Memory Lane: Serie A 1988-89.

6,73 F. Baresi (Milan), Júnior (Pescara)
6,62 Brehme (Inter)
6,61 Zenga (Inter)
6,59 Berti (Inter)
6,56 Dunga (Fiorentina)
6,47 Matthäus (Inter), Careca (Napoli)
6,45 Bergomi (Inter), Völler (Roma)
6,44 Terraneo (Lecce)
6,41 R. Ferri & Serena (Inter), Prytz (Atalanta)
6,39 Mílton (Como)
6,38 Ferrara (Napoli), Matteoli (Inter)
6,36 Vierchowod (Sampdoria), Baroni (Lecce), Manfredonia (Roma)
6,34 Tacconi (Juventus)
6,31 Pazzagli (Ascoli), Pagliuca (Sampdoria)
6,30 Fusi (Napoli)
6,28 Rijkaard (Milan)
6,27 Fortunato (Atalanta)
6,25 Ancelotti (Milan).

Average ratings Barcelona.

Vs Rayo Vallecano (4-0):
1-0 29' Alexis, 2-0 41' Alexis, 3-0 43' Villa, 4-0 49' Messi. Att: 53.775.
Valdés 6,00 - Dani Alves 6,25, Mascherano 6,50, Piqué 6,25, Abidal 6,25 - Keita 6,50, Xavi 7,00 (54' Thiago 5,50), Iniesta 6,75 (56' Cesc 5,75) - Alexis 7,50 (71' Adriano), Messi 7,00, Villa 7,00. = average: 6,48.

Season average (Liga, CL, Supercopa, European Super Cup):
7,30 Messi (rated 21 times)
6,82 Xavi (19)
6,73 Iniesta (12)
6,59 Cesc (15)
6,47 Mascherano (15)
6,36 Thiago (16)
6,33 Abidal (19)
6,32 Pedro (14)
6,28 Dani Alves (19)
6,22 Alexis (10), Puyol (8)
6,20 Busquets (15), Adriano (13)
6,18 Valdés (19)
6,11 Villa (20)
6,10 Keita (16)
6,03 Piqué (10)
5,81 Maxwell (9).

Player ratings Napoli 3, Juventus 3.

1-0 22' Hamsik, 2-0 40' Pandev, 2-1 48' Matri, 3-1 68' Pandev, 3-2 72' Estigarribia, 3-3 79' Vidal. Att: 57.402.
Napoli: De Sanctis 5,90 - Campagnaro 5,40, P. Cannavaro 5,60, Aronica 5,70 (76' Fernández), Maggio 6,40 - Inler 5,80, Gargano 5,90, Zúñiga 6,00 (86' Dossena), Hamsík 6,50 - Lavezzi 7,00, Pandev 7,50 (71' Santana). - Coach: Mazzarri 6,00. = average: 6,14.
Juventus: Buffon 5,90 - Bonucci 4,70, Barzagli 5,90, Chiellini 5,90, Lichtsteiner 5,80 - Vidal 6,60, Pirlo 6,00, Pepe 6,50 (85' Pazienza), Estigarribia 6,50 - Matri 6,60 (89' Quagliarella), Vucinic 6,10 (91' Del Piero). - Coach: Conte 6,30. = average: 6,07.

Memory Lane: Serie A 1987-88.

6,72 Mancini (Sampdoria)
6,65 F. Baresi (Milan)
6,63 Giannini (Roma), Júnior (Torino)
6,60 Maradona (Napoli)
6,57 Vialli (Sampdoria)
6,55 Maldini (Milan)
6,50 Tacconi (Juventus)
6,47 Cravero (Torino), Gullit (Milan)
6,45 Nista (Pisa)
6,43 Drago (Empoli)
6,42 Evani (Milan)
6,40 Zenga (Inter)
6,38 Giuliani (Verona), Brio (Juventus), Bertoni (Avellino)
6,35 Casagrande (Ascoli)
6,33 Bianchi (Cesena), Tassotti (Milan)
6,30 Manfredonia (Roma), Dunga (Pisa).

Top rated players in World Cups & European Ch'ships 1986-2010.

WC 2010
7,03: T. Müller (Deu)
6,94: Benaglio (Sui)
6,88: Forlán (Uru)
6,86: Sneijder (Nld)
6,78: Iniesta (Esp)
6,75: Mbolhi (Alg)
6,70: K-P. Boateng (Gha)
6,69: L. Suárez (Uru)
6,67: Donovan (USA)
6,63: Messi (Arg)
6,60: Schweinsteiger (Deu)
6,58: Márquez (Mex), M. Bradley (USA), Elano (Bra), Kucka (Svk)
6,56: Maicon (Bra), J. Hernández & Barrera (Mex)
6,55: Villa (Esp)
6,54: Robinho (Bra)
6,53: Asamoah Gyan (Gha)
6,50: Lahm (Deu), Honda (Jap), Y. Touré (Ivo)

EC 2008
7,02: Villa (Esp)
7,00: Ibrahimović (Swe), Modrić & Klasnić (Cro), Sneijder (Nld)
6,96: Buffon (Ita)
6,90: Senna (Esp)
6,89: Boruc (Pol)
6,83: De Rossi (Ita), Arshavin (Rus)
6,78: Chiellini (Ita)
6,70: Xavi (Esp)
6,67: Arda (Tur), Silva (Esp)
6,63: Fernando Torres (Esp)
6,61: Sionko (Cze), Srna (Cro), Cristiano Ronaldo (Por), Van Nistelrooy (Nld)
6,58: Pranjić (Cro)
6,53: Lobonţ (Rum), Casillas (Esp)
6,50: H. Yakın (Sui), Guerreiro (Pol), Robben & Van der Sar (Nld), Fàbregas (Esp), Zhirkov & Zyryanov (Rus)

WC 2006
7,19: F. Cannavaro (Ita)
6,98: Buffon (Ita)
6,95: Materazzi (Ita)
6,81: Fernando Torres (Esp)
6,78: Pirlo & Zambrotta (Ita)
6,75: Grosso (Ita)
6,74: Gattuso (Ita)
6,67: Robben (Nld)
6,65: Maxi Rodríguez (Mex)
6,64: Appiah & Essien (Gha)
6,58: Yorke (T&T)
6,56: Muntari (Gha)
6,53: João Ricardo (Ang)
6,52: Zé Roberto (Bra), Tévez (Arg), Park (Kor)
6,51: Lahm (Deu), Riquelme (Arg)
6,50: Senderos (Sui), Čech (Cze)

EC 2004
7,53: Rooney (Eng)
7,30: Cassano (Ita)
7,03: Buffon (Ita)
6,92: Dellas (Gre)
6,83: Ballack (Deu)
6,82: Baroš (Cze)
6,78: H. Larsson (Swe)
6,77: Kahn (Deu), Zambrotta (Ita)
6,73: Zagorakis (Gre)
6,72: Lampard (Eng),
6,68: Campbell (Eng), Ljungberg (Swe)
6,67: Charisteas (Gre), Gravesen (Dnk), Koliņko (Lva)
6,66: Ricardo Carvalho (Por)
6,63: Nesta (Ita)
6,62: Nedvěd (Cze), Tomasson (Dnk)
6,60: Miguel (Por), Etxeberria (Esp),
6,58: Poborský (Cze)
6,53: Casillas (Esp), Seitaridis (Gre),
6,52: Gerrard (Eng), Basinás (Gre), Čech (Cze),
6,50: Vicente & Joaquín (Esp), Malafejev (Rus),

WC 2002
7,14: Ronaldo (Bra)
7,00: H. Camara (Sen)
6,95: Diouf (Sen)
6,92: Recoba (Uru)
6,83: F. Cannavaro (Ita)
6,79: Hasan Şaş (Tur)
6,75: Kahn (Deu), Torrado (Mex), Gómez (Cos)
6,71: Rivaldo (Bra)
6,69: Raúl (Esp), A. Svensson (Swe)
6,67: Ballack (Deu)
6,65: Bouba Diop (Sen)
6,62: Neuville (Deu), Duff (Irl), Nesta & Vieri (Ita), Wilmots (Bel)
6,56: Tomasson (Dnk), Mjällby (Swe), Tommasi (Ita), Inamoto (Jap)
6,55: Morientes (Esp), Donovan (USA)
6,50: Casillas (Esp), Buffon & C. Zanetti (Ita).

EC 2000
7,08: Toldo (Ita)
7,00: Davids (Nld)
6,97: Zidane (Fra)
6,73: Kluivert (Nld)
6,70: Albertini & Totti (Ita)
6,69: Sérgio Conceição (Por)
6,65: Figo (Por)
6,64: F. Cannavaro (Ita)
6,56: Rui Costa (Por)
6,54: Milošević (Jug)
6,53: Zenden (Nld), Henry (Fra)
6,50: Munteanu (Rum), Nedvěd (Cze), Deschamps & Wiltord (Fra)

WC 1998
7,10: Thuram (Fra)
7,00: Zidane (Fra)
6,95: Davids (Nld)
6,90: Mondragón (Col)
6,75: Pagliuca (Ita), Ince & Owen (Eng), Hernández (Mex)
6,70: Petit (Fra), Vieri (Ita)
6,65: Desailly (Fra), Bierhoff (Deu)
6,60: Di Biagio (Ita), Mahdavikia (Irn)
6,55: B. Laudrup (Dnk), R. Baggio (Ita)
6,50: Barthez (Fra), Dunga (Bra), F. Cannavaro (Ita), Overmars (Nld), Šuker (Cro), Blanco (Mex), Wilmots (Bel).

WC 1994
7,25: Preud'homme (Bel)
7,10: Hagi (Rum)
6,85: Romário (Bra)
6,80: Klinsmann (Deu)
6,75: García Aspe (Mex), R, Baggio (Ita)
6,70: Finidí George (Nig), Caminero (Esp)
6,60: Daoudi (Mar), Amokachi (Nig), Răducioiu (Rum), F. Baresi & Apolloni (Ita), Matthäus (Deu)
6,55: Roy Keane (Irl), Owairan (Rsa), Bergkamp (Nld)
6,50: Sutter (Sui), Oliseh & Amunike (Nig), Brolin (Swe), Batistuta (Arg), Winter (Nld), Costacurta (Ita), Bebeto & Mauro Silva (Bra)
6,45: Benarrivo (Ita), Jorginho (Bra)
6,40: Amin (Rsa), Sánchez (Mex), K. Andersson (Swe), Sensini, Chamot & Caniggia (Arg), Signori & Marchegiani (Ita)

WC 1990
7,05: Schillaci (Ita)
6,90: Milla (Cam)
6,75: Brehme (Deu)
6,70: Matthäus (Deu), F. Baresi (Ita)
6,65: Donadoni (Ita), Scifo (Bel)
6,60: R. Baggio (Ita)
6,50: Taffarel (Bra), Maradona (Arg)
6,45: De Wolf (Bel), Van Breukelen (Nld), Kohler (Deu), Goycoechea (Arg), Gascoigne (Eng), Serena (Ita), Hašek (Cze), Houghton (Irl), Lung (Rom)
6,40: Littbarski (Deu), Zenga, Bergomi & Ferri (Ita), Omam Biyik (Cam)
6,35: Branco (Bra), Caniggia (Arg), Maldini, Giannini & Vierchowod (Ita), Stejskal (Cze), Zubizarreta (Esp)
6,30: Brolin (Swe), Careca & Alemão (Bra), De Napoli (Ita), Stojković (Yug), Clijsters (Bel), Skuhravý (Cze)


WC 1986
8,00: Maradona (Arg)
7,33: Yaremchuk (URS)
7,25: Elkjær (Dnk)
7,00: Careca (Bra), Lerby & Arnesen (Dnk)
6,88: M. Laudrup (Dnk), Belanov (URS), Bouderbala (Mar)
6,86: Pfaff (Bel)
6,83: Yakovenko (URS)
6,80: Júlio César (Bra), Lineker (Eng)
6,75: Calderé (Esp), Kuznetsov (URS), De Napoli (Ita), Zaki (Mar)
6,71: Ruggeri & Burruchaga (Arg)
6,70: Alemão (Bra), Michel (Esp), Hoddle (Eng)
6,67: Josimar (Bra), Dasajev & Bessonov (URS), Flores (Mex)
6,62: Zavarov (URS), Timoumi (Mar)
6,60: Carlos & Edinho (Bra), Shilton (Eng), Negrete (Mex)
6,58: Fernandez (Fra), Briegel (BRD), Gerets (Bel)
6,57: Matthäus (BRD), Ceulemans & Claesen (Bel).

Player ratings Liverpool 1, Man City 1.

0-1 31' Kompany, 1-1 33' og Lescott. Att: 45.071.
Liverpool: José Reina 6,00 - José Enrique 6,60, Glen Johnson 6,20, Daniel Agger 6,80, Martin Skrtel 6,60 - Stewart Downing 6,50, Lucas Leiva 7,00, Charlie Adam 7,10, Jordan Henderson 5,30 - Dirk Kuyt 5,80 (84' Andy Carroll), Luis Suárez 6,30. = average: 6,38.
Man City: Joe Hart 8,30 - Vincent Kompany 6,80, Gaël Clichy 6,90, Joleon Lescott 6,00, Micah Richards 6,60 - James Milner 6,20, Gareth Barry 6,60 - Samir Nasri 5,40 (65' Mario Balotelli 4,00), Yaya Touré 7,00, David Silva 6,60 (90' Kolo Touré) - Sergio Agüero 5,90 (82' Edin Dzeko). = average: 6,36.

Player ratings Man United 1, Newcastle United 1.

1-0 49' Hernández, 1-1 64' Ba penalty. Att: 75.594.
Man United: David De Gea 6,50 - Rio Ferdinand 6,00, Patrice Evra 6,10 (88' Federico Macheda), Nemanja Vidic 6,50, Fábio 6,40 (94' Chris Smalling) - Ryan Giggs 6,20, Ashley Young 5,80, Michael Carrick 6,10, Nani 6,00 - Wayne Rooney 6,20, "Chicharito" Hernández 6,80. = average: 6,24.
Newcastle United: Tim Krul 7,60 - Danny Simpson 6,50, Steven Taylor 6,30, Ryan Taylor 6,00, Fabricio Coloccini 6,60 - Yohan Cabaye 6,30, Hatem Ben Arfa 6,60 (80' Peter Løvenkrands), Jonás Gutiérrez 5,40, Gabriel Obertan 6,10 (65' Sammy Ameobi 5,60), Danny Guthrie 6,30 (74' James Perch) - Demba Ba 6,50. = average: 6,32.

Player ratings Lazio 0, Juventus 1.

0-1 34' Pepe. Att: 57.148.
Lazio: Marchetti 7,00 - Konko 5,90, Stankevicius 5,50, Diakité 6,10, Radu 5,40 - Brocchi 5,60 (46' Álvaro González 6,50), Cristian Ledesma 6,00, Lulic 6,00 (72' Sculli) - Hernanes 6,40 - Rocchi 5,40 (65' Cissé 5,40), Klose 5,40. - Coach: Reja 5,50. = average: 5,86.
Juventus: Buffon 6,90 - Lichtsteiner 6,60, Barzagli 6,50, Bonucci 5,90, Chiellini 6,10 - Marchisio 6,50, Pirlo 6,50 - Pepe 6,90 (81' Estigarribia), Vidal 6,40, Vucinic 5,90 (66' Giaccherini 6,10) - Matri 6,90 (84' Quagliarella). - Coach: Conte 7,30. = average: 6,50.

Ratings: Gazzetta dello Sport-Corriere dello Sport-La Repubblica-Corriere della Sera-Il Piccolo.

Player ratings Getafe 1, Barcelona 0.

1-0 67' Valera. Att: 13.000.
Getafe: Moyá 8,00 - Valera 7,75, "Cata" Díaz 7,00, Rafa 7,00, Mané 6,50 (48' Lopo 6,75) - Lacen 7,25, Casquero 6,50, Míchel 6,25 - Sarabia 6,75 (83' Pedro Ríos), Diego Castro 6,50 (90' Juan Rodríguez), Miku 6,25. = average: 6,89.
Barcelona: Valdés 6,00 - Dani Alves 5,25, Piqué 5,25, Abidal 5,50, Maxwell 5,50 (73' Cuenca 5,50) - Xavi 6,25, Busquets 5,25, Thiago 5,00 (65' Keita 5,75) - Alexis Sánchez 5,25 (73' Pedro 5,75), Messi 6,00, Villa 5,25. = average: 5,54.

Player ratings Real Madrid 4, Atlético 1.

0-1 16' Adrián, 1-1 24' Cristiano Ronaldo penalty, 2-1 50' Di María, 3-1 65' Higuain, 4-1 82' Cristiano Ronaldo penalty. Att: 78.000.
Real Madrid: Casillas 5,50 - Lass 6,50, Pepe 6,50, Sergio Ramos 6,75, Marcelo 6,25 - Khedira 6,75, Xabi Alonso 7,00 - Di María 6,50 (60' Higuaín 7,00), Özil 6,00 (78' Fábio Coentrão), Cristiano Ronaldo 7,25 - Benzema 6,75 (74' Callejón 5,75). = average: 6,50.
Atlético: Courtois 4,25 - Perea 5,25, Godín 3,75, Álvaro Domínguez 5,00, Filipe Luis 5,00 - Assunção 5,00, Gabi 5,00 - Arda Turan 5,50 (77' Reyes 5,50), Diego 6,50 (23' Asenjo 4,75), Salvio 4,75 (83' Miranda) - Adrián 6,75. = average: 5,15.

Memory Lane: Serie A 1986-87.

Average ratings in La Repubblica. Players having played more than half of the 30 matches in Serie A.

6,83 Zenga (Inter)
6,71 De Agostini (Verona)
6,67 F. Baresi (Milan)
6,62 Tacconi (Juventus)
6,60 Magrin (Atalanta)
6,50 Virdis (Milan), Ferrara (Napoli)
6,48 Salsano (Sampdoria)
6,43 Renica (Napoli)
6,41 Vialli (Sampdoria), Tricella (Verona), Romano (Napoli), Manfredonia (Juventus)
6,40 Pazzagli (Ascoli)
6,38 Mancini (Sampdoria), Giuliano (Verona)
6,36 Maradona (Napoli), Di Bartolomei (Milan), Brio (Juventus), Landucci (Fiorentina), Argentesi (Brescia), Pellegrini (Sampdoria), Iachini (Ascoli)
6,34 Alessio (Avellino), Francini (Torino).

Foreigners in bold text.

Average attendance of the 10 most popular teams.

54.068 Germany
46.196 England
41.198 Spain
33.948 Italy
29.700 Mexico
27.327 France
26.480 Holland
26.340 Argentina
23.277 Japan
21.238 USA/Canada
20.146 Brazil
19.228 China
18.245 Turkey
15.758 Scotland
14.843 Portugal
14.758 Indonesia
14.648 Belgium
14.538 Russia
14.146 South Korea
13.805 Bolivia
12.776 Iran
12.593 Ukraina
12.261 Vietnam
11.634 Switzerland
10.832 Colombia
10.821 Poland
10.246 Norway
9965 South Africa
9722 Australia/New Zealand
9190 Uzbekistan
9117 Greece
8946 Sweden
8608 Saudi Arabia
7953 Austria
7848 Denmark
6990 Romania
6801 Chile
6137 Israel
5402 Czech Republic
4311 Peru
4248 Kazakhstan
3846 Cyprus
3438 Serbia
3208 Hungary
2821 Belarus
2667 Azerbaidzhan
2625 Albania
2598 Croatia
2550 Bulgaria
2445 Slovakia
2346 Finland
2148 Paraguay
2081 Bosnia Hercegovina
1510 Macedonia
1223 Slovenia
1222 Iceland
1110 Georgia
1027 Northern Ireland
942 Moldova
886 Lithuania
675 Montenegro
532 Luxemburg
512 Färö Islands
507 Latvia 

366 Wales
203 Estonia.

Average ratings Barcelona.

All Liga, CL, Supercopa and European Supercup matches included:

7,39 Messi (rated 19 times)
6,84 Xavi (17)
6,73 Iniesta (11)
6,64 Cesc (14)
6,52 Thiago (14)
6,46 Mascherano (14)
6,38 Abidal (17)
6,36 Pedro (13)
6,35 Dani Alves (17)
6,27 Busquets (14)
6,21 Puyol (8)
6,20 Valdés (17), Adriano (13)
6,19 Alexis (8)
6,11 Villa (18), Piqué (8)
6,09 Keita (14)
5,85 Maxwell (8).

Player ratings Arsenal 2, Borussia Dortmund 1.

1-0 49' Van Persie, 2-0 86' Van Persie, 2-1 92' Kagawa. Att: 59.531.
Arsenal: Wojciech Szczesny 6,40 - Laurent Koscielny 6,60 (83' Johan Djourou), Per Mertesacker 6,40, Thomas Vermaelen 7,10, André Santos  6,20 - Alexandre Song 7,80, Mikel Arteta 6,50, Theo Walcott 6,30 (85' Vassiriki Abou Diaby), Aaron Ramsey 6,60, Gervinho 5,90 (74' Yossi Benayoun) - Robin van Persie 7,80. = snitt: 6,69.
Borussia Dortmund: Roman Weidenfeller 6,80 - Lukasz Piszczek 6,20, Felipe Santana 5,80, Mats Hummels 6,00, Marcel Schmelzer 5,90 - Sven Bender 5,70 (25' Moritz Leitner 5,90), Sebastian Kehl 6,00 (64' Lucas Barrios 5,40), Mario Götze 5,70 (29' Ivan Perisic 6,00), Shinji Kagawa 6,60, Kevin Großkreutz 5,80 - Robert Lewandowski 5,90. = average: 5,98.

Player ratings Bayer Leverkusen 2, Chelsea 1.

0-1 49' Drogba, 1-1 73' Derdiyok, 2-1 91' M. Friedrich. Att: 29.285.
Bayer Leverkusen: Bernd Leno 6,90 - Daniel Schwaab 5,80 (57' Andre Schürrle 5,90), Manuel Friedrich 7,00, Ömer Toprak 5,60, Michal Kadlec 5,50 (71' Eren Derdiyok 7,20) - Lars Bender 6,30, Simon Rolfes 6,20 - Gonzalo Castro 6,50, Michael Ballack 7,30, Sidney Sam 7,00 - Stefan Kießling 6,20 (83' Bastian Oczipka). = average: 6,42.
Chelsea: Petr Cech 6,00 - David Luíz 5,80 (69' Alex 5,50), John Terry 6,20, Branislav Ivanovic 5,80, José Bosingwa 6,20 - Raul Meireles 6,20 (80' John Obi Mikel), Ramires 6,50, Frank Lampard 6,20 - Didier Drogba 6,60, Daniel Sturridge 7,00, Juan Mata 5,50 (66' Florent Malouda). = average: 6,08.

Player ratings Milan 2, Barcelona 3.

0-1 14' og Van Bommel, 1-1 20' Ibrahimovic, 1-2 31' Messi pen, 2-2 54' K. P. Boateng, 2-3 63' Xavi. Att: 78.927.
Milan: Abbiati 6,60 - Abate 6,10, Nesta 6,00 (66' Bonera 6,10), Thiago Silva 6,40, Zambrotta 6,00 - Aquilani 5,80, Van Bommel 5,50 (72' Nocerino), Seedorf 6,30 - K. P. Boateng 7,30 - Robinho 4,90 (46' Pato 5,70), Ibrahimovic 6,90. - coach: Allegri 6,30. = average: 6,14.
Barcelona: Valdés 5,80 - Puyol 6,10, Mascherano 6,30, Abidal 5,90 - Xavi 7,80, Busquets 6,30, Keita 6,40 - Cesc 6,80 (80' Pedro) - Messi 7,50, Thiago 6,50 (91' Dos Santos), Villa 5,50 (68' Alexis 6,10). - coach: Guardiola 7,20. = average: 6,48.

Average ratings Real Madrid.

Vs Dinamo Zagreb (6-2)
1-0 2' Benzema, 2-0 6' Callejón, 3-0 9' Higuaín, 4-0 20' Özil, 5-0 49' Callejón, 6-0 66' Benzema., 6-1 81' Beqiraj, 6-2 90' Tomecak. Att: 65.415.
Adán 5,75 - Lass 6,00, Varane 6,50, Sergio Ramos 6,50 (46' Raúl Albiol 5,25), Fábio Coentrão 6,50 - Sahin 6,25, Xabi Alonso 7,00 (46' Granero 6,00) - Callejón 8,00, Özil 8,00 (46' Altintop 5,75), Benzema 8,00 - Higuaín 7,50. = average: 6,64.


Season average (all Liga, CL & Supercopa matches):
6,91 Cristiano Ronaldo (rated 17 times)
6,71 Xabi Alonso (18)
6,70 Benzema (15)
6,57 Arbeloa (9)
6,52 Özil (18)
6,46 Kaká (10)
6,42 Sergio Ramos (17), Di María (16)
6,41 Casillas (17)
6,31 Higuaín (14)
6,20 Fábio Coentrão (12)
6,18 Pepe (13)
6,17 Callejón (7)
6,14 Khedira (12)
6,12 Ricardo Carvalho (8)
5,71 Lass (7)
5,63 Albiol (6).

Memory Lane: Serie A 1982-83.

6,77 Vierchowod (Roma)
6,72 Martina (Genoa), Ferrario (Napoli)
6,68 Falcão (Roma)
6,65 Tancredi & Nela (Roma)
6,62 Mannini (Pisa), Tricella (Verona)
6,60 Tacconi (Avellino), Bordon (Inter), Di Bartolomei (Roma), Bagni (Inter), Brady (Sampdoria), De Vecchi (Ascoli)
6,57 Fanna (Verona)
6,55 Collovati (Inter)
6,53 Ancelotti (Roma)
6,52 Platini (Juventus), Vignola (Avellino)
6,50 Scirea (Juventus), Edinho (Udinese), Galbiati (Torino)
6,48 Dossena (Torino), Dirceu (Verona), Antognoni (Fiorentina)
6,47 Gentile (Juventus), Spinosi (Verona), Barbadillo (Avellino)
6,45 Causio (Udinese), Casale (Pisa).

WC topscorer Paolo Rossi's (Juventus) average rating was 5,97.

Player ratings Man United 2, Benfica 2.

0-1 3' og P. Jones, 1-1 30' Berbatov, 2-1 59' Fletcher, 2-2 60' Aimar. Att: 74.873.
Man United: De Gea 5,40 - Fábio 6,20 (82' Smalling), Phil Jones 5,00, Rio Ferdinand 5,40, Evra 6,30 - Carrick 6,10, Fletcher 6,20 - Valencia 5,90 (80' Chicharito Hernández), A. Young 5,90, Nani 6,90 - Berbatov 6,80. = average: 6,01.
Benfica: Artur 7,10 - Maxi Pereira 5,70, Luisão 6,00 (58' Miguel Vítor 5,90), Garay 6,10, Emerson 5,80 - Javi García 6,10, Witsel 6,90 - Gaitán 6,40 (68' Matic 5,70), Aimar 7,10 (83' Rúben Amorim), Bruno César 6,40 - Rodrigo 5,70. = average: 6,22.

Player ratings Napoli 2, Man City 1.

1-0 18' Cavani, 1-1 34' Balotelli, 2-1 50' Cavani. Att: 57.575.
Napoli: De Sanctis 7,20 - Campagnaro 6,60, P. Cannavaro 7,00, Aronica 5,60 - Maggio 6,80, Gargano 7,00, Inler 6,60 (58' Dzemaili 6,20), Dossena 6,80 (89' Fernández) - Hamsík 6,40, Lavezzi 7,40 - Cavani 8,20 (83' Pandev). - Coach: Mazzarri 7,40. = average: 6,86.
Man City: Hart 6,40 - Zabaleta 5,60 (86' A. Johnson), Lescott 5,80, Kompany 6,00, Kolarov 5,60 - Yaya Touré 6,30, De Jong 5,70 (70' Nasri 5,60) - Silva 6,90, Milner 6,10, Balotelli 6,70 - Dzeko 5,40 (81' Agüero). - Coach: Mancini 5,10. = average: 5,94.

Pagelle della stampa internazionale, Napoli-Manchester City.

Memory Lane: Serie A 1985-86.

6,73 Zaccarelli (Torino)
6,68 Passarella (Fiorentina), Donadoni (Atalanta)
6,65 Bagni (Napoli)
6,63 Tacconi (Juventus)
6,62 Boniek (Roma)
6,58 G. Galli (Fiorentina)
6,55 Ancelotti (Roma), Júnior (Torino)
6,53 De Napoli (Avellino)
6,52 Cabrini (Juventus)
6,50 Tancredi & Nela (Roma), Dirceu (Como), Maradona (Napoli)
6,48 Piotti (Atalanta)
6,47 Massaro (Fiorentina), R. Díaz (Avellino)
6,43 Soldà (Atalanta), Platini (Juventus)
6,42 Pellicanò (Bari), Brio (Juventus)
6,40 Toninho Cerezo (Roma)
6,38 Sabato (Torino)
6,37 Magrin (Atalanta), Barbas (Lecce), Bonini (Juventus), Corradini (Torino), Tassotti (Milan).

Average ratings Man City.

Community Shield, PL and CL matches included.

7,19 Silva (rated 19 times)
7,16 Balotelli (7)
7,07 Milner (10)
6,86 Agüero (14), Dzeko (12)
6,68 Richards (13)
6,61 Y. Touré (17)
6,54 Kompany (16)
6,51 A. Johnson (9)
6,43 De Jong (7)
6,42 Barry (12)
6,38 Nasri (12)
6,34 Kolarov (8)
6,32 Hart (17)
6,29 Lescott (15), Clichy (10)
6,28 Zabaleta (6).

Average ratings Chelsea.

Includes all PL and CL matches.

6,76 Mata (rated 13 times)
6,74 Sturridge (10)
6,56 Meireles (9)
6,50 Lampard (15), Ramires (13)
6,44 A. Cole (16)
6,41 Anelka (12)
6,38 Terry (13)
6,30 Ivanovic (14)
6,26 Cech (14)
6,25 Fernando Torres (11)
6,11 Bosingwa (14)
6,03 Obi Mikel (12)
6,01 Malouda (13)
5,97 David Luíz (5)
5,58 Drogba (6).

Memory Lane: Serie A 1984-85.

7,02 Maradona (Napoli)
6,88 Garella (Verona)
6,70 Tricella (Verona), Matteoli (Como)
6,67 Briegel (Verona)
6,65 Fanna (Verona)
6,63 Tancredi (Roma), Wilkins (Milan)
6,62 G. Galli (Fiorentina), Júnior (Torino)
6,57 Souness (Sampdoria)
6,53 Vierchowod (Sampdoria), Hateley (Milan), Di Gennaro (Verona)
6,52 Galvani (Cremonese)
6,50 De Napoli (Avellino), Scanziani (Sampdoria)
6,48 Platini (Juventus), Zenga (Inter)
6,45 Terraneo (Torino), Bagni (Napoli), Agostinelli (Atalanta)
6,43 Vialli (Sampdoria), Collovati (Inter), F. Baresi (Milan), Volpati (Verona).

Player ratings Chelsea 1, Liverpool 2.

0-1 33' Maxi Rodríguez, 1-1 55' Sturridge, 1-2 87' G. Johnson. Att: 41.820.
Chelsea: Petr Cech 5,70 - Ashley Cole 5,40, David Luíz 5,10, John Terry 5,40, Branislav Ivanovic 6,30 - Ramires 6,20 (84' Raul Meireles), John Obi Mikel 4,80 (46' Daniel Sturridge 6,40), Frank Lampard 5,40, Florent Malouda 5,70 - Juan Mata 6,40, Didier Drogba 5,60 (84' Fernando Torres). = average: 5,70.
Liverpool: José Reina 6,80 - Martin Skrtel 6,40, José Enrique 6,30, Glen Johnson 7,20, Daniel Agger 6,60 - Dirk Kuyt 6,30, Maxi Rodríguez 6,80 (78' Stewart Downing), Lucas Leiva 7,00, Charlie Adam 7,50, Craig Bellamy 6,70 (67' Jordan Henderson 6,30) - Luis Suárez 6,70 (90' Andy Carroll). = average: 6,72.

Player ratings Fiorentina 0, Milan 0.

Att: 33.295.
Fiorentina: Boruc 7,10 - De Silvestri 6,00, Gamberini 6,30, Nastasic 6,50, Pasqual 6,40 - Behrami 6,20, Montolivo 6,10, Munari 5,20 (63' Kharja 6,10) - Lazzari 6,00 - Cerci 5,10 (46' Silva 5,50), Gilardino 5,50. = average: 6,00.
Milan: Abbiati 6,00 - Abate 6,10, Nesta 6,40, Thiago Silva 6,60, Antonini 6,10 - Aquilani 5,80, Ambrosini 6,10, Nocerino 6,00 - Seedorf 6,00 (73' Emanuelson 5,70) - Ibrahimovic 6,00, Robinho 5,60 (70' Pato 6,50). = average: 6,07.

Player ratings Man City 3, Newcastle United 1.

1-0 41' Balotelli pen, 2-0 44' Richards, 3-0 72' Agüero pen, 3-1 89' Gosling. Att: 47.408.
Man City: Joe Hart 6,80 - Joleon Lescott 6,80, Micah Richards 7,30, Vincent Kompany 6,20, Gaël Clichy 6,50 - James Milner 7,30, Nigel de Jong 6,40, Yaya Touré 6,80 (85' Gareth Barry), Samir Nasri 6,60 - Mario Balotelli 7,30 (69' David Silva 6,50), Sergio Agüero 6,40 (76' Adam Johnson). = average: 6,74.
Newcastle: Tim Krul 7,00 - Steven Taylor 6,00, Danny Simpson 6,00, Ryan Taylor 4,10, Fabricio Coloccini 6,60 - Yohan Cabaye 5,90 (85' James Perch), Jonás Gutiérrez 5,40, Danny Guthrie 5,70, Sammy Ameobi 6,00 (79' Dan Gosling) - Hatem Ben Arfa 6,00 (76' Peter Løvenkrands) - Demba Ba 6,10. = average: 5,89.

Player ratings Bayern Munich 0, Borussia Dortmund 1.

0-1 65' M. Götze. Att: 69.000.
Bayern: Neuer 6,67 - Rafinha 5,67 (79' N. Petersen), J. Boateng 4,83, Badstuber 5,67, Lahm 6,33 - Luíz Gustavo 5,67, Kroos 6,33 - Robben 5,00 (72' Alaba 5,83), T. Müller 5,33 (72' Olic 5,83), Ribéry 5,83 - M. Gómez 5,00. = average: 5,69.
Borussia: Weidenfeller 7,67 - Piszczek 7,00, Felipe Santana 7,17, Hummels 8,00, Schmelzer 7,33 - S. Bender 7,00, Kehl 7,00 (79' Leitner) - M. Götze 7,67, Kagawa 7,00 (89' Perisic), Großkreutz 6,83 - Lewandowski 7,17 (90' Barrios). = average: 7,26.

Player ratings Barcelona 4, Zaragoza 0.

1-0 19' Piqué, 2-0 43' Messi, 3-0 55' Puyol, 4-0 75' Villa. Att: 66.692.
Barcelona: Valdés x - Dani Alves 6,00, Puyol 7,00, Piqué 7,25, Maxwell 6,25 - Xavi 7,00 (56' Thiago 6,50), Keita 6,75, Cesc 7,25 (77' Villa 7,00) - Alexis 5,50 (56' Iniesta 6,25), Messi 7,25, Cuenca 7,00. = average: 6,69.
Zaragoza: Roberto 6,25 - Juárez 4,75, Mateos 4,75, Lanzaro 5,00, Paredes 4,75 (80' Abraham) - Barrera 4,50 (46' Lafita 6,75), Ponzio 5,25, Fernando Meira 5,00, Juan Carlos 5,00, Luis García 5,00 (46' Micael 5,25) - Hélder Postiga 4,75. = average: 5,15.

Player ratings Valencia 2, Real Madrid 3.

0-1 20' Benzema, 0-2 73' Sergio Ramos, 1-2 75' Soldado, 1-3 79' Cristiano Ronaldo, 2-3 83' Soldado. Att: 45.000.
Valencia: Diego Alves 4,75 - Miguel 6,25, Rami 5,25, Víctor Ruiz 5,50, Jordi Alba 6,25 (85' Aduriz) - Albelda 6,25, Tino Costa 6,25, Feghouli 5,50 (74' Pablo 6,50), Parejo 5,00 (61' Jonas 6,00), Mathieu 6,75 - Soldado 7,50. = average: 5,98.
Real Madrid: Casillas 6,50 - Arbeloa 5,75 (51' Albiol 5,75), Pepe 6,50, Sergio Ramos 6,50, Marcelo 6,25 - Lass 6,75 (86' Granero), Xabi Alonso 7,00, Khedira 6,25, Özil 6,25 - Cristiano Ronaldo 7,00, Benzema 7,25 (73' Higuaín 5,50). = average: 6,40.

Memory Lane: Serie A 1983-84.

6,85 Platini (Juventus)
6,73 Falcão (Roma)
6,65 Fanna (Verona) & Passarella (Fiorentina)
6,63 Tancredi (Roma)
6,62 Brady (Sampdoria)
6,60 Terraneo (Torino)
6,58 Cabrini (Juventus), Novellino (Ascoli) & Causio (Udinese)
6,57 Zenga (Inter)
6,55 Tacconi (Juventus)
6,52 Zico (Udinese) & Pecci (Fiorentina)
6,50 Scirea (Juventus), Pari (Sampdoria) & Di Bartolomei (Roma)
6,48 Toninho Cerezo (Roma) & Garella (Verona)
6,47 Manfredonia (Lazio) & Vierchowod (Sampdoria).

Clubs with an average attendance of at least 15,000.

39 England
26 Germany
17 Spain
15 Italy
14 Argentina*
12 Mexico & Brazil
11 France, Holland & Japan
9 USA
6 Turkey
5 China
4 Portugal & Belgium
3 Bolivia, Greece, Russia & Ukraine
2 Wales**, Canada***, South Korea, South Africa, Colombia, Switzerland, Scotland & Iran
1 Australia, Denmark, Saudi Arabia, Norway, Austria & Chile.
*) No figures available from Second Division.
**) Both teams playing in the English League. 
***) Both teams playing in the MLS.

Average attendances Argentina.

33.812 Boca Juniors
33.212 River Plate
31.484 Rosario Central
30.642 Newell's Old Boys
27.712 Independiente
26.310 Racing Club
21.470 San Lorenzo
21.190 Colón
19.160 Atlético Tucumán
18.511 Huracán
18.144 Vélez Sarsfield
17.200 Banfield
16.545 Estudiantes la Plata
16.484 Gimnasia la Plata
14.842 Godoy Cruz
14.326 Lanús
14.196 Tigre
11.240 Argentinos Juniors
11.228 Chacarita Juniors
6785 Arsenal de Sarandí.


Promedio de espectadores Argentina (2011).

Highest average attendances in some non-European leagues.

USA
38.496 Seattle Sounders
23.335 Los Angeles Galaxy
20.412 Vancouver Whitecaps
20.267 Toronto FC
19.691 New York Red Bulls

Australia
20.750 Melbourne Victory
12.987 Sydney FC
10.76 Adelaide United
12.822 Perth Glory
8965 Wellington Phoenix

Japan
39.941 Urawa Red Diamonds
30.542 Albirex Niigata
25.684 Yokohama F. Marinos
25.112 F.C. Tokyo
20.966 Kashima Antlers

South Korea
30.849 FC Seoul
26.163 Suwon Samsung Bluewings
14.300 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
12.501 Gyeongnam FC
12.004 Chunnam Dragons

China
37.528 Beijing Guo'an
22.966 Shaanxi Zhongxin Chan-ba
20.054 Guangzhou Yiyao
19.740 Henan Jianye
17.068 Shandong Luneng Taishan

Iran
58.077 Teraktor Täbriz
38.077 Perspolis Tehran
32.143 Esteghlal Tehran
15.500 Shahin Pars
10.857 Malavan Bandar-e Anzali

Indonesia
27.273 Arema Malang
20.766 Persib Bandung
16.875 PSPS Pekanbaru
16.143 Persija Jakarta
14.634 Persebaya Surabaya.

Memory Lane: Juventus 1983-84.

Average ratings in Serie A and Cup Winners' Cup matches.

6,65 Platini
6,63 Tacconi
6,46 Cabrini
6,24 Tardelli
6,29 Vignola
6,21 Bodini
6,16 Boniek
6,12 Scirea
6,06 Bonini 
5,96 P. Rossi
5,98 Gentile
5,90 Brio
5,83 Cesare Prandelli
5,70 Caricola
5,50 Penzo.

Memory Lane: Milan 1987-88

Serie A and UEFA Cup matches:
6,53 F. Baresi
6,33 Evani
6,32 Gullit
6,31 Maldini
6,21 F. Galli
6,20 Ancelotti
6,12 Colombo
6,10 G. Galli
6,08 Tassotti
6,00 Costacurta
5,94 Donadoni
5,90 Virdis
5,79 Van Basten
5,78 Massaro, Mussi & Bortolazzi.


Ratings: Corriere della Sera.

Number of supporters in the main football nations.

Argentina
34% Boca Juniors (Buenos Aires)
31% River Plate (Buenos Aires)
8% Independiente (Avellaneda)
6% Racing Club (Avellaneda)
6% San Lorenzo (Buenos Aires)

Brazil
17% Flamengo (Rio)
12% Corínthians (São Paulo)
9% São Paulo
7% Palmeiras (São Paulo)

Spain
36% Real Madrid
29% Barcelona

Italy
24% Juventus
18% Milan
17% Inter

England
18% Manchester United
17% Liverpool
12% Arsenal

Germany
29% Bayern Munich
6% Borussia Dortmund
6% Schalke 04

Russia
27% Zenith St. Petersburg
23% CSKA Moscow
19% Spartak Moscow.

 Source: Sport+Markt.

Player ratings Germany 3, Holland 0 [friendly]

1-0 15' T. Müller, 2-0 26' Klose, 3-0 66' Özil. Att: 51.500 (Imtech Arena, Hamburg).
Germany: Neuer 6,50 - J. Boateng 6,33 (65' Höwedes 6,50), Mertesacker 5,50, Badstuber 6,00 (46' Hummels 6,25), Aogo 6,50 - Khedira 7,33 (88' L. Bender), Kroos 7,33 (82' Rolfes) - T. Müller 8,00, Özil 7,83, Podolski 5,83 (65' Götze 6,25) - Klose 7,83 (82' Reus). = average: 6,71.
Holland: Stekelenburg 5,67 - Van der Wiel 6,17, Heitinga 5,00, Mathijsen 5,00, Braafheid 4,83 - Van Bommel 5,17, Strootman 5,17 (64' N. De Jong 5,00) - Kuyt 5,83 (86' Wijnaldum), Sneijder 5,67 (87' L. De Jong), Babel 6,00 - Huntelaar 5,33 (76' Beerens). = average: 5,40.

Player ratings England 1, Sweden 0 [friendly]

1-0 23' Barry. Att: 48.876.
England: Hart 6,50 (46' Carson 5,90) - K. Walker 6,70, Cahill 6,10, Terry 6,00, Baines 6,70 - Rodwell 6,40 (58' Milner 6,00), P. Jones 6,50, Barry 6,70, Walcott 6,60 (58' Sturridge 5,80), Zamora 5,60 (70' Bent 5,60), Downing 7,50. = average: 6,31.
Sverige: Isaksson 6,00 - Lustig 5,20 (55' Wilhelmsson 5,50), Mellberg 5,30 (46' J. Olsson 5,50), Majstorovic 5,50 - M. Olsson 5,80, Wernbloom 5,90, Källström 5,40 (70' A. Svensson 6,00), S. Larsson 5,70, R. Elm 6,20 (87' Bajrami) - Elmander 6,10, Ibrahimovic 5,00 (46' Toivonen 5,80). = average: 5,66.

Player ratings Italy 0, Uruguay 1 [friendly]

0-1 3' Sebastián Fernández. Att: 42.000 (Stadio Olimpico, Rome).
Italy: Buffon 6,00 - Maggio 5,90, Ranocchia 5,20, Chiellini 5,90, Balzaretti 5,50 - Pirlo 5,70, Montolivo 5,20 (46' Pepe 6,00), De Rossi 6,00 - Marchisio 5,90 (81' Pazzini), Balotelli 6,20, Osvaldo 5,50 (64' Matri 5,30). = average: 5,72.
Uruguay: Muslera 6,60 - Lugano 6,00 (46' Coates 6,10), Godín 6,00, Martín Cáceres 6,60 - Cristian Rodríguez 6,50 (81' González), Diego Pérez 6,10 (50' Eguren 6,00), Arévalo Ríos 6,20, Álvaro Pereira 6,10 - Maxi Pereira 6,10 (93' Scotti), Sebastián Fernández 6,80 (81' Alfaro), Cavani 5,90. = average: 6,23.

Player ratings Croatia 0, Turkey 0.

Att: 30.000 (Stadion u Maksimiru, Zagreb).
Croatia: Pletikosa 6,67 – Vida 6,00, Schildenfeld 6,17, Šimunić 6,50, Pranjić 6,17 – Srna 6,83, Vukojević 6,50 (88' Eduardo), Modrić 6,83, Rakitić 6,50 – Olić 6,50 (62' Perišić 6,00), Mandžukić 6,00. = average: 6,39.
Turkey: Sinan Bolat 6,33 – Serkan Balcı 6,17, Ömer Toprak 6,33, Egemen Korkmaz 6,00, İsmail Köybaşı 5,83 – Hamit Altıntop 6,17, Selçuk İnan 6,33, Selçuk Şahin 5,83 - Kazım Kazım 5,33, Umut Bulut 5,33 (71' Halil Altıntop 5,25), Caner Erkin 5,50 (36' Gökhan Töre 6,00). = average: 5,88.

Player ratings Portugal 6, Bosnia & Hercegovina 2.

1-0 8' Cristiano Ronaldo, 2-0 24' Nani, 2-1 41' Misimović penalty, 3-1 53' Cristiano Ronaldo, 3-2 65' Spahić, 4-2 72' Helder Postiga, 5-2 79' Miguel Veloso, 6-2 81' Hélder Postiga. Att: 45.000 (Estádio da Luz, Lisbon).
Portugal: Rui Patricio 6,00 – João Pereira 6,33, Bruno Alves 6,33, Pepe 7,00, Fábio Coentrão 6,33 – Raul Meireles 6,67 (63' Rúben Micael 6,33), Miguel Veloso 7,17, João Moutinho 7,00 - Cristiano Ronaldo 7,83, Hélder Postiga 7,00 (84' Carlos Martins) , Nani 7,00 (83' Ricardo Quaresma). = average: 6,75.
BiH:  Begović 4,67 – Zahirović 4,83, Jahić 5,17, Spahić 5,33, Papac 5,50 – Rahimić 4,83 (46' Maletić 5,50), Medunjanin 5,00 (65' Bešić 4,67) – Lulić 4,50, Misimović 6,17, Pjanić 5,00 – Džeko 5,33. = average: 5,12.