For the Football Fans
As of 20 November 2020, on a global scale there have been 56 261 952 confirmed cases of Covid-19. A total of 1 349 506 people have died.
The Americas have seen the most number of cases, with 24 035 426 with Europe following in a close second with 15 999 670.
It is all in the name with this League. Only the top Football teams of Europe qualify for the Champions League and just getting into it, let alone going on to win, is an honour. It features the elite, the cream of the Football crop, playing against one another.
The FA Cup is considered by many to be the penultimate event in international football. As the very oldest tournament in the world, the FA Cup has seen countless teams win great victories and suffer incredible losses in front of their devoted fans, and it’s made for some truly memorable finals that no lover of the FA Cup will ever be able to forget.
The FA Cup is one of the most exciting and exhilarating times for those fans from the United Kingdom. The event starts in August of every year and ends later in May of the next year. The teams that take part in the FA Cup are some of the best in the world, and they fight tirelessly against one another in order to win. And it’s a win that’s worth fighting for as it’s the oldest football tournament in the world and was first started as far back as 1871.
There is some amazing football talent coming from the African continent and there has been for years. It’s no wonder that some of these players get snapped up by the biggest clubs across Europe and the UK, and for a hefty sum of money too. There are some eye-wateringly lucrative contracts going, but these players are definitely worth it.
Today, the European Premier League, most commonly known as the EPL, is among the world’s most prestigious football events. The EPL is considered by governing bodies to be the top football league within the United Kingdom, and thanks to its age and popularity, it’s seated itself as one of the crowning achievements to win for any football team or club.
Although the modern iteration of the EPL is relatively new, it was based off of an older organisation that was on its last legs, and its revival is arguably one of the primary reasons that football went from being somewhat popular to being a world leader.
The FA Cup is considered by many as the predecessor to modern, organised footballing events that we’ve grown to love so much in modern times, it was once known as the world’s greatest club competition before the creation of the Champions League. The FA Cup is still incredibly popular among fans, and for any players that successfully get a Football Association Challenge Cup under their belt, it’s an excellent advantage and a fast way to start a career.
L’Équipe, a nationwide daily newspaper in France which devotes itself to sports stories, has published its annual list of the current highest-paid Football players and coaches.
The COVID-19 outbreak has had an unexpected effect on the world of football. FC Barcelona players and staff are faced with pay cuts, while several Bundesliga clubs announced that their players have agreed to waive a portion of their salaries to help employees.
The Champions League is nearly upon us, and the world’s most beloved football clubs have been hard at work choosing the players who will represent them there. (more…)