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It's been a bit of a weird year for sports teams of all kinds around the world, but there's still a crazy amont of money in sport. As they do every year, the people over at Forbes have put together a list of the most valuable sports teams across the globe, and a solid number of football teams managed to make their way into the rankings. Let's take a look at the top 50 teams – we'll dive deeper into the ones that we care about over here. 50. Tampa Bay Buccaneers - $2.2bn View this post on...

Chelsea's 2-1 defeat to Arsenal in the 2020 FA Cup final attracted the largest viewing figures for any football match this season. Professional football was suspended in England in mid-March following the coronavirus pandemic and returned in June. However, all games since the sport's resumption have been held behind closed doors, devoid of fans. Arsenal and Chelsea played the first ever FA Cup final held behind closed doors Arsenal prevailed over London rivals Chelsea in a 2-1 win on Saturday...

As Junior Stanislas' limp effort squirmed between the mitts of Jordan Pickford, the Bournemouth contingent at Goodison Park swiftly shifted their focus to the big screen. That strike put the Cherries 3-1 up against Everton on the final day of the season, and within one point of 17th-placed Aston Villa – and their Liverpudlian hosts had taken the unorthodox approach of splashing the score between Aston Villa and West Ham on the stadium's big screen. Eddie Howe looks on as Bournemouth's final...

A quick bit of trivia to begin: what do Marcus Edwards, Josh Onomah and Kyle Walker-Peters all have in common? Pat yourself on the shoulder if you said that they're all Tottenham academy graduates, but the answer we were really looking for is that they were all victim to the bewildering 'no loan' policy during the Mauricio Pochettino era in N17. Harry Winks was a rare success story from Mauricio Pochettino's tenure in regards to youth development *Disclaimer* There wasn't actually such thing...

mmer Despite what looked to be a promising season for Crystal Palace, it all went wrong very quickly for the Eagles. With the club on the verge of their highest ever Premier League finish with just eight games to go, seven defeats in their last eight games saw the club finish a disappointing 14th. The poor conclusion to the season has shown there's still a lot of work to be done if Roy Hodgson hopes to help the club make the next step - if he's still at Palace next season, that is. There are a...

Chris Smalling is set for a return to Manchester United, with Roma yet to reach an agreement with the club over extending his loan for the conclusion of the Europa League. The Englishman shone for the Giallorossi in Serie A last term as he struck a fine relationship with Gianluca Mancini at the heart of Paulo Fonseca's defence - with Roma finishing fifth in the table following their 3-1 victory over champions Juventus on Saturday night to round off the campaign. Smalling was a mainstay in...

Former Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino has backtracked on previous comments saying that he'd never take up the managerial job at Barcelona, opening the door a crack for him to be Quique Setien's successor at Camp Nou. The pressure has mounted exponentially on Setien after the Catalans surrendered their La Liga title to Real Madrid for the first time since 2017, with the Spaniard struggling to impose his ideals and manage the bigger egos within the Barcelona squad. It's been a mixed bag for...

mmer Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu has admitted that the coronavirus pandemic has made deals for either Paris Saint-Germain's Neymar or Inter's Lautaro Martínez very unlikely. Before football shut down, Barça had been planning to bring in both players in a double swoop which could well have hit close to the £300m mark, but the club's finances took a huge hit during the stoppage and now such business seems impossible. Neymar is keen on a return to Camp Nou A deal for Martínez was...

Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson has insisted that leaving Anfield never crossed his mind despite a tough start to his career on Merseyside. Henderson joined the Reds in a £20m deal from Sunderland in the summer of 2011 but struggled to adjust under Kenny Dalglish at his new club - with many believing the move had come too soon for the then 20-year-old. Henderson's £20m fee certainly raised a few eyebrows His poor start to life at Anfield prompted reports linking him with a move to Fulham,...

Jadon Sancho has been pictured jetting off to an unknown destination on a private plane ahead of what is set to be a busy summer for the Borussia Dortmund forward. Another sparkling season in the Bundesliga saw Sancho's stock continue to rise, having lit up the division with an incredible volume of goal contributions since joining from Manchester City in 2017. View this post on Instagram 5 Star ⭐️?✨ A post shared by Chuba Akpom (@cakpom) on Jul 29, 2020 at 11:43am PDT With the season over for...

Milan have entered the race for Tottenham's Serge Aurier and have identified the Ivorian as their 'main target' for a new right-back this summer. With the Rossoneri failing to qualify for next season's Champions League despite a great run of form after the restart, the prospect of losing either Andrea Conti or Davide Calabria - their two favoured options at right-back - is genuine and the club will be in search of a replacement should either one of them depart. The Rossoneri may be forced to...

Manchester United have reportedly entered into talks with French side Monaco concerning their promising centre-back Benoît Badiashile, although they will face stiff competition from other sides in Europe. In his second year of senior football, Badiashile featured 20 times for Monaco before the French season was prematurely curtailed in March following the coronavirus pandemic. After starting the campaign as a fixture of the side under manager Leonardo Jardim, the 19-year-old struggled for...

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has heaped praise on Liverpool, admitting he has never faced an opponent as strong as Jürgen Klopp's title winners. City finished the campaign 18 points behind Liverpool and were comprehensively beaten 3-1 when the sides met in November. Guardiola's side did pick up a 4-0 win later in the campaign, but that was after Liverpool took their foot off the gas pedal after being confirmed as champions. Liverpool were England's dominant force this year Klopp is...

Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu has hit out at midfielder Arthur for his refusal to return to Camp Nou this summer. Arthur has already agreed a deal to join Juventus, despite publicly admitting he wanted to stay in Barcelona, and he has now refused to come back and compete in the Champions League in an attempt to force through an early exit. Arthur wants his Barcelona contract to be terminated Speaking to Sport, Bartomeu claimed that Barcelona simply could not afford to pay Arthur...

Tottenham are considering signing Watford captain Troy Deeney on loan from the relegated side, as Jose Mourinho looks to bolster his attacking options for next season. As they prepare for life in the Championship next season, the Hornets are reportedly looking to offload Deeney who, on around £65,000-a-week, is one of the club's highest earners. Watford will be playing Championship football next season. With teenager Troy Parrott following in Harry Kane's footsteps and joining Millwall on...

Mesut Ozil has sent a message of congratulations to his Arsenal teammates on their FA Cup triumph over Chelsea, despite being in Turkey after the club gave him permission to miss the game. Ozil wasn't at Wembley for the FA Cup final, despite each team being allowed to bring up to ten players who wouldn't be involved in their matchday squads. Instead, the midfielder watched on from Turkey as the Gunners came from behind to beat London rivals Chelsea 2-1. Ozil watched on from Turkey as Arsenal...

ason Football is over for a little while at least. It's been bumpy, action-packed, halted, brought back and bumpy all over again. But above all, it's been funny. At times, hilarious, actually. From the bizarre to the over exuberant, the downright woeful to the sublime, we've had a few giggles. In a season that's lasted longer than any we've seen before, it's easy to forget that certain happenings actually occurred during the most recent campaign. Worry not though, we've got you covered with all...

ueta Frank Lampard has admitted that Chelsea 'can only blame themselves' for their 2-1 defeat in the FA Cup final to Arsenal, while it was confirmed that stars Christian Pulisic and Cesar Azpilicueta will not feature against Bayern Munich in the Champions League. The Blues started Saturday's final well, but faded after Arsenal's equalising penalty, and a combination of injuries, red cards and poor defending left the West Londoners facing an uphill task. Lampard was disappointed by Chelsea's...

Lazio star Ciro Immobile has equalled the Serie A record for the most goals scored in a single season, bagging his 36th strike of the campaign in Le Aquile's 3-1 defeat to Napoli. The record had originally been set by I Partenopei's ex-hero Gonzalo Higuain, who smashed home 36 goals during the 2015/16 season, before switching Naples for Turin and joining arch-rivals Juventus. Higuain scored 36 goals for Napoli in a single season That record was considered unfathomable at the time, and very few...

Win Saturday night represented the first half of a gripping final weekend of Serie A action, as 10 teams all took to the field for the last time in this wonderful campaign. With the title, Champions League places and Europa League spots already sewn up, there was little - other than pride - to play for at the top end of the table. But Italy's giants were keen to sign off in style, and put on a fantastic show for its lucky viewers. Players get involved in a scrap during Lazio's trip to Naples...