Revolving doors. More than 1 in 2 coaches fired worldwide in 2022/23 season
May 26 – A stunning 56.9% of clubs worldwide replaced their coaches over the season currently ending. Of 850 teams analysed, 484 changed personnel.
Performance
Brazil breaks ranking record of exported players. France rank second, England fourth
May 5 – Brazil, a mass exporter of footballers, has broken records according to the CIES Football Observatory, with more than 1,289 players now plying their trade overseas.
High and fire club owners set records for manager sackings; Premier League is most trigger happy
May 19 – Being a manager of club in one of Europe’s Big 5 leagues has never been more precarious. This season more than 170 head coaches have been used by the 98 clubs, an average of 1.73 per club.
Uruguay turn to Bielsa to develop their next generation on world stage
May 16 – The Uruguayan Football Association (AUF) have confirmed that legendary manager Marcelo Bielsa is the new coach of Uruguay.
Haaland vs Vinicius: World’s highest valued players face off in football’s biggest club comp
May 16 – Manchester City’s Erling Haaland and Real Madrid’s Vinícius Júnior head a worldwide evaluation of player transfer values at €200 million.
Textor-owned Molenbeek repay investor confidence with a return to Belgian top flight
May 15 – With a 1-0 victory against RSCA Futures, RWD Molenbeek ensured their return to the Belgian topflight after a 21-year absence.
Napoli celebrate first Serie A title win since 1990
May 5 – They reportedly cut their wage bill by 15%, were not predicted even to make the top four yet have now won their first Scudetto for 33 years with an insurmountable 16-point lead and five games still to play.
Messi gets $400m job offer from Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal, reports
May 5 – Having seemingly fallen out irreconcilably with Paris St Germain, Lionel Messi is reported to have received a formal offer to join Saudi Arabian club Al-Hilal next season.
Mourinho secretly mic’d up for encounter with worst referee ever
May 5 – Controversial Roma boss Jose Mourinho, rarely out of the news wherever he manages, wore a secret hidden microphone to “protect” himself against “the worst referee I have met in my life” during his side’s 1-1 draw with Monza earlier this week.
Haaland chips in to break Shearer and Cole’s Premier League scoring record
May 4 – Manchester City’s marauding Norwegian Erling Haaland broke the record for most Premier League goals in a single season on Wednesday as his 35th goal of an incredible season helped secure a 3-0 win over West Ham United that sent his side back to the top of the table.
Leeds call-in Big Sam for last-ditch attempt to secure Premier League status
May 3 – Leeds United have become the latest struggling Premier League club to sack the manager in desperation at trying to avoid relegation.
Haaland hits 50 as goal scoring records keep breaking
May 2 – Manchester City’s Norwegian striker Erling Haaland hit a new landmark at the weekend when he became the first player in England’s top flight for almost a century to score a staggering 50 goals in all competitions in the same season.
Egyptian Premier League tops ranking of most penalties awarded; English refs wait before they whistle
April 21 – Egyptian referees leading a ranking of leagues worldwide of the highest frequency of penalties awarded.
England suffer World Cup injury scare as Williamson limps out of Arsenal vs Man Utd clash
April 20 – England’s women have been handed a major injury scare just months before the World Cup this summer after captain Leah Williamson limped out of Arsenal’s 1-0 defeat at WSL title rivals Manchester United on Wednesday.
Bayern drop Mané for punching Sane after Man City loss
April 14 – Bayern Munich have dramatically dropped Sadio Mané and fined the Senegal forward following reports that he struck teammate Leroy Sané after Tuesday’s Champions League 3-0 loss to Manchester City.