SPORTINOMICS

                    Sport is the new drugs Sport is not just entertainment these days; it is the new drugs for the money makers. According to the Forbes players list of top earners in 2018, the top ten players in the world of sport made a combined staggering sum of $1.06billion, with the Retired boxer “Money” Floyd Mayweather topping the list with a mouthwatering income of $285million. The 41year old boxer, displaced Juventus poster boy, Cristiano Ronaldo, after making most of his earnings from last year fight with Conor McGregor, which made him the best athlete for the fouth time in seven years. In second place is the football wizard, Luis Lionel Andre “Leo” Messi. The Argentina and Barcelona Captain is the highest earner in the footballing world with a total sum of $111million, having signed a contract extension in November 2017 that worth a take home of $84million in salary and winning bonuses, with another $27million in endorsement deals.. While in third position is the for

Watching football on Tv Vs watching it in stadium.   Ever wondered how much your favourite club is making in ticket sales from home games? Once or twice you must have checked the Forbes list of the top richest football clubs, then boast gleefully, Man United, Real Madrid or Barcelona are the top richest clubs due to their large stadium capacity. According to the statista.com the average match attendance of English football   Premier League in the 2017/2018 season shows that Manchester united top the chart with 75,102, followed be Tottenham Hotspur due to them using Wembley stadium last season with average attendance of 70, 642. In the tenth position is Leicester city with 31, 631 attendance, while according to premierleague.com the average cost of a football match ticket in EPL is £ 31,   with Arsenal fc having the highest ticket of £ 97 and lowest ticket   of £ 27, followed by Tottenham Hotspur with the costlier ticket being 95pounds and the lowest £ 30,   and on the bottom

            The Chosen One, now the Compensated One

             It is not just for fancy football, financial stability and profit is important too . The current football world is not just exercise for the players and entertainment for the fans alone. It is one of the biggest in sport industry, where lot of dollars and pounds are flying around for everyone involved, including players, coaches and the club management.  It is a money making machine scheme. Thus, the intensity to rake more profits, make the clubs to be self sufficient, and attracts more global recognition, has attracted more analysis and reviews to help achieve these goals. At Chelsea Fc, the idea of offering 30 years and above players one year contract extension has been in public domain for some time now. We at the footynomics are not sure when and on which player get started, but the guess could be the realization of the aftermath of Chelsea Fc to the Florent malouda contract debacle, the French international flying winger that was signed to the club at the s