This summer, they made signings from Liverpool, Bayern Munich, Atalanta and VFB Stuttgart. Newly-promoted Nottingham Forest had a net spend of €185 million - the highest net spend outside of the Premier League was Barcelona with €115 million.Ī year ago, Forest were recruiting players from Charlton Athletic, Stoke City, Toronto FC and Sheffield United. What was their combined spend over the summer? The figure was €2.28 billion. It’s generally accepted that the other four strongest leagues are those of France, Germany, Italy and Spain. The Premier League clubs spent €2.24 billion since May. In the Champions League, money talks and the English Premier League has more money to throw about than anywhere else. Real Madrid took down Liverpool in last season’s final, but it would be a shock if English clubs aren’t to the fore at the business end again. So many players have told us that over the years, how they’d while away the hours with fantasies of standing for it before the biggest games.Įvery team and every game gets the same anthem - there isn’t much equality outside of that. George Hamilton, a classical music buff, would be able to tell you that, but it’s the most familiar of tunes now due to another of the RTÉ commentator’s passions.Īs the anthem of the Champions League, it dominates dreams.
READ NEXT - Keane v Viera: How Crystal Palace boss has the upper hand in the dugout READ NEXT - Marcus Rashford may be like a new signing for Erik ten Hag and Casemiro has to start for Man United When it was written by George Handel, it was to mark the coronation of King George II in 1727. In Glasgow and Zagreb, in Paris and Seville, in Leipzig and Salzburg, in Lisbon and Dortmund, it will be the same, only different.Īll over Europe, the Champions League will kick into gear tonight to the familiar strains of Zadok the Priest.
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