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The following is a list of most expensive association football transfers, which details the highest transfer fees ever paid for players, as well as transfers which set new world transfer records. The first confirmed record transfer was of Willie Groves from West Bromwich Albion to Aston Villa for £100 in 1893 [1] (equivalent to £14,000 in 2023).
The following is a list of most expensive American soccer transfers, which details the highest transfer fees ever paid for players, as well as transfers which set new American transfer records. The current transfer record was set by the transfer of Christian Pulisic from Borussia Dortmund to Chelsea for $65 million in August 2019.
The first three-figure transfer fee was the £100 paid by Aston Villa in 1893 for Willie Groves. Eleven years later, Alf Common joined Middlesbrough for the first four-figure fee, a sum which caused a national sensation and outrage amongst the football authorities. [2] The £5,000 mark was first reached in 1922 when Falkirk paid that amount for ...
This list does not reflect the highest annual salaries or career earnings, only the top 100 largest contracts and thus is largely limited to athletes in team sports and auto racing. Athletes in individual sports , such as golf , tennis , table tennis , boxing , kickboxing , and MMA , are not employed by a team and usually earn money primarily ...
Forde reports that Tuimoloau is the highest-paid returning Ohio State player, while safety and Alabama transfer Caleb Downs is the highest-paid newcomer. However, Forde also said "there is plenty ...
Pages in category "Lists of most expensive association football transfers" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Humphrey's new contract averages $18 million per season, which easily out-paces the average annual salary of the next highest-paid center, Frank Ragnow of the Detroit Lions ($13.5 million). Creed ...
Prior to women's football teams having oversight from football federations, compensation was still paid for some transfers. The first compensated transfer of a female footballer was of Molly Walker, from Lancaster Ladies to Dick, Kerr Ladies in 1918; Walker was offered expenses paid as well as payment in lieu for joining the team.