Best Goals per Minutes Played: 10/11 UEFA Champions League Qualifying Round

The players in the 2010/2011 UEFA Champions League qualifying round that scored at least one goal for every 90 minutes played.  (minimum of 90 minutes played, quite a few players had one goal but played less than 90 minutes total)


Goal every ____ Minutes - Player (Club; Goals/Minutes Played)

30.00 - Peter Crouch (Tottenham Hotspur; 3/90)
45.00 - Mario Mandžukić (Dinamo Zagreb; 2/90)
52.33 - Lima (Braga; 3/157)
65.00 - Mahran Lala (Hapoel Tel-Aviv; 3/195)
67.50 - Pavel Nekhaychik (BATE; 4/270)
70.00 - Giampaolo Pazzini (Sampdoria; 3/210)
70.67 - Romelu Lukaku (Anderlecht; 3/212)
71.25 - Cleo (Partizan; 8/570)
75.70 - Murat Tleshev (Aktobe; 2/151)
82.00 - Matheus (Braga; 3/246)
82.50 - Vladimir Ivic (PAOK; 2/165)
85.50 - Oleh Gusev (Dynamo Kyiv; 2/171)
90.00 - Manolo Jimenez (FC Santa Coloma; 1/90)
90.00 - Sebastien Bassong (Tottenham Hotspur; 1/90)
90.00 - Mariano Urbani (FC Santa Coloma; 1/90)
90.00 - Norberto Urbani (FC Santa Coloma; 1/90)
90.00 - Davor Bubanja (Koper; 1/90)
90.00 - Gary Hooper (Celtic; 1/90)

Pictures: Italian Third Division Stadiums

Pictures of the stadiums in Italian Lega Pro Prima Divisione, Girone A. (Formerly known as Serie C1, the 3rd Division in Italy)

Stadio Marcello Torre - Paganese

Stadio Giovanni Zini - Cremonese

Stadio Pietro Fortunati - Pavia

Stadio Italia - Sorrento

Stadio Pietro Barbetti - Gubbio

Stadio Paolo Mazza - SPAL

Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi - Hellas Verona

Stadio Guiseppe Sinigaglia - Como

Stadio Giglio - Reggiana

Stadio Giuseppe Moccagatta - Alessandria

Stadio Druso - Suditrol

Stadio Brianteo - Monza

Stadio Arechi - Salernitana

Stadio Alberto Picco - Spezia

Stadio Rino Mercante - Bassano Virtus

Nuovo Stadio Comunale - Lumezzane

Stadio Guiseppe Voltini - Pergocrema

Stadio Bruno Banelli - Ravenna

Pictures from: 
ilgiornaledivicenza.it
digilander.libero.it
picasaweb.google.com/caimano76   (Caimano)
http://www.panoramio.com/user/2782280?  (Dejus)
paviacalcio.altervista.org
fussballtempel.net
ciccioraffo.wordpress.com
www.ragazzi-biancorossi.de
http://www.flickr.com/photos/loeffle/   (Loeffle)

07/08 Manchester City Players - Where are they now?

This is a list of all the Man City players who made a league appearance in the 2007/2008 Premier League season, prior to the big money takeover of Sheikh Mansour and the Abu Dhabi Group. I thought it'd be interesting to see where all of the players who are being replaced by 'big names' have ended up since the takeover.

New Clubs

Stephen Ireland - Aston Villa
Richard Dunne - Aston Villa
Martin Petrov - Bolton Wanderers
Vedran Ćorluka - Tottenham Hotspur
Kasper Schmeichel - Leeds United
Dietmar Hamann - Milton Keynes Dons
Ched Evans - Sheffield United
Daniel Sturridge - Chelsea
Paul Dickov - Oldham Athletic
Matthew Mills - Reading

Geovanni - San Jose Earthquakes
Nery Castillo - Chicago Fire

Emile Mpenza - Neftçi (Azerbaijan)

Rolando Bianchi - Torino
Javier Garrido - Lazio
Valeri Bojinov - Parma

Elano - Galatasaray

Sun Jihai - Shaanxi Chanba (China)

Gelson Fernandes - Saint-Étienne

Georgios Samaras - Celtic

Andreas Isaksson - PSV Eindhoven



Still with Manchester City

Micah Richards
Michael Johnson
Felipe Caicedo
Joe Hart
Kelvin Etuhu


Loaned Out

Nedum Onuoha - Sunderland



Unattached

Michael Ball
Blackpool?

Darius Vassell
Southampton?

Benjani
Blackburn Rovers?



Retired

Danny Mills

Videos: Singing Soccer Stars

A little over a year ago I posted a few videos of rapping soccer stars. (LINK) This time around I've thrown together a few singing players from the past and present.

Ruud Gullit - Not The Dancing Kind


Kevin Keegan - Head over Heels in Love


Ian Wright - Do the Wright Thing


Glenn Hoddle and Chris Waddle - Diamond Lights


Pele sings 2 Brazilian Songs


Morten Gamst Pedersen - with 'The Players' - This is for Real


Franz Beckenbauer - Du Allein

Videos: English Lower Division Top Goal Scorer Highlights

A few entertaining goals from the players who led their respective English leagues in scoring in 09/10, from the Championship to the Conference N/S division (levels 2-6).  (Note: Not all of these goals are from 09/10).




CHAMPIONSHIP


Peter Whittingham (20) - Cardiff City



Nicky Maynard (20) - Bristol City





LEAGUE ONE

Rickie Lambert (30) - Southampton



LEAGUE TWO

Lee Hughes (30) - Notts County



CONFERENCE NATIONAL

Richard Brodie (26) - York City


-LOUD-
Matthew Tubbs (26) - Salisbury City




CONFERENCE NORTH

Paul Brayson (28) - Blythe Spartans



CONFERENCE SOUTH

Craig Reid (23) - Newport County

Europe: Top League Finishes since 2005

The teams with the highest point totals from the final six games of the season since 2005. (from the top 5 UEFA leagues)


England

2009/2010
15pts - Chelsea

2008/2009
16pts - Liverpool
16pts - Chelsea

2007/2008
16pts - Liverpool

2006/2007
12pts - Blackburn Rovers
12pts - Tottenham Hotspur
12pts - Aston Villa
12pts - West Ham United

2005/2006
18pts - Liverpool



Germany

2009/2010
14pts - Stuttgart

2008/2009
16pts - Bayern Munich

2007/2008
16pts - Werder Bremen
16pts - Bayern Munich
16pts - Schalke 04

2006/2007
18pts - Stuttgart

2005/2006
14pts - Bayer Leverkusen
14pts - Werder Bremen




Italy

2009/2010
16pts - Inter Milan
16pts - Sampdoria

2008/2009
16pts - Udinese

2007/2008
14pts - Roma

2006/2007
16pts - Inter Milan

2005/2006
16pts - Lazio



Spain

2009/2010
16pts - Barcelona
16pts - Real Madrid

2008/2009
15pts - Espanyol
15pts - Atletico Madrid

2007/2008
18pts - Mallorca
18pts - Villarreal

2006/2007
18pts - Villarreal

2005/2006
16pts - Sevilla



France

2009/2010
15pts - Lille

2008/2009
18pts - Bordeaux

2007/2008
14pts - Stade Rennes
14pts - Lille
14pts - Bordeaux

2006/2007
16pts - Olympique Marseille

2005/2006
15pts - Nice

Poland Ekstraklasa Club Logos

Club logos of Poland's Ekstraklasa (Top Division) for the 2010-2011 season.

Arka Gdynia

Cracovia

GKS Bełchatów

Górnik Zabrze

Jagiellonia Białystok

Lech Poznań

Korona Kielce

Lechia Gdańsk 

Legia Warszawa

Polonia Bytom

Polonia Warsaw

Ruch Chorzów

Śląsk Wrocław

Widzew Łódź

Wisła Kraków

Zagłębie Lubin

2010 - Highest Paid MLS Players

Major League Soccer Players with a guaranteed compensation of at least $250,000 for the 2010 season. (As of August 12, 2010)

$6,500,000 - David Beckham (LA Galaxy)
$5,600,000 - Thierry Henry (NY Red Bulls)
$5,544,000 - Rafael Marquez (NY Red Bulls)
$2,127,777 - Landon Donovan (LA Galaxy)
$1,918,000 - Juan Pablo Angel (NY Red Bulls)
$1,788,060 - Nery Castillo (Chicago Fire)
$1,717,546 - Julian de Guzman (Toronto FC)
$1,314,000 - Freddie Ljungberg (Chicago Fire)

$987,337 - Mista (Toronto FC)
$516,200 - Branko Boskovic (DC United)
$480,000 - Blaise Nkufo (Seattle Sounders)
$475,000 - Shalrie Joseph (NE Revolution)
$459,500 - Taylor Twellman (NE Revolution)
$443,750 - Dwayne De Rosario (Toronto FC)
$403,333 - Brian McBride (Chicago Fire)
$350,000 - Conor Casey (Colorado Rapids)
$350,000 - Brian Ching (Houston Dynamo)
$320,000 - Chad Marshall (Columbus Crew)
$315,000 - Carl Robinson (NY Red Bulls)
$307,500 - Bobby Convey (SJ Earthquakes)
$300,500 - Pablo Mastroeni (Colorado Rapids)
$300,000 - Alvaro Fernandez (Seattle Sounders)
$300,000 - David Ferreira (FC Dallas)
$300,000 - Kasey Keller (Seattle Sounders)
$282,000 - Fred (PHI Union)
$264,000 - Ibrahim Salou (NY Red Bulls)
$258,062 - Brad Davis (Houston Dynamo)
$252,500 - Javier Morales (Real Salt Lake)
$250,000 - Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake)
$250,000 - Danny Califf (PHI Union)

Best and Worst Teams when Trailing at Half Time - 2009/2010

The best and worst teams from Europe's Top 5 Leagues at turning around a halftime deficit.

Format
Win% - Team (Trailing HT/Win FT)


Teams who went on to win 15% or more of their games after Trailing at Halftime

50% - Inter Milan (2/1)
50% - Napoli (6/3)
50% - Real Madrid (4/2)
44% - Olympique Lyonnais (9/4)
40% - Chelsea (5/2)
38% - AC Milan (8/3)
38% - Lille OSC (8/3)
33% - Sampdoria (6/2)
33% - Udinese (6/2)
33% - Athletic Bilbao (3/1)
33% - Roma (3/1)
29% - Arsenal (7/2)
27% - VfL Wolfsburg (11/3)
25% - Bayern Munich (4/1)
25% - AJ Auxerre (8/2)
22% - Werder Bremen (9/2)
20% - Bari (5/1)
20% - Cagliari (5/1)
19% - Fulham (16/3)
18% - TSG Hoffenheim (11/2)
17% - Birmingham City (12/2)


Teams that won 0% of their games when trailing at Halftime (minimum 10)

19 - Portsmouth
19 - Grenoble
17 - Hannover 96
15 - Le Mans
14 - Boulogne
14 - Real Valladolid
14 - West Ham United
13 - Atalanta
13 - Sochaux
13 - Racing Santander
13 - SC Freiburg
12 - Livorno
12 - Sunderland
11 - Chievo
11 - Hertha BSC
11 - Borussia Monchengladbach
11 - Real Zaragoza
10 - Almeria
10 - Deportivo La Coruna
10 - Toulouse
10 - AS Saint Etienne
10 - AS Nancy

Best and Worst Teams with a Half Time Lead - 2009/2010

These were the best and worst teams in Europe's top 5 leagues at going on to win a game after leading at halftime in 2009/2010.

Format
Win% - Team (HT Lead/FT Win)

Won 90% or more with a half time lead

100% - Real Madrid (18/18)
100% - Manchester United (13/13)
100% - AS Monaco (11/11)
100% - Getafe (8/8)
100% - Sampdoria (8/8)
100% - Osasuna (6/6)
100% - Parma (4/4)
100% - Racing Santander (3/3)

95% - Chelsea (21/20)

94% - Tottenham Hotspur (18/17)
94% - Barcelona (17/16)
94% - Manchester City (16/15)

92% - Inter Milan (13/12)
92% - Liverpool (12/11)

91% - AJ Auxerre (11/10)

90% - Valencia (10/9)



Won 50% or less with a half time lead

00% - Siena (2/0)

38% - Catania (8/3)
38% - Wigan Athletic (8/3)

43% - Udinese (7/3)

44% - Bologna (9/4)

50% - Hertha BSC (8/4)
50% - Nice (8/4)
50% - Eintracht Frankfurt (6/3)
50% - Hull City (6/3)
50% - Vfl Bochum (6/3)
50% - Atalanta (4/2)

95% Sold - European Leagues

European Clubs that sold 95% of their stadium capacity in the 2009/2010 season. Minimum 20,000 capacity.


100% - Stuttgart (39,950)

99% - Bayern Munich (69,901)
99% - Schalke 04 (61,673)
99% - Arsenal (60,355)
99% - Chelsea (41,841)
99% - Tottenham Hotspur (36,214)
99% - Hoffenheim (30,164)
99% - Mainz 05 (20,300)

98% - Manchester United (76,212)

97% - Hamburger SV (57,030)
97% - Wolverhampton Wanderers (29,303)

96% - Köln (50,076)
96% - Bayer Leverkusen (30,210)
96% - Wolfsburg (30,000)
96% - Stoke City (28,383)
96% - Heerenveen (26,800)

95% - Borussia Dortmund (80,552)
95% - Manchester City (47,726)
95% - West Ham United (35,303)
95% - PSV Eindhoven (35,119)
95% - Hull City (25,504)



Stats from Soccerway.com

Unexpected Hiatus

Apologies for the lack of posts last week, the 'real world' ended up taking priority over the website for a few days. I've been involved with a large work project that should be coming to an end soon. I'll get back to regular posting as soon as possible, hopefully some time this week. Thanks!

The Lions of England

Clubs in England that have a lion for a mascot.

Dazzle - Rushden and Diamonds (2001)

Yorkie - York City FC

Lenny - Shrewsbury Town

Kingsley Royal - Reading FC

Zampa - Millwall FC

Roary - Middlesbrough FC

Grecian - Exeter City

Stamford - Chelsea FC

Lofty - Bolton Wanderers

Roar and Roarina - Blackburn Rovers

Pictures From:
[Shrewsbury Town.com] [Junior Whites] [ExMouthGrecian] [Flickr/CN174] [Chelsea FC Forums] [Millwall/Vital Football] [Sports.ru]

European Club Attendance % Sold Stats - 2009/2010 Season

This is a list of teams from the top 5 European Leagues that sold 75% or less of their stadium capacities in the 2009/2010 season


Format
% Sold - Club (Avg. Attendance--Stadium Capacity)

Germany
61% - Hertha BSC (45,204--74,220)
73% - Stuttgart (40,771--55,896)

Top Teams - Bayern Munich, Schalke 04, Hoffenheim, Mainz 05 (99% Sold)


England
72% - Wigan Athletic (18,006--25,138)

Top Teams - Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham (99% Sold)

Italy
27% - Chievo (11,933--44,799)
39% - Udinese (16,313--41,652)
41% - Bari (24,143--58,270)
41% - Lazio (33,632--82,656)
47% - Atalanta (11,612--24,726)
49% - Roma (40,821--82.656)
51% - AC Milan (42,697--82,995)
53% - Cagliari (12,526--23,486)
54% - Livorno (10,361--19,238)
55% - Bologna (20,174--36,532)
58% - Napoli (44,425--76,824)
59% - Fiorentina (27,589--46,389)
59% - Parma (17,073--28,783)
65% - Internazionale (54,347--82,995)
65% - Catania (15,255--23,420)
68% - Palermo (25,270--37,242)
69% - Sampdoria (25,240--36,703)
69% - Genoa (25,345--36,703)
72% - Siena (11,053--15,373)

Top Team - Juventus (81% Sold)


Spain
54% - Mallorca (12,601--23,142)
62% - Getafe (10,995--17,700)
63% - Almeria (13,493--21,350)
65% - Deportivo La Coruña (22,472--34,600)
65% - Real Valladolid (17,291--26,512)
66% - Espanyol (26,756--40,423)
71% - Atletico Madrid (38,747--54,851)
72% - Real Zaragoza (24,770--34,596)
72% - Villarreal (15,876--22,000)
72% - Xerez (15,021--20,742)
74% - Malaga (21,328--28,963)
74% - Racing Santander (16,528--22,271)
75% - Valencia (41,432--55,000)

Top Team - Real Madrid (90% Sold)


France
43% - Monaco (7,894--18,523)
50% - Nice (8,714--17,415)
52% - Le Mans (9,271--17,801)
52% - Auxerre (12,304--23,467)
55% - Montpellier (17,985--32,939)
66% - Lorient (12,193--18,500)
69% - PSG (33,266--48,428)
69% - Sochaux (13,248--20,005)
73% - Saint-Etienne (26,101--35,616)
73% - Rennes (22,660--31,127)
73% - Valenciennes (12,067--16,547)
75% - Boulogne (11,479--15,242)

Top Team - Olympique Marseille (86% Sold)


Stats from Soccerway.com

Germany 3.Liga Club Logos

TuS Koblenz

SV Wehen Wiesbaden

SV Babelsberg

Rot-Weiß Ahlen

Kickers Offenbach

Carl Zeiss Jena

Hansa Rostock

SV Werder Bremen II

VfR Aalen

VfB Stuttgart II

Wacker Burghausen

SV Sandhausen

Jahn Regensburg

SpVgg Unterhaching

FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt

Dynamo Dresden

Eintracht Braunschweig

FC Bayern Munich II

1. FC Heidenheim 1846

1. FC Saarbrücken