This is a list of all the professional soccer player wages or salary-related articles we have published on the History of Soccer website.
On 4th July 1926, Alfredo Stefano di Stéfano Laulhé 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 …
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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 …
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Over a century ago, a young footballer by the name of Ricardo Zamora Martínez 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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 2022 Read More »
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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 …
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The year 2019 was one of the extremes for US soccer. While the men’s national team toiled away trying to understand new head coach Gregg Berhalter’s system, the 2019 USWNT women were crowned champions of the world. Becoming Back-To-Back World …
USWNT 2019 Season Review: Looking Back In History Read More »
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Bob Paisley was a Liverpool soccer player, manager, and administrator for almost 50 years. No football manager demonstrated the art of leading quietly and without ego more than Bob Paisley. He did not always demand the final word. He did not …
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Celtic vs. Rangers, Everton vs. Liverpool, Arsenal vs. Spurs are just some of today’s biggest inter-town rivalries. If history had turned out differently, there might have been another: Sunderland AFC vs. Sunderland Albion. Sunderland Albion Football Club was one of …
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