Bale, Neymar or Özil? The Bonfire Of Vanities – A Financial Perspective
The column ‘Finance Football’ tackles the economic aspects of the world’s favorite pastime, taking a closer look at the commercial side of the game. In the Second edition we look at Real Madrid’s pursuit of Gareth Bale, Barcelona’s capture of Neymar, Arsenal’s acquisition of Mesut Özil and other top summer transfers. Whose “Superstar” is worth his … Continue reading
Football Finances – Billionaire’s Playground: How Much Spending Is Necessary To Be Successful?
‘Finance Football’ is a semi-regular column that tackles the economic aspects of the world’s favorite pastime, taking a closer look at the commercial side of the game. In the inaugural edition, we bring Shahid Khan’s purchase of Fulham FC under the scanner, while deeply analyzing an extremely pertinent question – what does it take to be successful … Continue reading
UEFA Champions League Finances: A Decade Of Decadence | Barcelona, Bayern, Chelsea, Madrid
The close season of football is one of the worst times of year – at least entertainment wise. However, the wrap-up of the 2012-13 campaign offered the opportunity to write something about past seasons and I figured why not write an analysis about some of the most successful clubs in the Champions League. Said and … Continue reading
Neymar’s Potential Transfer Is Akin To Betting In The Stock Market
I like writing, finance and football. Naturally I like to write about football transfers. It’s one of the very few instances where I find myself voluntarily researching. It’s the first 10 to 15 minutes that I have to motivate myself creating the parameters and isolating the values for the spreadsheet. After that it’s easy going. … Continue reading
Barcelona Financial Myth Debunked – Champions League Top 4 Finances
I can’t help but look at transfers from a financial perspective. Even though it’s not my money, or has any impact on my own bottom line it’s something that interests me. Sometimes I get into arguments with fellow football enthusiast about the greater value of certain transfers. My fellow Barcelona fans in particular reject any … Continue reading
FC Bayern Munich v FC Barcelona: World-class club v World-class team
Every now and then I can’t help but look at from football from a business perspective. FC Barcelona‘s transfer operations in particular have always been a mystery to me. To this day I can’t fully comprehend their dealings in the transfer market. It’s neither prudent or lucrative. Of course the Moneyball approach can’t be duplicated … Continue reading
Beating FC Barcelona: The Gift and the Curse
The story behind this one, well, on matchdays I’m pretty active on Twitter. My fellow Culés tweet a lot of useful and insightful stuff about the beautiful game and FC Barcelona. A friend of mine tweeted something about a FC Barcelona curse, or rather an observation he made. He pointed out that every team that … Continue reading
Lionel Messi – Simply the best; Cristiano Ronaldo – Best Of The Rest
Every now and then I run out of ideas for articles. Usually that coincides with me being in a relationship, too busy with work or the winter break. Hence I was pleasantly surprised when a friend of mine and fellow writer contacted me to write a piece for the esteemed website The Hard Tackle. I’ve … Continue reading
Slighty Mad And Insomniac 