Category Archives: Football

Football’s Richest

Who are football’s richest clubs, leagues and countries? Another infographic from Spend It Like Beckham showing you exactly who is football’s richest. From the clubs to the countries, find out who has what, and by how much.       Share this Image On Your Site <p><strong>Please include attribution to silb.co.uk with this graphic.</strong></p> <p><a Continue Reading →

The Best Transfer Deadline Day Deals

Who has made the Best Transfer Deadline Day Deals? Spend It Like Beckham take a look a some of the more successful transfer deadline day deals to take place over the years. Taking into consideration things such as goals, titles, trophies, resell value and all round effectiveness, here are our Top 10:   10. James Continue Reading →

January Transfer Gossip #2

The second update on the possible big money moves that could be made during the January transfer window. We’ll keep you up to date with the transfer gossip and give you the low down on why the transfer could go through, the fees involved the likelihood of the move actually going through.   Nicolas Otamendi Here’s Continue Reading →

January Transfer Gossip #1

The first update on the possible big money moves that could be made during the January transfer window. We’ll keep you upto date with the transfer gossip and give you the low down on why the transfer could go through, the fees involved the likelihood of the move actually going through.   Morgan Schneiderlin This Continue Reading →

Rolling In It: Mud vs. Money

Over the years, the game of football has evolved into a multi-million pound business where players and owners alike revel in celebrity lifestyles financed by six-figure pay checks. From a host of rich and famous club owners to big-time brand names dominating the front of strips; money has an undeniable presence in all aspects of Continue Reading →

The SILB 2014 Team of the Year

With the year drawing to a close, all the usual football awards are being dished out, player of the year, team of the year etc. So, we thought that we’d have a bit of fun and let you choose your own European Team of the Year for 2014 with accompanying manager. And who knows, if Continue Reading →

The Most Expensive Useless Team

The price of a footballer appears to be increasing with each passing year and as a result, there have been some BIG money transfers. Some of them have turned out well, such as Cristiano Ronaldo’s £80m move to Real Madrid. It’s fair to say that’s he’s done quite well since he arrived there. However, there Continue Reading →

10 Athletes Who Went Broke

The world’s top athletes have always been known to rake in a handsome salary. Whether you’re a boxer, a footballer, a tennis player or a golfer – there is money to be made for those at the top of their game. That being said, with great money comes great temptation (paraphrasing from Spiderman) and sometimes, Continue Reading →

The Most Expensive Team Ever!

So, we were thinking about doing the Most Expensive Team Ever post because we thought it was a good idea – we still do, but there is a difference between the Most Expensive 11 Players Ever and an actual team. The most expensive 11 ever would consist of strikers mainly, and have no goalkeeper. So, Continue Reading →

The 10 Best Football Adverts Ever!

Every football fan knows what to expect when a major tournament is approaching, or a new type of boot is coming out – several new commercials involving some of the best players in the world at the time, and sometimes even other top sportsmen. From this, there are 2 things that we know for sure Continue Reading →