Lorenzo Insigne was revealed as the clear top earner in Major League Soccer as the players association published its list of annual salaries.
Italy striker Insigne joined Toronto FC from Napoli at the end of the 2021-22 Serie A season, signing a four-year contract.
It can now be revealed that Insigne will earn $14million in his first season, putting him far ahead of the next highest paid player in MLS, who is Chicago Fire s former Liverpool and Bayern Munich player Xherdan Shaqiri.
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Shaqiri earns a base salary of $7.35m, but his guaranteed compensation comes to $8.153m. The 31-year-old joined Chicago from Lyon in February.
The MLS Players Association (MLSPA) published its list that includ…
Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah did not mince his words when defending his place as he declared he is the best player in the world in his position.
The Egypt international is on track to win the Premier League Golden Boot, while also boasting the highest assist tally in the top flight, being directly involved in 35 goals from his 34 appearances.
Salah was recently named the Football Writers Association Player of the Year in England, and has a chance to make history with this Liverpool team as they have won the EFL Cup, and are still in the hunt for the Premier League title, FA Cup and Champions League.
Speaking to beIN SPORTS, Salah was adamant that there is no forward in world football scaling his heights.
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Pep Guardiola has heralded outgoing full-back Pablo Zabaleta as one of the most important players in Manchester City history.
City announced late on Saturday that Zabaleta had informed the club he will leave when his contract expires next month, bringing down the curtain on a celebrated nine-year spell in Manchester.
An unheralded signing from Espanyol in August 2008, shortly before Sheikh Mansour s takeover drastically altered City s fortunes, Zabaleta made his Premier League debut alongside showpiece signing Robinho in a 3-1 defeat to Chelsea the following month.
But it was the tough-tackling Argentinian who would go on to firmly establish himself as a fans favourite thanks to numerous all-action displays.
A pivotal member of the title-winning sides o…
England will head into the Women’s World Cup having played more total minutes than any other leading country, according to a report by global players’ union FIFPRO.
Workload and injuries have been a major talking point in the women’s game, with a particular focus on the number of players suffering ACL damage.
Arsenal defender Leah Williamson, who captained England to European Championship success last summer, and Beth Mead, who won the Golden Boot and was named player of the tournament, will both miss the World Cup because of ACL injuries, as will Chelsea’s Fran Kirby with her own knee issue.
FIFPRO’s 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup Workload Journey Report, published on Thursday morning, examined workload and playing opportunities for players at internati…
Real Madrid were held to a 1-1 draw by Real Valladolid in their first home game of the season on Saturday.
Karim Benzema s precise strike with eight minutes to play looked enough to earn Zinedine Zidane s side a second win from two LaLiga matches in 2019-20, only for Sergi Guardiola to level late on.
Madrid started their first home game of the season with none of their new signings in the first XI, as Zidane put faith in Gareth Bale, James Rodriguez and Isco despite weeks of speculation over their futures.
It was Bale who looked likeliest to break the deadlock in the first half, prodding a first-time effort just wide of the left-hand post and sending a header over the crossbar.
James also twice came close with a good strike and a header, but Valladolid go…
When Monaco and Manchester City embarked upon a sensationally riotous Champions League last-16 affair in 2017, a livewire forward with a combination of technique and pace to leave the most seasoned defenders utterly mortified scored in both legs as the Ligue 1 side went through 6-6 on away goals.
That young man was Kylian Mbappe. But it was also, in a losing cause, Leroy Sane.
Four years on from a knockout tie that marked out both players as potentially dominant figures for the decade to come in European football, each had points to prove at the Parc des Princes on Tuesday.
Mbappe was looking to add to the argument that he is the finest player in the world right now, Paris Saint-Germain s talisman in their quest for elusive continental supremacy. Sane was trying…
Tyrone Mings took advantage of Manchester United s sloppy defending to score his first Premier League goal as Aston Villa came from behind in a 2-2 draw at Old Trafford.
United had to chase the game after the impressive Jack Grealish opened the scoring 11 minutes into an error-strewn contest that saw the hosts equalise through a Tom Heaton own goal and then go ahead when Victor Lindelof scored for the first time this season.
Any hopes Ole Gunnar Solskjaer had of seeing his side protect the lead were dashed within two minutes as the unmarked Mings volleyed home an equaliser from close range to help Villa claim a share of the points their performance deserved.
The result leaves United with one win from their last four domestic outings and, with Tottenham arriving…
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Dutch giants Ajax play host to Ligue 1 side Lyon in the first leg of Europa League semifinal tie in Amsterdam, with both sides looking to make an important step towards clinching their spot in the finals.
The Amsterdam-based club has been enjoying a fine home form of late and will be hoping to extend the run in order to make their mark on the highly-anticipated Europa League semifinal. Peter Bosz’s men have remained unbeaten in their last 8 matches on home ground, and in 12 European home games. Ajax will still have to overcome a slight dip in form if they are to remain in the hunt for the final. Ajax narrowly escaped elimination in the quarterfinal as they were forced to fight through the extra time against Sch…
Real Madrid s Martin Odegaard will likely remain at Real Sociedad for the 2020/21 season, according to club president Jokin Aperribay.
The 21-year-old went to Sociedad on a season-long loan last summer, which is his third temporary move away from Santiago Bernabeu since he arrived to the club in 2015. Reportedly, there is an option for the deal to be extended for another term. Speaking to Radio Euskadi a few days ago (via ), Aperribay revealed that Sociedad want to keep the services of the talented Norwegian attacking midfielder, and that they hope they will be able to. He also says that the decision will be up to the player himself.
Odegaard played a total of 28 games in all competitions for Sociedad this season, netting eight goals and assisting seven more. His contri…
According to a recent report from Calciomercato, Tottenham Hotspur are believed to be the frontrunners in the race to try and sign Hakim Ziyech from Dutch giants Ajax during next summer’s transfer window. The expectation is that Tottenham will lose Christian Eriksen either next summer or even during the upcoming January transfer window, with Ziyech being viewed as the ideal replacement for the Danish sensation.
Lorenzo Pellegrini has also been floated around as a suggestion, but beyond that, it certainly feels like there are plenty of options out there for Spurs. When it comes to Ziyech there is said to be a great deal of competition that the North London outfit will face, with AC Milan, Roma and Napoli all attempting to bring him over to Serie A.
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