We recently wrote a post regarding the Top 10 Transfer Flops and it was enjoyable, having a snigger at these overpriced players who never lived up to their price tag. So, we thought it would be fun to to the opposite: The Top 10 Football Bargains! Who went over and above their price tag? Who … Continue Reading →
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Cheaper Kids! (Not literally)
I recently had the pleasure of babysitting my niece for the weekend and overall it was great. We watched some of her favourite movies, which incidentally were some of MY favourite movies from when I was her age and it was great revisiting them and watching them as an adult. We also watched something called Adventure Time … Continue Reading →
How do you say Premier League names? – Glaswegian Version
As I was doing my daily check up on all things sports, I came across this article on the BBC website that acts as a guide to how you phonetically pronounce Louis van Gaal’s name correctly, along with some other Premier League names. It was quite interesting to see how I and many a commentator had been … Continue Reading →
Footballers v Footballers: Soccer & NFL player comparison
Here at Spend It Like Beckham, we’re all about sports. We love sports. But, we are probably more than a little biased towards the old soccer. Or football as we call it. We also came to the conclusion that most people this side of the pond are the same, in that they favour football (or … Continue Reading →
MLS: The Way Forward?
Over recent years, football (or soccer) has come a long way for the United States. The national team is consistently performing, not only reaching major tournaments, but impressing in them. They reached the last 16 in this year’s World Cup and even more impressively the quarter finals in 2002. They have been bringing through top … Continue Reading →
Top 10 Premiership Transfer Flops
Spend It Like Beckham take a look at 10 of the biggest transfer flops that have been seen in the Premier League era. Sometimes, these clubs have more money than sense. 10. Afonso Alves Middlesbrough – £15m The Brazilian was (and still is) Boro’s record transfer signing and came to England with a hot … Continue Reading →
How much does it cost to buy the World Cup? [Infographic]
Spend It Like Beckham take a look at how much it would cost to buy either the Argentina or Germany squad ahead of the World Cup Final.
Best World Cup Goals (So Far)
Spend It Like Beckham look at the best World Cup Goals so far 10. Giovanni Dos Santos – Mexico vs. Holland The former Spurs man is arguably Mexico’s main man these days donning the number 10 jersey, and he certainly showed why with this fantastic drive from outside of the area: 9. Lionel … Continue Reading →
Superheroes At The World Cup [Infographic]
What if comic book heroes took a team to the World Cup? We have teamed up with the guys over at The BatGeek to bring you the ultimate Superheroes World Cup team! You can check out more comic related news and other things over at TheBatGeek.com or follow them on Twitter @the_batgeek You can also … Continue Reading →
The Cost of a World Cup Squad [Infographic]
What would it take to buy an entire World Cup squad ? Spend It Like Beckham take a look at the teams and players in England’s World Cup Group, took the highest transfer fee that had been paid for them and worked out which team in Group D would cost the most. The results might surprise … Continue Reading →
