on there.

    @Essexphil


    Any idea why, Phil? Got another gig somewhere?

    If you ever get a chance to listen to the Desert Island Discs he was on, make sure you listen. Very emotional stuff.

    Love Wrighty.
    Apparently, it's just that he is 60, and wants to do other things with his life.
    Although I suspect it was the thought of sitting alongside "Dull" Danny Murphy and Jermaine "I've got 1 idea, and I'm going to bang on about it nonstop" Jenas.
  • lucy4lucy4 Member Posts: 7,933
  • lucy4lucy4 Member Posts: 7,933




    This was more like me in the 1970's school team :D


  • HAYSIEHAYSIE Member Posts: 35,827
  • lucy4lucy4 Member Posts: 7,933
    The Luke Littler of African football...



  • TheEdge949TheEdge949 Member Posts: 5,686
    lucy4 said:

    The Luke Littler of African football...



    Must have had a tough paper round, kid looks about 30.
  • lucy4lucy4 Member Posts: 7,933
  • TheEdge949TheEdge949 Member Posts: 5,686
    lucy4 said:


    Wish they'd have waited until the 20th when we play them again would have been another easy 3 points.
  • lucy4lucy4 Member Posts: 7,933
  • lucy4lucy4 Member Posts: 7,933
    I watched the Sunderland v Newcastle game earlier which had no VAR assistance. The game as you can imagine was quite fiery with tackles flying in everywhere but what a refreshing change to not having the game stopped for VAR to review every tackle/foul/decision. The officials knew they didn't have VAR as a back up, so they had to be on top of their game and they done a great job (I don't often say that). The players accepted the referees decisions and just got on with the game (referees decision is final). It was good to watch a football game where people scream at the ref's decisions then move on without waiting 10 minutes for a decision(be it right or not) to be made.

    I'm not against VAR but I am with the people running and implementing it as it stands today.
  • lucy4lucy4 Member Posts: 7,933
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