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PSG: Abundance in signings, austerity in income
Nine million is the money that PSG has entered in sales during the transfer market for the sales of Mitchel Bakker (Bayer Leverkusen) and Alphonse Aréola (West Ham), after having spent 76 million in Achraf and Danilo , the balance of the Parisian team in the market has ended with a deficit of 67 million euros. Some figures far from the intention that Leonardo had in June to balance the losses that the club had had during the pandemic. In June, the sporting director of PSG sent an entry of income and expenses to the DNCG, the financial body that controls the clubs...
Proper Investor: The 20 soccer jerseys you must have
One of the constant questions we receive from our collector friends (via facebook & instagram @proper.soccer and email: info@proper.soccer ) is: How can I tell if my shirt collection is gaining or losing value over time? Every collector, regardless of what they collect, should be clear about how much their collection is worth in the international market, especially if they had to resort to selling some piece(s) to meet some financial need. And it is that precisely during the pandemic, we have seen many collectors surprised when, when trying to sell their pieces, they discover that: after months of advertising...
Messimania: The greatest beneficiary is not PSG
Starting in the 1960s, in European regions, shirts with the colors that identified peoples, societies, groups or ethnic groups began to be traded. To the extent that the tournaments or competitions acquired dyes of social, racial, even generational rivalry; Carrying a specific shield or a number outside one's social circle was an object of identity and worship. Some examples of the first sports and regional rivalries that instilled this custom were Hallam vs. Sheffield, Chelsea vs. Leeds, Manchester vs. Liverpool, Arsenal vs. Tottenham, Madrid vs. Barcelona, Sevilla vs. Betis, Inter vs. Milan or Rangers vs. Celtic, to name a few....
Mexico and its 4T: Austerity even in Olympic Medals
The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games (in 2021) ended and Mexico reached the painful position 84 with only 4 bronze medals. One of them produced by professional and commercial investment associated with professional football. How bad is this result historically? Simply the worst performance for Mexico since Atlanta 1996 when they only got a bronze medal. Was this result expected? It depends on who is asked: Ana Gabriela Guevara, who serves as head of the National Commission for Physical Culture and Sports (Conade) predicted 10 medals, even after obtaining the first bronze medal in Archery: In an interview on July 24,...
Mancini and Vialli: A romance from Genoa to the world
The main delegate of Italy, Gianluca Vialli, has become a symbol of the Azzurri team and after the victory against Austria, yesterday's hug with Roberto Mancini was much stronger than what the images that are going around the world express. Mancini's former teammate at Sampdoria played 56 times for the Italian national team. But it was his time at Samp and Juve that made his name in the history of football in both Italy and Europe. He won the Champions League with Juventus in 1995-96 and played in the European Cup final with Sampdoria in 1992. Vialli had also won...