the last a0 years has seen unprecendented spending in english football. it was back in 1979 trevor francis became the first million pound player, joining nottingham forest from birmingham city. alan shearer s move for 15 million from blackburn to newcastle for 15 million in 1996 was at the time a new record. then in recent years we ve seen the rise of the £100 million player, jack grealish hitting that dizzying sum making the move from aston villa to manchester ciy in the summer of 2020. now dwarfed by the monster deal of £115 million for moises caicedo. big deals and big names in saudi arabia too. brazil s superstar neymar who remains the most expensive player of all time is the latest to head to their pro league. he s on the verge ofjoining al hilal for around 77 million. paris saint germain having paid 200 million for him six years ago. the opening weekend of the new premier league season was rounded off with manchester united beating wolves at old trafford last night.
ada hegerberg can return for their next match, because they will have to win to stand any chance of going through. there were undertones of teenage kicks on the other game. columbia beating south korea. the winner came thanks to an 18 year old. the koreans also made their mark on the tournament, if not their mark on the tournament, if not their match, with the substitute becoming the youngest ever player at the women s world cup atjust 16 years old. tributes are continuing to pour in for the former sheffield wednesday and nottingham forest midfielder chris bart williams, who has died at the age of 49. he was one of the most promising young midfielders of his generation, who made his debut for leyton orient atjust 16. he went on to have more than 100 appearences for sheffield wednesday and over 200 for forrest. he was managed during his time at hillsborough by trevor francis, who it was announced yesterday had passed away at the age of 69. francis became britain s first million pound pl
at the age of 69 after suffering a heart attack in spain. the england international moved from birmingham city to nottingham forest where european glory followed. our sports correspondent andy swiss has more. a moment of football history, arriving in nottingham forest as britain s first million pound player under the watch of manager brian clark. it was a price tag but even then, francis knew would define his career. w . then, francis knew would define his career. n . ., , career. quite excited about it but, i realise that career. quite excited about it but, i realise that when career. quite excited about it but, i realise that when i career. quite excited about it but, i realise that when i got career. quite excited about it but, i realise that when i got on - career. quite excited about it but, i realise that when i got on the - i realise that when i got on the pitch, i ve got to forget about it and get on the plane, that s most important factor. if it and get on the plane, t