Agreed...but as it stands at this moment it no way compares to the Premiership.

Those 'toy owners' as you refer to them as have invested because it continues to be the most popular football league in the world.

All things potentially subject to change in the future of course.

Quick Google shows that nine English PL clubs are owned by foreigners and are not in English hands. Half of these owners are no investment companies or funds, but have just one owner, a billionaire from Russia or some Arab or Gulf State, who bought the club more or less completely (93-100% of shares) not as a business investment, but because he just wanted to own a club, as his toy, so to speak. Like some people cover their oldtimer's engine with gold, must have a dozen villas in the world, and own twenty Ferraris.

Well that certainly isn't me :)

I'd be surprised if there is any club in the world as debt ridden as Man Utd...as far as I'm aware they purchased the club with monies from overseas investors and rake off approx. 50% of the profits for themselves.

I could be a bit off the mark here mind.

For me football is fun to watch with friends

I'm not that into football(soccer) and it's therefor difficult for me to understand why someone go so far as to injured an opponent.

Or like what I saw last week. The football team in the town I live in have, not been playing very well this season and have therefore been forced to leave the top division and are going to play in the next best division next year

So on my way to a friend, I saw this elderly person with a yellow t-shirt I knew he was a supporter when I came nearer. I saw that he was crying.

That made me sad.

I do understand that some are "married" to the team they support.

Markus

Triple...!

Another league record for Munich, they are the first German team to achieve it. In national Cup Finals, they have beaten VfB Stuttgart 3:2 an hour ago.

It is beginning to look like Lewandowski is holding out for a move to Bayern despite his current clubs refusal to sell him to them:

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage...d-Chelsea.html

good. we don't want that loser in Bayern.

I'm thinking he could well end up there yet if his current club want to cash in on a player that is clearly determined to leave.