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ISL 2020-21: Top 5 highest-paid foreign players in ISL season 7

Advait Jajodia
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ISL 2020-21: Top 5 highest-paid foreign players in ISL season 7

The Indian Super League (ISL) is India’s budding domestic football tournament that is getting bigger as each season passes. Owners don’t seem to be hesitating in shelling out large sums of money at the cost of winning the title.

Although there are many top players in the league, we take a look at the five highest earners, this season.

1. Gary Hooper (Kerala Blasters) | Salary: ₹9.99 crores

This English striker signed a one-year deal with the Kerala Blasters for a staggering ₹ 9.99 cr, making him the most valuable player in ISL season 7. He began his youth career in Tottenham Hotspur and has represented teams like Celtic and Norwich City in the past. He has a prolific presence upfront and will give the opposition defences a hard time, for sure.

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Gary Hooper is the most expensive player in the ISL this season. Image Credits: Sportskeeda

2. Isma (Chennaiyin FC) | Salary: ₹6.66 crores

Esmaël Gonçalves, known as just Isma, moved to Chennaiyin FC on a free transfer after a stint at the Japanese club, Matsumoto Yamaga. He is a strongly built forward who can play as a striker or as a winger. He has represented the top tiers of Scotland, Portugal, France and other Asian countries. He is highly capable of creating goals which is much needed for the South Indian team.

3. Idrissa Sylla (NorthEast United FC) | Salary: ₹6.66 crores

After his contract with Belgian team Zulte Waregem terminated, NorthEast United FC was prompt in signing Idrissa Sylla only one day later. This Guinean forward is brave on the ball and is renowned for his technical brilliance. Standing at 6-foot 2-inch, he could be a serious aerial threat to opposing teams. He has played at the highest level for Queens Park Rangers and Anderlecht in the past.

Adam le Fondre (Mumbai City FC) | Salary: ₹6.66 crores

Another well-travelled striker, Adam le Fondre is suiting up for Mumbai City FC this year on a season-long loan from Syndey FC. In the past, he has played for teams like Bolton Wanderers, Reading and Wolves. An international striker, he is also deadly in front of the goal and could create problems for opposition defences.

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Adam le Fondre has been in great form scoring 3 goals in 3 games for Mumbai City FC. Image Credits : Twitter (@MumbaiCityFC)

Vicente Gomez (Kerala Blasters) | Salary: ₹6.66 crores

The Spaniard Vicente Gomez is the only non-striker on the list. He signed a three-year deal with Kerala Blasters, coming from Deportivo La Coruna. The defensive midfielder brings a wealth of experience with him. At 32 years, he brings much-needed steel and to the Blasters midfield and will play a vital role in the team’s pursuit to the top-four spot.

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FC Barcelona postponing their January payment for the players

Rishab Chakladar
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FC Barcelona postponing their January payment for the players

The Covid-19 pandemic has already affected the economical condition of every sector of the world. The football world is not an exception. Some small clubs have already faced multiple crises. Now, some big clubs have also started to face the same situation.

The interim president of FC Barcelona, Carlos Tusquets, in an interview with Catalan radio station RAC1, has confirmed that the player will not receive any payment for January amid the club’s “worrying” financial situation.

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Tusquets said, “It’s lousy. It’s worrying, but hopeful.”

“In January we can’t make salary payments. The players have two salary payments: one in January and another in July. We’ve delayed the January payment and other payments, such as bonuses for winning trophies.”

“The agreement we’ve reached will allow us to get through to the end of the season without any treasury issues. This season is saved.”-he added.

“The economic situation is worrying. It’s very bad, but we’ve got hope. When the ground is opened up, we’ll take in 220 million euros (US$268 million) without doing anything, and that goes up to 320 million thanks to the sponsors.”

“Meanwhile, we keep having to spend money. It’s a horrible situation but when the stadium is back in play, we’ll start to recoup the money.”

Last month Tusquets announced that FC Barcelona is forced to save almost €300 million to avoid a financial crisis. FC Barcelona board is now searching for solutions for this situation.

Barcelona has sold Luis Suarez, Arturo Vidal, Arthur Melo, Rafinha Alcantara, and Nelson Semedo last summer. But that was not enough. Now they have finally decided to postpone the payment of the players.  

Zinedine Zidane reportedly has his back to the wall at Real Madrid

Arsh Das
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Zinedine Zidane reportedly has his back to the wall at Real Madrid

The recent disappointing run of form from the 13-time Champions League winners has put Zizou’s place under threat. As per reports from Spanish publication, Marca, there are five main reasons as to why Zinedine Zidane could be heading for an exit.

Firstly, there is the discontinuity between the starting XI for Madrid’s matches. With players rotated in and out almost every week, there are solid doubts about Madrid’s strongest lineup. Furthermore, as far as team selection goes, is the case of Marcelo.

The Brazilian left-back is well past his prime and has been less than decent in all his outings for the club. Madrid have lost all ten matches that the defender has started, and Zidane just doesn’t seem to pick up on it.

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Elsewhere, the transfers of Eden Hazard and Luka Jovic have proven to be unsuccessful. Considering the amount of money that the club paid for the two players, they are rightfully disappointed with the manager for his demands not paying off.

The selling of players like Sergio Reguilon, Achraf Hakimi and Marcos Llorente and not including them in his plans has also caused friction between the manager and the higher authorities.

Lastly, the case of the Frenchman sticking to the same tactics he used five years ago has made the players believe that a different approach would benefit them in playing better football and getting the results.

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Speaking after the defeat to Shakhtar for a second time, Zidane confirmed that he would not be resigning. It is safe to note at this point, that Madrid are looking at former legendary striker Raul and former Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino as potential replacements for Zidane.

The former Madrid midfielder has given a lot to the club both as a player and as a manager. Despite the dip in form, Madrid should consider his past glories and give him time to turn things around. The fact that the squad is plagued with new injuries every week is also doing the manager no favours.

So, while things are not dire for the coach just yet, a drop to the Europa League, or a continued disappointing run of performances could bring down the curtain on his second spell as Madrid manager. However, any decision regarding a change will take time to come through, if at all.

Germany keeps faith in Joachim Low for upcoming EURO 2021

Rishab Chakladar
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Germany keeps faith in Joachim Low for upcoming EURO 2021

Joachim Low is highly criticized for the performance of Germany in recent times. Germany failed to qualify for the UEFA Nations League semi-finals. They were thrashed by Spain by a 6-0 scoreline, Germany’s heaviest defeat since May 1931. Germany finished in the second position in their UEFA Nations League group stage. Spain qualified for the next round from the same group. Some suggested replacing Low keeping in mind the upcoming EURO 2021.

But the German Football Association’s executives officially decided to keep faith in Joachim Low after the meeting on Monday after Low presented his plans.

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The German FA stated, ‘A single game cannot and must not be a yardstick for the general performance of the national team and the national coach.’

‘Low informed those involved about his assessments, ideas and further plans. The members of the executive committee agreed that what counts is the high-quality work of the coaching staff, intact relationship between the team and the coach and a clear concept for the previous and future procedures.’

‘There is a firm conviction that Joachim Low and his coaching team will deliver successful games and results despite a challenging situation for everyone.’- they added in the statement.

Joachim Low has been the manager of Germany since 2006. This coming EURO will be his 7th major tournament. He has won the World Cup in 2014. Germany was also the runners up in the 2008 EURO and was 3rd in the 2010 World Cup. His contract with Germany ends after the World Cup 2022 in Qatar.

A look back at Ronaldo’s unbelievable career as he scores his 750th career goal

Arsh Das
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A look back at Ronaldo’s unbelievable career as he scores his 750th career goal

Greatness has followed Cristiano Ronaldo at all of the great clubs that he has played for. Ever since breaking through the ranks at the Sporting CP academy, Ronaldo has had the world at his feet, taking the world by storm under Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United. 

The Portuguese superstar then moved to the biggest club in the world, Real Madrid and won it all with Los Blancos. When he left the Spanish capital, Ronaldo was the highest scorer in the club’s history and had managed to guide the club to every trophy available. 

Yesterday, Ronaldo managed to score his 750th career goal as he tapped into an empty net following a cruising cross from Federico Chiesa from the right-hand side to double Juventus’ lead against Dynamo Kiev and seal qualification to the Round of 16 of the Champions League for good. 

The 35-year-old has won the Champions League five times, four times with Real Madrid and once with Manchester United. He has also won the Ballon d’Or 5 times and is only behind Leo Messi, with 6 to his name. 

Ronaldo scored 118 goals in 292 appearances for Manchester United, and, as mentioned above, is the highest goalscorer in Real Madrid history with 450 goals from 438 games for the club. 

He has found the back of the net 5 times for his first professional club Sporting CP in 31 appearances, and 75 times for current club Juventus from 97 appearances. 

Ronaldo is Portugal’s highest goalscorer of all time, with 102 goals to his name. The closest to him in terms of the numbers is Pauleta with 47. In fact, Ronaldo is the second-highest goalscorer of all time when it comes to national teams, only behind former Iranian striker Ali Daei with 109. 

And that record will soon be broken by Ronaldo as well. It is only a matter of time before the 7 goal deficit is achieved by CR7 and he becomes the highest goal-scorer for any national football team on planet earth. 

The stark contrast between Barcelona and Real Madrid’s financial situation

Arsh Das
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The stark contrast between Barcelona and Real Madrid’s financial situation

The coronavirus pandemic has heavily impacted finances in football throughout Europe. However, Barcelona and Real Madrid are having arguably the most difficulty in dealing with the lack of finances pouring in. 

Madrid recently announced their financial projections for the 20/21 season, which is set at an eye-watering €637 million. While the numbers might be staggering for the casual viewer, Madrid maintain that this projected figure is less than €300 million than the assumed figure if the pandemic didn’t hit. 

In other words, had things been normal, and finances had not been impacted as badly as they were, Madrid would have had about a billion Euros to work with this season. 

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Los Blancos lost about €106 million in revenue, despite which, the club managed to settle the financial year with a profit of €313,000. 

The club is currently working on renovating the Santiago Bernabeu stadium to increase its capacity for when fans are allowed back into stadia. 

Barcelona, on the other hand, have not been holding up too well. While their fierce rivals managed to report a profit despite a major lack of income, the Catalonians reported a loss worth €97 million, in stark contrast to their projections of profit worth €11 million. The club reported a decrease in finances worth €203 million in 19/20. 

Fati, Coutinho and Messi impress as Barca break the curse of Balaidos

As per the latest reports coming out of Barcelona, interim President Carlos Tusquets has confirmed that Barcelona players and other staff will not receive their payment for the month of January despite managing to agree on a wage reduction worth €200 million in gross total, including outgoing transfers. 

Madrid’s players, on the other hand, are currently suffering a 10% pay cut and are still managing to pull through with running the club smoothly. 

The financial management on Madrid’s side looks decent enough for the club to make it through the pandemic. However, the same cannot be said for the Blaugrana.

FIFA 21: Here’s the FUT 21 Team of the Week 10 (TOTW 10)

Rahul Roy
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FIFA 21: Here’s the FUT 21 Team of the Week 10 (TOTW 10)

EA Sports has now officially revealed the Team of the Week 10 for the FIFA 21 Ultimate Team. It is headed by World Cup winning Frenchman, Antoinne Griezmanne. He has a 88 rated LW card.

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Starting XI

  • GK: Pacheco – 86
  • RB: Aguilar – 82
  • CB: Romagnoli – 85
  • LB: Mendy – 84
  • RM: Raphinha – 84
  • CM: Fabian – 84
  • CM: Neuhaus – 82
  • CM: Skhiri – 82
  • ST: Iago Aspas – 86
  • ST: Martinez – 86
  • LW: Griezmann – 88
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Substitutes and reserves

The starting XI player and some substitutes would be a great addition to your new FUT 21 squad. And, if you somehow end up getting a low-rated player, don’t worry as you can get a handsome amount of coins by selling them quickly.

The TOTW 10 players are in the squad from 2nd December and will be removed from packs at 5.59 pm GMT on 9th December, when TOTW 11 will come out.

IPL 2021: A new franchise from Ahmedabad to be included in IPL

Shrestha Paul
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Ahmedabad is all set to enter IPL in 2021 with another team as BCCI has called its annual meeting on 24th December for the entry of 1 or 2 franchises.

IPL 2021 is all set to welcome their 9th team from Gujarat as the BCCI has called up for their annual meeting on 24th December to discuss their entry. The entry of another team is still uncertain.

The major news is that Gujarat’s entry is almost final, as the Motera Stadium in Gujarat is being renovated recently and upgraded to a capacity of 110,000, making it the largest stadium as per the capacity.

According to The Hindu report, the full auction is being planned since “the BCCI has plans to add a ninth team” for the 2021 edition. The Sportstar report also stated that the BCCI will also try and offer stakes or a team to promoters of the now-defunct Kochi franchise as a compensatory measure. The BCCI owes more than Rs 5000 crore to Kochi promoters after a court-appointed arbitrator ruled against the board for wrongful termination.

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BCCI president, Sourav Ganguly also hinted at a grand auction for IPL 2021. A few days ago, there was a report in The Hindu that a ninth team could be included in IPL 2021 as the BCCI looks to recover the losses that it incurred while hosting IPL 2020 in UAE. The ninth team will be based in Gujarat, in all probability.

Moreover, Adani and Goenka also showed interest in the ninth team. Other than Adani and Goenka, according to the reports, Mohanlal along with a business house based in Southern India and Salman Khan is also interested in owning an IPL team.

Although, BCCI is yet to announce officially Ahmedab looks certain to enter IPL as the 9th team. The final verdict will be given on 24th December after their annual general meeting.

FIFA 21: David Beckham’s ICON ratings have been revealed

Rahul Roy
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FIFA 21: David Beckham’s ICON ratings have been revealed

EA Sports has officially revealed David Beckham as the cover star of FIFA 21 next-gen edition. David Beckham is one of the most popular and famous football players. His trademark freekicks are still fresh in the memory of all the football lovers.

Now, you’ll have the chance to play and score freekicks with David Beckham in FIFA 21. Beckham will be available in both FIFA Ultimate Team and Volta.

FIFA 21 is coming to PS5 and Xbox Series S and X on 4th December. David Beckham’s ICON will also be available from the same day, 4th of December.

EA Sports has now revealed the ratings of David Beckham’s ICON in FIFA 21. The base icon is 87 rated, while the mid icon is rated at 89. The prime Beckham icon has a rating of 92.

You can also get your hands on an untradeable, one-of-a-kind David Beckham to play in FUT or take Beckham back to the street as a Groundbreaker in VOLTA FOOTBALL. You just have to play FIFA 21 by 15th January 2021. The campaign will start on 15th December. The David Beckham item is a celebration of the legendary English midfielder’s LaLiga debut for Real Madrid in the 03/04 season.

“I’m so proud to be returning to EA SPORTS™ with my FIFA 21 Beckham Edition cover…Excited to be back on the pitch as an icon with some of my old teammates!” said Beckham.

This David Beckham item will be available for all FIFA 21 editions across all platforms.

FIFA 21 is coming to PS5 and Xbox Series S and X on 4th December: What to expect?

Rahul Roy
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FIFA 21 is coming to PS5 and Xbox Series S and X on 4th December: What to expect?

FIFA 21 has already been globally released on 9th October. It somewhat matched the hype as EA Sports brought some changes demanded by the fans over the years.

The most notable feature of FIFA 21 is the Co-Op mode. You can play Division Rivals, Squad Battles and Friendlies with your friends.

The next-gen console, Sony’s PlayStation 5 and Microsoft’s Xbox Series S and X have also been released in November. FIFA 21 gave an option of Dual Entitlement which will allow you to upgrade the FIFA 21 from your old console to the next-gen consoles for free.

So, FIFA 21 will be coming to the PS5 and Xbos Series S and X on 4th December.

What to expect from FIFA 21 in the next-gen consoles?

Feel Next Level

  • PS5™ DualSense™ Haptics 
  • Push-Pull Physics
  • Sights & Sounds

Move Next Level

  • Next Level Realism
  • Responsive Multi-Touch Animations
  • Off-Ball Humanization

See Next Level

  • GameCam
  • LiveLight Rendering
  • PreMatch Live
  • Big Goal Moments 

Play Next Level

  • Lightning Fast Load Times
  • PlayStation Activities
  • Shared Progression

Many people have already got access to FIFA 21 on their next-gen consoles. EA Sports are gradually releasing the update and everyone will definitely get on 4th December on its worldwide release.

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