This is a list of all the professional soccer player wages or salary-related articles we have published on the History of Soccer website.
MLS players salaries are getting out of control. Lorenzo Insigne is the new highest-paid player in Major League Soccer. The Toronto star, who signed from Napoli in July 2022, makes $14 million in guaranteed compensation in the 2023 season. This …
MLS Player Salaries: How Much Do MLS Players Make Read More »
A football shirt sponsor is standard today, but it is a relatively new phenomenon. When Liverpool Football Club signed a shirt sponsorship deal with Hitachi in 1979, it was believed that it was the first English club to take football …
Shirt Sponsor: The Original Story And History Since 1973 Read More »
Football players in England and Wales are represented by a trade union known as the PFA (Professional Footballers Association). There are over 5,000 members of this professional sports trade union, which was founded in 1907. Current and former footballers, scholars, …
PFA: The Professional Footballers Association History Read More »
On 4th July 1926, Alfredo di Stefano was born to a first-generation Italian-Argentine father and an Argentine mother of French-Irish descent. Alfredo’s early years in Buenos Aires, Argentina, were spent working on his parents’ farm and helping other Italian immigrants, …
Alfredo Di Stefano: Regarded As One Of The Best Of All Time Read More »
2008/09 Premier League Champions: Manchester United Runners-up: Liverpool Champions League places: Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal Europa League places: Everton, Aston Villa, Fulham. Promoted (from 2007/08): West Bromwich Albion, Stoke City, Hull City Relegated: West Bromwich Albion, Middlesbrough, Newcastle United …
2008/09 Premier League Table: Man Utd Eleventh Time Winners Read More »
Over a century ago, a young footballer by the name of Ricardo Zamora MartÃnez was to become Spain’s first and finest goalkeeper. Although Zamora’s genius allowed him the magnificent opportunity of playing for Spanish giants, who claimed him as their …
Ricardo Zamora: The Greatest Goalkeeper Of His Generation Read More »
Christine Sinclair is a forward for the Canadian Women’s national soccer team and has been for 21 years. She has scored 190 goals, more than any other international female soccer player. The Portland Thorns striker is only 5′ 9″ (175 …
Christine Sinclair: Canadian Soccer Star Refusing To Retire Read More »
Fulham Football Club lost their most famous son with the death of the great Johnny Haynes in 2005. He was Fulham’s greatest-ever soccer player and probably the best soccer player in Britain during the late 1950s. There was a minute’s …
Johnny Haynes: Fulham Legend And Their Greatest Footballer Read More »
The recent growth in women’s soccer has further led to the emergence of a generation of superstars. Recently we asked our readers who they felt were the female football stars of the season. Thank you to the 1,646 readers who …
Best Women’s Soccer Player: The Stars Of Season 2023 Read More »
The trajectory of a young player’s career is often a result of potential and determination, and sometimes it is at the mercy of pure luck. For example, when the young Cristiano Ronaldo was part of Sporting’s youth system, it was …
Young Cristiano Ronaldo: The Emergence of the Megastar Read More »
