31 August, 2014

Player ratings Roma 2-0 Fiorentina.

1-0 28' Radja Nainggolan, 2-0 90' Gervinho (Radja Nainggolan). Att: 44.353.

Roma: Morgan De Sanctis 7,30 - Ashley Cole 5,80, Davide Astori 6,30, Vasilios Torosidis 6,10, Kostas Manolas 6,40 (67' Seydou Keita 6,20), Radja Nainggolan 7,20, Miralem Pjanić 6,90, Daniele De Rossi 6,30, Juan Iturbe 6,30 (76' Adem Ljajić), Francesco Totti 6,40 (70' Alessandro Florenzi 6,00), Gervinho 6,90. - coach: Rudi Garcia. = average: 6,47 [very good]
 

Fiorentina: Neto 6,60 - Gonzalo Rodríguez 5,80, Stefan Savić 5,50, Marcos Alonso 5,60, Nenad Tomović 5,90, Juan Vargas 5,50 (72' Alberto Aquilani 5,50), David Pizarro 5,20, Borja Valero 5,80, Joshua Brillante 4,40 (35' Josip Iličič 6,70), Khouma Babacar 5,50 (63' Joaquín 5,80), Mario Gómez 4,90. - coach: Vincenzo Montella. = average: 5,62 [failing]

28 August, 2014

Player ratings Athletic Bilbao 3-1 Napoli.

0-1 47' Marek Hamšík l., 1-1 61' Aduriz r. (Susaeta), 2-1 69' Aduriz r. (Aymeric Laporte), 3-1 74' Ibai r. (Unai López). Att: 49.017.

Athletic: Iraizoz 6,20 - Aymeric Laporte 6,30, Balenziaga 6,20, Beñat 5,80 (58' Ibai 6,90), Iturraspe 6,60, Susaeta 6,30 (72' Unai López 6,80), Mikel Rico 6,30, Gurpegi 6,40, De Marcos 6,80, Muniain 6,40 (85' San José), Aduriz 7,50. - coach: Valverde 7,40. = average: 6,50 [very good]
 

Napoli: Rafael 4,70 - Christian Maggio 4,00, Kalidou Koulibaly 5,50, Faouzi Ghoulam 5,30 (56' Miguel Britos 5,20), Raúl Albiol 4,40, Jorginho 4,90, Marek Hamšík 6,00 (70' Lorenzo Insigne 5,20), Walter Gargano 4,90, José Callejón 4,60, Gonzalo Higuaí­n 5,70, Dries Mertens 5,30 (77' Duván Zapata). - coach: Rafael Benítez 4,50. = average: 5,05 [outrageous]

26 August, 2014

Player ratings Man City 3-1 Liverpool.

1-0 41' Stevan Jovetić r., 2-0 55' Stevan Jovetić l. (Samir Nasri), 3-0 69' Kun Agüero r. (Jesús Navas), 3-1 83' og Pablo Zabaleta. Att: 45.471.

Man City: Joe Hart 5,80 - Vincent Kompany 6,40, Pablo Zabaleta 6,20, Gaël Clichy 5,80, Martín Demichelis 5,80, Fernando 6,80, Samir Nasri 6,80, David Silva 6,10 (65' Jesús Navas 6,30), Yaya Touré 6,00, Edin Džeko 6,30 (69' Kun Agüero 6,80), Stevan Jovetić 7,60 (80' Fernandinho). - coach: Manuel Pellegrini. = average: 6,36 [strong]
 

Liverpool: Simon Mignolet 5,00 - Glen Johnson 5,20, Dejan Lovren 5,00, Alberto Moreno 4,30, Martin Škrtel 5,20, Steven Gerrard 5,00, Coutinho 4,90 (60' Lazar Marković 5,50), Jordan Henderson 5,20, Joe Allen 5,20 (75' Emre Can 6,20), Raheem Sterling 5,20 (79' Rickie Lambert), Daniel Sturridge 6,40. - coach: Brendan Rodgers. = average: 5,25 [feeble]

Player ratings Real Madrid 2-0 Elche.

1-0 31' Karim Benzema h.  (Toni Kroos), 2-0 90' Cristiano Ronaldo r. (Isco). Att: 70.356.

Real Madrid: Iker Casillas 6,00 - Pepe 5,80, Sergio Ramos 5,40, Marcelo 5,30, Arbeloa 5,00 (73' Dani Carvajal 5,30), Toni Kroos 6,20, Luka Modrić 6,00, Cristiano Ronaldo 5,80, Karim Benzema 5,80 (76' Sami Khedira 5,50), James Rodríguez 5,20 (73' Isco 6,00), Gareth Bale 4,80. - coach: Carlo Ancelotti. = average: 5,58 [failing]
 

Elche: Juan Carlos 6,30 - Aleksandar Pantić 6,30, José Ángel Crespo 6,70, Íñigo López 6,40, Adrián Gunino 6,20, Pinillos 5,40 (46' Fede Cartabia 6,60), Fausto Rossi 6,40, López Silva 5,50, López Garai 6,30, Matos Ryder 6,10 (61' Fidel 5,80), Mike Havenaar 6,30 (67' Xisco 5,90). - coach: Albert Ferrer. = average: 6,16 [solid]

25 August, 2014

Player ratings Sunderland 1-1 Man United.

0-1 16' Mata (Antonio Valencia), 1-1 30' Jack Rodwell (Sebastian Larsson). Att: 43.217.

Sunderland: Vito Mannone 6,10 - Patrick van Aanholt 5,10, Wes Brown 5,80, John O'Shea 6,10, Santiago Vergini 6,30, Sebastian Larsson 6,30, Jack Rodwell 6,20 (63' Jordi Gómez 5,00), Lee Cattermole 6,70, Steven Fletcher 5,20 (76' Jozy Altidore), Connor Wickham 6,00, Will Buckley 6,50 (79' Liam Bridcutt). - coach: Gustavo Poyet. = average: 5,94 [vulnerable]


Man United: De Gea 6,00 - Phil Jones 5,40, Chris Smalling 5,70 (43' Michael Keane 5,40), Tyler Blackett 5,80, Mata 5,80, Ashley Young 4,80, Tom Cleverley 4,90, Darren Fletcher 4,60 (63' Danny Welbeck 5,30), Antonio Valencia 6,10, Wayne Rooney 5,20, Robin van Persie 4,80 (63' Adnan Januzaj 5,60). - coach: Louis van Gaal. = average: 5,39 [feeble]

24 August, 2014

Player ratings Everton 2-2 Arsenal.

1-0 19' Seamus Coleman, 2-0 45' Steven Naismith, 2-1 83' Aaron Ramsey, 2-2 90' Olivier Giroud. Att: 39.490.

Everton: Tim Howard 6,10 - Leighton Baines 6,70, Phil Jagielka 5,70, Sylvain Distin 6,10, Seamus Coleman 6,10, Kevin Mirallas 6,30 (84' Christian Atsu), Steven Naismith 6,40, James McCarthy 6,30, Gareth Barry 6,70, Steven Pienaar 5,00 (9' Leon Osman 5,70), Romelu Lukaku 6,70 (75' Aiden McGeady). - coach: Roberto Martínez. = average: 6,15 [solid]
 

Arsenal: Wojciech Szczęsny 5,40 - Mathieu Debuchy 5,70, Per Mertesacker 5,00, Nacho Monreal 5,80, Calum Chambers 5,10, Jack Wilshere 4,80 (74' Santi Cazorla), Mesut Özil 4,40, Aaron Ramsey 6,30, Mathieu Flamini 5,70, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 5,70 (74' Joel Campbell), Alexis Sánchez 5,40 (46' Olivier Giroud 6,10). - coach: Arsène Wenger. = average: 5,45 [poor]

22 August, 2014

Today 13 years ago: Brescia 1-1 Paris Saint Germain.

0-1 74' Aloisio, 1-1 79' R. Baggio penalty. Att: 22.000.
Brescia: Castellazzi x - Petruzzi 6,25, Calori 5,50, Bonera 6,00 - Diana 6,25 (76' Esposito), A. Filippini 6,75, Yllana 5,75, E. Filippini 6,50, Kozminski 5,75 (82' Del Nero) - Tare 5,25, Toni 5,50 (51' R. Baggio 6,25). - coach: Mazzone 6,00. = average: 5,98 [acceptable]
PSG: Letizi 6,00 - Cristóbal 6,25, Pochettino 5,75, Heinze 6,00, Domi 6,00 - Mendy 6,00 (81' Ducrocq), Déhu 6,50, E. Cissé 5,25 (57' Potillon 6,00) - Okocha 6,50, Anelka 5,75 (28' Arteta 5,50) - Aloisio 6,50. - coach: Fernandez 6,00. = average: 6,00 [acceptable]

21 August, 2014

Player ratings Beşiktaş 0-0 Arsenal.

Sent off: 80' Aaron Ramsey, 90' Slaven Bilić. Att: 41.531 (Atatürk Olimpiyat).

Beşiktaş: Tolga Zengin 6,50 - Ismail Köybaşı 6,00, Pedro Franco 6,00, Ersan Gülüm 5,80, Ramon 5,70, Veli Kavlak 6,10, Olcay Şahan 5,70 (73' Gökhan Töre), Oğuzhan Özyakup 6,20 (81' Kerim Frei), Necip Uysal 5,80, Demba Ba 6,90, Mustafa Pektemek 6,00 (88' Cenk Tosun). - coach: Slaven Bilić. = average: 6,06 [satisfactory]


Arsenal: Wojciech Szczęsny 6,50 - Mathieu Debuchy 5,50, Laurent Koscielny 5,90, Nacho Monreal 5,80, Calum Chambers 6,20, Mikel Arteta 5,50 (50' Mathieu Flamini 5,40), Jack Wilshere 6,10, Aaron Ramsey 5,30, Santi Cazorla 5,80 (90' Tomáš Rosický), Olivier Giroud 5,80, Alexis Sánchez 5,30 (72' Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 5,90). - coach: Arsène Wenger. = average: 5,77 [mediocre]

20 August, 2014

Player ratings Napoli 1-1 Athletic Bilbao.

0-1 41' Muniain (De Marcos), 1-1 68' Gonzalo Higuaí­n (Marek Hamšík). Att: 49.872.

Napoli: Rafael 5,90 - Miguel Britos 5,30, Christian Maggio 5,70, Kalidou Koulibaly 5,30, Raúl Albiol 5,90, Jorginho 6,10, Marek Hamšík 5,50 (78' Michu), Walter Gargano 6,30, José Callejón 5,10, Gonzalo Higuaí­n 7,50, Lorenzo Insigne 4,70 (60' Dries Mertens 6,70). - coach: Rafael Benítez 5,70. = average: 5,83 [mediocre]


Athletic: Iraizoz 6,50 - Aymeric Laporte 5,70, Balenziaga 5,90, Beñat 6,10 (75' San José), Iturraspe 6,10 (89' Erik Morán), Susaeta 5,90, Mikel Rico 6,50, Gurpegi 5,50, De Marcos 6,50, Muniain 7,30, Aduriz 5,90. - coach: Valverde 6,50. = average: 6,17 [solid]

19 August, 2014

Player ratings Burnley 1-3 Chelsea.

1-0 14' Scott Arfield (Matthew Taylor), 1-1 17' Diego Costa, 1-2 21' André Schürrle (Cesc Fàbregas), 1-3 34' Branislav Ivanović (Cesc Fàbregas). Att: 20.699.

Burnley: Tom Heaton 5,00 - Kieran Trippier 5,50, Michael Duff 5,00, Jason Shackell 5,00, Ben Mee 4,80, Dean Marney 5,60, David Jones 5,00, Matthew Taylor 5,80 (70' Michael Kightly), Scott Arfield 6,50, Danny Ings 5,40 (82' Marvin Sordell), Lukas Jutkiewicz 5,50 (70' Ashley Barnes 5,50). - coach: Sean Dyche. = average: 5,38 [feeble]
 

Chelsea: Thibaut Courtois 6,20 - Branislav Ivanović 6,70, Gary Cahill 6,00, John Terry 6,00, Azpilicueta 6,00, Cesc Fàbregas 6,70, Oscar 6,00 (82' John Mikel), Eden Hazard 6,50 (84' Didier Drogba), Nemanja Matić 6,30, André Schürrle 6,80, Diego Costa 6,40. - coach: José Mourinho. = average: 6,33 [good]

18 August, 2014

Player ratings Newcastle 0-2 Man City.

0-1 38' David Silva, 0-2 90' Kun Agüero. Att: 50.816.

Newcastle: Tim Krul 6,60 - Fabricio Coloccini 5,70, Mike Williamson 5,60, Daryl Janmaat 6,00, Paul Dummett 5,60, Moussa Sissoko 5,70, Vurnon Anita 5,50 (63' Gabriel Obertan 5,60), Jack Colback 6,20, Rémy Cabella 6,50, Yoan Gouffran 5,60 (74' Rolando Aarons 6,10), Emmanuel Rivière 5,30 (83' Ayoze Pérez). - coach: Alan Pardew. = average: 5,85 [mediocre]
 

Man City: Joe Hart 6,20 - Vincent Kompany 7,00, Aleksandar Kolarov 5,80, Gaël Clichy 6,20, Martín Demichelis 6,00, Fernando 6,00, Samir Nasri 5,90 (78' James Milner), David Silva 6,50, Yaya Touré 5,60, Edin Džeko 6,70 (82' Kun Agüero), Stevan Jovetić 6,00 (72' Fernandinho 6,10). - coach: Manuel Pellegrini. = average: 6,17 [solid]

German top 50 all-time players.

According to Guerin Sportivo.

1. Beckenbauer
2. G. Müller
3. F. Walter
4. Matthäus
5. Lahm
6. Klose
7. Kh. Rummenigge
8. Maier
9. Neuer
10. T. Müller
11. Overath
12. Seeler
13. Netzer
14. H. Rahn
15. Schweinsteiger
16. Breitner
17. Brehme
18. Götze
19. Heynckes
20. H. Schäfer
21. Eckel
22. Klinsmann
23. Kroos
24. M. Sammer
25. Szepan
26. Schuster
27. Hässler
28. Haller
29. U. Hoeness
30. Morlock
31. Kahn
32. Vogts
33. Bonhof
34. Bierhoff
35. Schwarzenbeck
36. Schnellinger
37. Janes
38. Völler
39. H. Schumacher
40. Grabowski
41. Augenthaler
42. Kaltz
43. A. Möller
44. Özil
45. Hummels
46. Kohler
47. Riedle
48. Kh. Förster
49. Khedira
50. Briegel

17 August, 2014

Most times national topscorer.

12 times : Josef "Pepi" Bican (11 Czechoslovakian League, 1 Austrian League)
9 : Gunnar Nordahl (5 Italian, 4 Swedish League)
8 : Ferenc Puskás (4 Hungarian, 4 Spanish League)
8 : Alfredo Di Stéfano (5 Spanish, 2 Colombian, 1 Argentine League)
8 : Carlos Bianchi (5 French, 3 Argentine League)
7 :
Gerd Müller (7 German League)
 
7 : Romário (3 Brazilian, 3 Dutch, 1 Spanish League)
7 : Eusébio (7 Portuguese League)
7 : Imre Schlosser (7 Hungarian League)
7 : Luis Artime (4 Uruguayan, 3 Argentine League)
7 : Fernando Morena (7 Uruguayan League)

Player ratings Man United 1-2 Swansea.

0-1 28' Sung-Yueng Ki, 1-1 53' Wayne Rooney, 1-2 72' Gylfi Sigurðsson. Att: 75.339.

Man United: De Gea 5,50 - Phil Jones 5,70, Chris Smalling 5,50, Tyler Blackett 5,90, Mata 5,70, Ashley Young 5,20, Ander Herrera 5,40 (67' Marouane Fellaini 5,50), Darren Fletcher 5,60, Jesse Lingard 6,00 (24' Adnan Januzaj 5,00), Wayne Rooney 6,50, Javier Hernández 4,40 (46' Nani 5,00). - coach: Louis van Gaal 5,50. = average: 5,49 [poor]
 

Swansea: Łukasz Fabiański 6,80 - Jordi Amat 6,40, Neil Taylor 6,00 (54' Dwight Tiendalli), Ashley Williams 6,60, Àngel Rangel 6,50, Sung-Yueng Ki 7,00, Jonjo Shelvey 6,50, Nathan Dyer 5,90 (67' Jefferson Montero 6,50), Wayne Routledge 6,20, Gylfi Sigurðsson 7,40, Wilfried Bony 6,10 (77' Bafetimbi Gomis). = coach: 6,49 [very good]

13 August, 2014

Player ratings Real Madrid 2-0 Sevilla [European Super Cup]

1-0 30' Cristiano Ronaldo l. (Gareth Bale), 2-0 49' Cristiano Ronaldo l. (Karim Benzema). Att: 30.854 (Cardiff City Stadium).

Real Madrid: Iker Casillas 6,50 -  Pepe 6,20, Sergio Ramos 6,20, Fábio Coentrão 6,60 (84' Marcelo), Dani Carvajal 5,90, Toni Kroos 6,80, Gareth Bale 6,90, Luka Modrić 6,50 (86' Illarramendi), Cristiano Ronaldo 7,60, Karim Benzema 6,00, James Rodríguez 5,50 (72' Isco). - coach: Carlo Ancelotti. = average: 6,43 [strong]
 

Sevilla: Beto 6,40 - Federico Fazio 6,00, Fernando Navarro 5,40, Grzegorz Krychowiak 6,20, Daniel Carriço 5,50, Nicolás Pareja 5,90, Coke 5,40 (84' Diogo), Denís Suárez 6,50 (78' Reyes), Aleix Vidal 5,00 (66' Iago Aspas 5,20), Carlos Bacca 5,00, Vitolo 6,30. - coach: Unai Emery. = average: 5,73 [disappointing]

Player ratings Arsenal 3-0 Man City [Community Shield]

1-0 21' Santi Cazorla, 2-0 42' Aaron Ramsey (Yaya Sanogo), 3-0 60' Olivier Giroud. Att: 71.523 (Wembley).

Arsenal: Wojciech Szczęsny 6,50 - Mathieu Debuchy 6,50, Kieran Gibbs 7,00, Laurent Koscielny 6,20 (46' Nacho Monreal 6,20), Calum Chambers 6,60, Mikel Arteta 7,00, Jack Wilshere 6,40 (68' Mathieu Flamini 6,00), Aaron Ramsey 7,70 (85' Joel Campbell), Santi Cazorla 7,30 (70' Tomáš Rosický 6,00), Alexis Sánchez 6,20 (46' Olivier Giroud 7,00), Yaya Sanogo 6,20 (46' Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 6,20). - coach: Arsène Wenger. = average: 6,56 [excellent]
 

Man City: Willy Caballero 5,00 - Aleksandar Kolarov 6,10 (76' Micah Richards), Gaël Clichy 5,40, Matija Nastasić 5,30, Dedryk Boyata 5,00, Fernando 5,70, Samir Nasri 4,70 (46' David Silva 5,30), Jesús Navas 5,90 (84' Scott Sinclair), Yaya Touré 5,70 (59' James Milner 5,70), Edin Džeko 5,00 (59' Bruno Zuculini 5,80), Stevan Jovetić 5,80. - coach: Manuel Pellegrini. = average: 5,46 [poor]

11 August, 2014

Average ratings AIK Stockholm 2013 & 2014.

2,83 Borges (15 rated appearances)
2,75 Carlgren (10)
2,72 Bahoui (16)
2,56 Milošević (16)
2,50 N-E Johansson (16), Moro (11)
2,45 Markkanen (11)
2,44 P. Karlsson (16), Quaison (9)
2,40 Dimitriadis (5)
2,38 Goitom (17)
2,36 Ofori (11)
2,30 Pavey (5)
2,12 Lorentzson (17)
2,09 Igboananike (11)
1,94 Stamatopoulos (8)
1,86 Eliasson (7)


2013
2,88 Goitom
2,83 P. Karlsson
2,65 Borges
2,64 Backman
2,57 Mutumba
2,50 Stamatopoulos, Lorentzson
2,48 Igboananike
2,46 Bahoui
2,44 Majstorović
2,41 Milošević
2,31 N-E Johansson, Danielsson
2,25 Moro
2,17 Quaison
2,10 Turina

Bundesliga: top rated players 1990-2014.

7,83 Sammer (Dortmund) 1994/95
7,68 U. Stein (Frankfurt) 1991/92
7,65 U. Stein (Frankfurt) 1992/93
7,65 Köpke (Nürnberg) 1991/92
7,62 Klose (Werder Bremen) 2005/06
7,61 Kahn (Karlsruhe) 1993/94
7,60 Trapp (Frankfurt) 2012/13
7,58 Matthäus (Bayern) 1993/94
7,54 Götze (Dortmund) 2012/13
7,53 Robben (Bayern) 2013/14
7,52 Robben (Bayern) 2009/10
7,52 Illgner (Köln) 1993/94
7,52 Bein (Frankfurt) 1991/92
7,52 Falkenmayer (Frankfurt) 1990/91
7,50 Reus (Dortmund) & Ribéry (Bayern) 2013/14
7,50 U. Stein (Frankfurt) 1993/94, 1990/91 & 1989/90
7,50 Köpke (Nürnberg) 1992/93

Top ratings:
5: U. Stein
2: Ribéry, Robben & Köpke

Per club:
8: Frankfurt
5: Bayern
3: Dortmund
2: Nürnberg
1: Werder Bremen, Karlsruhe, Köln

09 August, 2014

Average crowds in CL Qualifiers, 2009-2014.

52.275 England
43.259 Germany
43.183 Scotland
33.478 Turkey
32.211 Holland
31.713 France
31.117 Italy
31.077 Ukraine
29.237 Greece
26.624 Spain
24.692 Portugal
21.331 Serbia
21.142 Romania
20.418 Russia
19.796 Poland
19.500 Azerbaijan
17.780 Kazakhstan
17.771 Croatia
17.714 Georgia
16.288 Austria
15.242 Belgium
15.160 Switzerland
15.041 Denmark
14.576 Cyprus
13.797 Sweden
13.666 Hungary
12.949 Israel
12.236 Czech Republic
11.564 Slovenia
11.265 Slovakia
11.125 Norway
10.465 Moldova
9431 Belarus
9382 Bulgaria
8818 Finland
5125 Latvia
3110 Estonia
1794 Lithuania

Player ratings: Reims 2-2 Paris Saint Germain.

0-1 7' Zlatan Ibrahimović (Javier Pastore), 1-1 22' Prince Oniangué, 2-1 34' Antoine Devaux (Gaëtan Charbonnier), 2-2 63' Zlatan Ibrahimović. Att: 18.540.

Reims: Johny Placide 6,10 - Franck Signorino 6,50, Prince Oniangué 6,70, Mickaël Tacalfred 6,20, Aïssa Mandi 6,70, Gregory Bourillon 6,10, Antoine Devaux 7,00, Odaïr Fortes 6,10, Diego 6,50 (83' Christopher Glombard), Mads Albæk 5,70 (68' Bocoundji Cá), Gaëtan Charbonnier 6,80 (67' Gaëtan Courtet). - coach: Jean-Luc Vasseur. = average: 6,40 [strong]
 

PSG: Salvatore Sirigu 6,20 - Thiago Silva 5,70, Marquinhos 5,80, Lucas Digne 5,90, Gregory van der Wiel 5,70, Lucas 5,00 (72' Jean-Christophe Bahebeck), Thiago Motta 6,10, Marco Verratti 6,10 (87' Clément Chantôme), Javier Pastore 6,80, Edinson Cavani 5,50, Zlatan Ibrahimović 6,70. - coach: Laurent Blanc. = average: 5,95 [vulnerable]

06 August, 2014

Argentine topscorers in Serie A history.

184 goals: Batistuta
153: Crespo
147: Sívori
117: Balbo
98: Angelillo
86: Diego Milito
81: Maradona
80: Julio Cruz
76: Demaría, Orsi