The month numbers
The facts and stats that have caught our eye in the world of football this month...
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The reported value of Lionel
Messi’s current four-year
contract at Barcelona.37%
NFL franchise San Francisco
49ers increased their stake
in Premier League side Leeds
United from15 per cent.86.7%
According to the Football
Observatory, Atletico Madrid have
the best home record of any team
in Europe’s top five leagues since
fans were excluded from stadiums.18
Southampton recently lost 9-0
for the second time in consecutive
seasons, but only skipperJames
Ward-Prowse was on the pitch
for all18 goals conceded.54
Kazuyoshi Miura, the world’s oldest
player, will play beyond his 54th
birthday after extending his
contract with Yokohama FC.160
The number of places between
part-timers Marine and Tottenham
Hotspur, when the sides met in
the third round of the FA Cup.18
Trinity Rodman – daughter of
NBA legend Dennis – became
the youngest player drafted in
the history of the NWSL at
the age of18.13
Bayern Munich’s winning streak
in the German Cup – before
being knocked out of this year’s
competition by second-tier
Holstein Kiel on penalties.16
Thierry Small is now the
youngest player in Everton’s
history after making his senior
debut in the FA Cup aged16
yearsand176days.30
Schalke’s losing streak that
ended inJanuary – one match
short of the all-time Bundesliga
record, set by Tasmania Berlin
back in1965-66.3
Matthew Hoppe was Schalke’s
hero with a hat-trick – his first
goals for the club – making him
the first American to score a
Bundesliga hat-trick.25
Erling Haaland scored 25
goals in his first 25 Bundesliga
games, the best start of any
striker from Europe’s top five
leagues this century.8
Alexis Sanchez’s missed penalty
against Sampdoria inJanuary
was his eighth miss in his last
12 attempts from the spot.1,000
The Maldini family have now
played over1,000 Serie A games
for Milan, with Daniel’s recent
appearances adding to
Cesare and Paolo’s.8
Western United’s 5-4 victory over
Perth Glory saw eight second-half
goals – an A-League record.18
The average age of Aston Villa’s
starting line-up in their FA Cup
defeat to Liverpool after they were
forced to play Under-23 and
Under-18 players due to COVID.150
Steven Gerrard celebrated
his150th match in charge of
Rangers with a crushing 5-0
victory over Ross County.197
Bayern’s Manuel Neuer set a new
Bundesliga record for clean sheets.Hoppe...Schalke heroProlific...HaalandAncient...
MiuraLouie Barry...
Villa wonderkid