In football as in life, Money is not everything

Last update 18 October, 2013 by Alberto Llopis

They say that money does not buy happiness but it helps to achieve it.. Certainly, That saying would perfectly fit into the world of football where many teams full of money in their coffers are unable to win titles on a regular basis, being subjected to the dominance of less economically powerful rivals..

The most famous case is from Real Madrid, the club with the most budget in the world with more than 500 millions. The white club despite signing Gareth Bale for 100 millions and having spent so many millions in recent years (860 in the ten years of Florentino's mandate) He has barely been able to raise a league, a Cup and a Spanish Super Cup in his second journey. Poor background for a team that always aspires to everything.

Ten years of management of Florentino Pérez divided into two periods:

1- First period: 2 Suspenders, 1 Champions, 2 Spanish Super Cups and 1 European and Intercontinental Super Cup

2- Second period: 1 Liga, 1 Copa del Rey and 1 Spain Supercup. No Champions Final.

Similar case is from Manchester City. The arrival of Mansour Bin Zayed al-Nahyan to the Presidency in 2008 It has not meant the sports transformation they expected. Have won just a league in five years ( on the edge), A FA Cup and a Community, A brief record for a team that has not even gone from the round of 16 in the Champions League despite having invested more than 300 millions in the last five years in signings.

In Russia, he Anzhi It does not escape this fashion despite being a decomposition team right now. The arrival of Samuel Eto’o (that became the best paid player in the world), traoré, From Willian and before Roberto Carlos they did not even be enough to win a league like the Russian, traditionally second level.

In Argentina, A historical like River Plate He even went down to the second division's well despite being historically the “Millionaire Club” from Buenos Aires. This is not going to Italy, where ni Inter ni AC Milan They can even reach the top positions in recent 3 years despite being the ones who invest in signings and more budget enjoy.

Of course, There are exceptions that escape the rule. The PSG and the Monaco command the league 1 After landing powerful investors in their entities. In Germany, Bayern is the most dominant club with a budget much higher than the rest of the rivals. And Chelsea, has won the Europa League and the Champions League finally… And is that for comfort of many or monaco, Neither PSG nor Manchester City nor Anzhi have won a European Cup still.