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List Of Most Expensive American Soccer Transfers
The following is a list of most expensive American soccer transfers, which details the highest Transfer (association football), transfer fees ever paid for Football player, players, as well as transfers which set new American transfer records. The current transfer record was set by the transfer of Christian Pulisic from Borussia Dortmund to Chelsea F.C., Chelsea for $65 million in August 2019. Highest transfer payments for American players Fees $4.0m or higher. Historical progression Highest transfer payments received by American soccer clubs Historical progression Highest transfer payments paid by American soccer clubs References {{Soccer in the United States Lists of American soccer transfers, Payment Lists of most expensive association football transfers, United States Soccer in the United States lists, Highest payments Association football player non-biographical articles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USMNT Vs
The United States men's national soccer team (USMNT), officially recognized as USA by FIFA, represents the United States in men's international Association football, soccer. The team is governed by the United States Soccer Federation, which is a member of FIFA since 1914 and was a founding member of CONCACAF since 1961. It was also affiliated with North American Football Confederation, NAFC, which was a predecessor confederation of CONCACAF and the governing soccer body in North America from 1946 to 1961. The U.S. has appeared in eleven FIFA World Cups, including the first in 1930 FIFA World Cup, 1930, where they reached the semifinals; their third-place finish, which was later awarded through overall tournament records, is the best result by a team from outside UEFA and CONMEBOL. They returned in 1934 FIFA World Cup, 1934 and 1950 FIFA World Cup, 1950, defeating England national football team, England United States v England (1950 FIFA World Cup), 1–0 in the latter, but did ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sky Sports
Sky Sports is a group of British broadcasting of sports events, subscription sports channels operated by the satellite television, satellite pay television company Sky Group (a division of Comcast), and is the dominant subscription television sports brand in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It has played a major role in the increased commercialisation of British sport since 1991, and has sometimes played a large role inducing organisational changes in the sports it broadcasts, most notably when it encouraged the Football League First Division, First Division to break away from the English Football League, Football League to form the Premier League in 1992. Sky Sports Main Event, Premier League, Football, Cricket, Golf, F1, Action and Tennis are available as a premium package on top of the basic Sky package. These services are also available as premium channels on nearly every satellite, cable television, cable and IPTV broadcasting system in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Sky ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AZ Alkmaar
Alkmaar Zaanstreek (), better known internationally as AZ Alkmaar, or simply and most commonly as AZ () in the Netherlands, is a Dutch professional Association football, football club from Alkmaar and the Zaan#The Zaan district, Zaan district. The club plays in the Eredivisie, the highest professional football league in the Netherlands. AZ won the Eredivisie in 1980–81 Eredivisie, 1980–81 and 2008–09 Eredivisie, 2008–09. In the same season as their first league title, they also reached the 1981 UEFA Cup Final, UEFA Cup Final, which they lost to Ipswich Town F.C., Ipswich Town. The team has won the KNVB Cup on four occasions, and one Johan Cruyff Shield. History 1910–1972: Foundation and first years AZ was founded on 10 May 1967 as AZ '67, the result of a merger of Alkmaar '54 and FC Zaanstreek. Alkmaar '54 was founded as a professional team in April 1954 to play in the 10-team NBVB league, created because the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
VfL Wolfsburg
Verein für Leibesübungen Wolfsburg e. V., commonly known as VfL Wolfsburg (), is a German professional sports club based in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony. The club grew out of a multi-sports club for Volkswagen workers in the city of Wolfsburg. It is best known for its football department, but other departments include badminton, handball and athletics. The men's professional football team play in the Bundesliga, the top tier of the German football league system. Wolfsburg have won the Bundesliga once in their history, in the 2008–09 season, the DFB-Pokal in 2015 and the DFL-Supercup in 2015. Professional football is run by the spin-off organization ''VfL Wolfsburg-Fußball GmbH'', a wholly owned subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group. Since 2002, Wolfsburg's stadium is the Volkswagen Arena. History Foundation The city of Wolfsburg was established on 1 July 1938 under the name ''Stadt des KdF-Wagens bei Fallersleben'' to accommodate workers for the newly constructed Volkswagen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hertha BSC
Hertha, Berliner Sport-Club e. V., commonly known as Hertha BSC () or Hertha Berlin, is a German professional football club based in Berlin. Hertha BSC plays in the 2. Bundesliga, the second tier of German football league system, German football, following Promotion and relegation, relegation from the Bundesliga in 2022–23 Bundesliga, 2022–23. Hertha BSC was founded in 1892, and was a Founding Clubs of the DFB, founding member of the German Football Association in Leipzig in 1900. The team won the List of German football champions, German championship in 1930 German football championship, 1930 and 1931 German football championship, 1931. Since 1963, Hertha's stadium has been the Olympiastadion (Berlin), Olympiastadion. The club is known as ''Die Alte Dame'' in German, which translates to "The Old Lady". In 2002, the sports activities of the professional, amateur, and under-19 teams were separated into ''Hertha BSC GmbH & Co. KGaA''. History Early years The club was formed i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NBC Sports
NBC Sports is an American programming division for NBCUniversal, a division of Comcast, that is responsible for sports broadcasts on their broadcast network NBC, the Cable television, cable channels NBC owns, and on Peacock (streaming service), Peacock. The division is officially owned and operated by NBCUniversal's subsidary NBC Sports Group. Formerly operating as "a service of NBC News", it broadcasts a diverse array of sports events, including Big East Conference, Big East basketball, Big Ten Conference, Big Ten football and basketball, NASCAR, the National Football League (NFL), Notre Dame Fighting Irish football, Notre Dame football, the Olympic Games, PGA Tour golf, the Premier League, the Tour de France, and Thoroughbred racing among others. With Comcast's Acquisition of NBC Universal by Comcast, acquisition of NBCUniversal in 2011, its own cable sports networks were aligned with NBC Sports into a part of the division known as the NBC Sports Group. History Early years ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Augsburg
Fußball-Club Augsburg 1907 e. V., commonly known as FC Augsburg (), is a Football in Germany, German professional football club based in Augsburg, Bavaria. FC Augsburg play in the Bundesliga, the top tier of the German football league system. The team was founded as Fußball-Klub Alemannia Augsburg in 1907 and played as BC Augsburg from 1921 to 1969. With over 27,000 members, it is the largest Football team, football club in Swabia (Bavaria), Swabian Bavaria. The club has spent most of its history fluctuating between the 2. Bundesliga, second and 3. Liga, third divisions, with disappointment striking in the early 2000s when Augsburg were relegated to the fourth division for two seasons. However, the club experienced a surge following this setback, and was eventually promoted to the Bundesliga for the first time in 2011, where it has remained ever since. Augsburg have consolidated their Bundesliga status in the 2010s, finishing a record high fifth in the 2014–15 season before s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Dallas
FC Dallas is an American professional Association football, soccer club based in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. The franchise began play in 1996 as a charter club of the league. The club was founded in 1995 as the Dallas Burn before adopting its current name in 2004. Since 2005, Dallas have played in the DFW area's northern suburbs at the 20,500-capacity soccer-specific stadium, soccer-specific Toyota Stadium (Texas), Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas; home games in the club's early years were played at the Cotton Bowl (stadium), Cotton Bowl. The team is owned by the Hunt Sports Group led by brothers Clark Hunt and Dan Hunt, who is the team's president. The Hunt family also owns the National Football League, NFL's Kansas City Chiefs and part of the Chicago Bulls. FC Dallas in 2016 Major League Soccer season, 2016 won their first Supporters' Shield. In 2010 MLS Cup, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valencia CF
Valencia Club de Fútbol, S. A. D. (; ), commonly referred to as Valencia CF or simply Valencia, is a Spanish professional Association football, football club based in Valencia, Spain, that currently plays in La Liga, the top tier of the Spanish football league system, Spanish league system. Valencia was founded in 1919 and has played its home games at the 49,430-seater Mestalla Stadium, Mestalla since his opening in 1923. Valencia has won six La Liga titles, eight Spanish Cup, Copa del Rey titles, one Spanish Super Cup, Supercopa de España, and one Copa Eva Duarte. In European competitions, they have won two Inter-Cities Fairs Cups, one UEFA Cup, one UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, two UEFA Super Cups, and one UEFA Intertoto Cup. They have also reached two consecutive UEFA Champions League finals (2000 UEFA Champions League Final, 2000 and 2001 UEFA Champions League Final, 2001). The IFFHS named IFFHS World's Best Club, World’s Best Club to Valencia in 2004. Valencia were also membe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yunus Musah
Yunus Dimoara Musah (born November 29, 2002) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for club AC Milan and the United States national team. An alumnus of Arsenal's Hale End academy, Musah began his senior career with La Liga club Valencia in 2020 at age 17 after quickly rising through club's youth and reserve teams. With Valencia, he featured in 94 league appearances for the club. In June 2023 he signed with Serie A club AC Milan for €20 million ($21.9m) and won the 2025 Supercoppa Italiana. Born in the United States to Ghanaian parents, he grew up mostly in Italy and England. He was a youth international for England before debuting with the U.S. senior squad in 2020 and officially committing to the nation in 2021. Musah won the CONCACAF Nations League in 2021 and 2023, and named the 2022 U.S. Soccer Young Player of the Year. Club career Early career Musah was born in New York City to Ghanaian parents when his mother was on vacation in the U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bleacher Report
''Bleacher Report'' (often abbreviated as B/R) is a website that focuses on sports and sports culture. Its headquarters are in San Francisco, with offices in New York City and London. ''Bleacher Report'' was acquired by Time Warner's Turner Broadcasting System in August 2012 for $175 million. In March 2018, ''Bleacher Report'' and Turner Sports launched B/R Live, a subscription video streaming service featuring live broadcasts of several major sports events, although the service was discontinued in 2021 and merged with the company's mobile app. ''Bleacher Report'' owns multi-media social network House of Highlights, and its branding was used for Max's sports coverage prior to 2025. History Founding: 2005–2011 ''Bleacher Report'' was formed in 2005 by Sam Erez, Harry Ryan, Bryan Goldberg, and Dave Nemetz—four friends and sports fans who were high school classmates at Menlo School in Atherton, California. Inspired by Ken Griffey Jr., they wanted to start writing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juventus FC
Juventus Football Club (; from , ), commonly known as Juventus or colloquially as Juve (), is an Italian professional Association football, football List of football clubs in Italy, club based in Turin, Piedmont, who compete in Serie A, the top tier of the Italian football league system. Founded in 1897 by a group of Turinese students, the club played in different grounds around the city, and plays now in Juventus Stadium. Nicknamed ("the Old Lady"), it has won 36 official List of Italian football champions, league titles, 15 Coppa Italia trophies and nine Supercoppa Italiana, Italian Super Cups, being the record holder for all these competitions; they also hold two Intercontinental Cup (1960–2004), Intercontinental Cups, two UEFA Champions League, European Cup / UEFA Champions Leagues, one UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, European Cup Winners' Cup, three UEFA Europa League, UEFA Cups (Italian record), two UEFA Super Cups and one UEFA Intertoto Cup (Italian record). Consequently, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
