The "Down Goes Brown" History of the NHL: The World's Most Beautiful Sport, the World's Most Ridiculous League

by Sean McIndoe

Sean McIndoe of Down Goes Brown, one of hockey's favourite and funniest writers, takes aim at the game's most memorable moments—especially if they're memorable for the wrong reasons—in this warts-and-all history of the NHL.

The NHL is, indisputably, weird. One moment, you're in awe of the speed, skill and intensity that define the sport, shaking your head as a player makes an impossible play, or shatters a longstanding record, or sobs into his first Stanley Cup. The next, everyone's wearing earmuffs, Mr. Rogers has shown up, and guys in yellow raincoats are officiating playoff games while everyone tries to figure out where the league president went. That's just life in the NHL, a league that often can't seem to get out of its own way. No matter how long you've been a hockey fan, you know that sinking feeling that maybe, just maybe, some of the people in charge here don't actually know what they're doing. And at some point, you've probably wondered: Has it always been this way?

The short answer is yes. As for the longer answer, well, that's this book.

In this fun, irreverent and fact-filled history, Sean McIndoe relates the flip side to the National Hockey League's storied past. His obsessively detailed memory combines with his keen sense for the absurdities that make you shake your head at the league and yet fanatically love the game, allowing you to laugh even when your team is the butt of the joke (and as a life-long Leafs fan, McIndoe takes the brunt of some of his own best zingers). NHL 101 is the weird and wonderful league's story told as only Sean McIndoe can.

Genres: Sports, Hockey, Nonfiction, History, Audiobook, Humor, Adult

272 pages, Hardcover

First published October 30, 2018

Reviews

[Matt · Rating 4 out of 5]

In the craziness that is the National Hockey League (NHL), even diehard fans can only retain so much information outside the regular statistics that help fuel the best fantasy hockey picks. Sean McIndoe provides readers with a detailed history of the NHL, though chooses not to recount many of the better-known aspects. Instead, he regales the reader with little-known (or long forgotten) facts that helped fuel many of the League’s successes and downfalls. From a collection of teams that had a labour dispute an hour before the first puck-drop through to teams and players trying to make precedents with contracts and trade, while also including the details around all of the League’s expansions, McIndoe illustrates that the NHL was not always a multi-billion dollar business. Its decisions were rarely rational when it came to simple choices (the spinning wheel to decide whether Buffalo or Vancouver should get the first pick in the expansion draft), but always intriguing to the curious fan. This League that has been around for over a century has seen its fair share of drama, gaffes, and moments that are buried in the history books, but it is also one that fans can enjoy. McIndoe simply seeks to entertain those who love the game with the lighter side of events. Recommended for those who love hockey and enjoy learning about the nuances that have made the game what it is today, even if that means hearing about Gary Bettman and all his apparent achievements.

When I noticed this book had been published, I wanted to give it a try. Being a lifelong NHL fan, as well as someone who enjoys history, I could not pass up the opportunity. McIndoe offers not only a glimpse into the creation of the League, but also discovers some of the trivia-worthy pieces of information that made me enjoy it all the more. From little known skirmishes to blockbuster trades that never saw the light of day, McIndoe has used a great deal of time, culling the history books, to find the perfect collection of vignettes to educate and entertain the reader in equal measure. I would likely still have wanted to read the book had it been one thousand pages, as McIndoe writes so seamlessly and keeps the reader enthralled with both stories and rules that have been dusted off after rarely being used. Hockey would not be the same without its bumps and bruises, though I would not have it any other way!

Kudos, Mr. McIndoe, for this masterful collection. I hope other hockey fans will find it as amusing as I did!

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[Brandon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sean McIndoe, the man behind the often hilarious hockey blog Down Goes Brown, presents an abridged account of the National Hockey League over its one hundred year history.

If you’re looking for an intricately detailed history of the NHL, you’re probably going to be disappointed. However, that’s not what this is. You can’t expect a guy to cram a century of comprehensive information into a book fewer than 250 pages long. Hell, there are longer books written about a single decade! Instead, Sean concentrates on the weirder and wilder moments that make up the previous 100 years.

McIndoe spends the majority of his time poking fun at the NHL and its often head-scratching decisions. Everything from the league’s early days and its first attempt at expansion in the late 1960s/early 1970s; an event that saw Vancouver playing in the Eastern conference and Atlanta playing in the Western conference (because geography is hard, apparently). After that we get stories about the rough-and-tumble 70s where hard-hitting was the name of the game followed by the rise of the ultra-skilled players of the 1980s. Remember the time the owner of the Edmonton Oilers, Peter Pocklington, traded the greatest player of all time in Wayne Gretzky? That wasn’t even the most insane trade he considered – a handshake deal between Leafs owner, Harold Ballard, nearly saw the entire two teams swap cities. Unfortunately for Toronto, that never came to fruition. From there, you go through the powerful point-producing players of the early 90s (today’s top point-getters can’t hold a candle to the unstoppable forces of yesteryear) all the way up to the defensive-minded teams of the 00s.

The above just scratches the surface. From casual to hardcore, Down Goes Brown’s History of the NHL is the perfect hockey book for both. I have a hard time imaging that fans of either couldn’t breeze through this book in a few sittings.

[Lance · Rating 5 out of 5]

Having just recently celebrated its 100th anniversary, the National Hockey League (NHL) has had an interesting and colorful history. Sean McIndoe, also known as “Down Goes Brown” with his popular hockey blog, writes and narrates an excellent book on this history, highlighting some of the more strange moments.

While the book follows the history of the league in a chronological format, that is about the only thing that is “regular” about this book. Sure, the reader will learn about the origins of the league and how it began with four teams, nearly folded when it was down to three, the Original Six era (which nearly became the Original Seven in the early 1950’s when the league nearly added the Cleveland Barons), the Great Expansion of 1967 and the future expansions to the current league of 31 teams.

There is also mention of equipment, great players of each era, the styles of play from the wide open offenses of the 1980’s to the trap defensive style made popular by the surprise Stanley Cup championship of the New Jersey Devils in 1995. BUT…and this is a big BUT…this type of writing is not what sets this book apart from the rest.

What DOES make it memorable and one that every hockey fan should read, whether or not they know about “Down Goes Brown”, are the quirky stories that fill every chapter and also serve as a segue between each chapter. Most likely, many fans have not heard about these occurrences or near-occurrences in the league’s history. One of my favorites occurred in 1970 when two new teams, the Buffalo Sabres and Vancouver Canucks, entered the league. One of them would be able to get the first pick in the entry draft. The best player in the draft that year was Gilbert Perrault by far and away. So, to try to be fair, the league decided to use a wheel with various numbered slots to determine which team gets the pick – each team had an equal number of slots. But how to determine who spins? Well, that was easy – flip a coin. Now, you may ask, why didn’t they just use that coin flip for the pick? As the book notes time and time again, this is the NHL – they don’t do anything the easy way. For the record, the Sabres won the pick and Perrault enjoyed a Hall of Fame career playing 18 seasons in Buffalo.

This was just one of the many crazy stories told with humor (mostly – the discussion on the violence in the sport certainly was not). For a funny line, try this on for size – but first a little background. In 1984, the Montreal Canadiens and Quebec Noridques had a huge brawl that became known as the Good Friday Massacre. Then in 1991, the Chicago Blackhawks and St. Louis Blues had a similar melee known as the St. Patrick’s Day Massacre. They got their monikers because of the holidays on which these took place. McIndoe wrote the “The NHL – the only sport where you make reference to a holiday-themed massacre and you have to ask to be more specific.”

This book is a must-read for all hockey fans no matter their interest level or their favorite teams or eras. Very entertaining, very easy to read and informative as well, it is one that is sure to be added to many hockey libraries.

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[Colin Gooding · Rating 3 out of 5]

@DownGoesBrown is one of my favorite Twitter follows, he's clever and quick to react to breaking stories in the NHL. So I bought this in part just as a way to support someone who's given me tons of free entertainment.

The book was good, but it didn't live up to what I expected from him. There are some neat stories here and a few good jokes, but nothing overly memorable.

[Cassidy · Rating 4 out of 5]

My favourite part of having a new interest is doing homework about it

[Kailyn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Huge fan of Sean McIndoe from his articles on The Athletic! His articles are consistently entertaining and cover the quirkier side of hockey while still making me feel like I've learned something. Four stars for a certainly educational read, although I really was expecting this to be funnier! I wanted more of the weird fact interludes. I learned a lot about the NHL that I did not know, especially from the early days, so it was worth it.

This book was published in 2018, so there were a couple points where Sean mentions a potential lockout in 2020 and the excitement around the NHL going to the 2020 Olympics, both which were completely changed by COVID. Huh. Reading the last chapter with Sean's predictions for the future was also very interesting. In that chapter, he talks about how a team will most likely arrive in Seattle (which it has!). He mentions, "the relocation of struggling franchises like the Florida Panthers or the Arizona Coyotes," (245), especially funny because now the Florida Panthers have been in the Stanley Cup Finals for three straight seasons and have won the Cup twice in that time, while the Arizona Coyotes have in fact been relocated to Utah. Sean also predicts, "The emphasis on safety will extend to equipment, with the next generation of fans looking at throat protection and cut-resistant gear the same way we look at helmets and goalie masks now... Here's hoping that those changes happen because of common sense, and not because a preventable tragedy forces the league's hand" (246). Now that we've seen the 2023 death of Adam Johnson in England because of a skate cut to the neck, the preventable tragedy hasn't forced the league's hand yet. It is certainly changing the rules in other leagues, with the CHL mandating neck guards, USA Hockey mandating neck guards for players 18 and younger, and the 2026 Winter Olympics requiring neck guards. It's happening.

Still waiting for the loser point to go away though. Maybe in the future!

(For other DGB fans, I have to link my favorite DGB article ever where Sean investigates which NHL player had scored the most goals in a single season in which their total matched their jersey number. Great read. Top tier article.)

[Al · Rating 5 out of 5]

I liked Down Goes Brown right away- journalist, blogger, podcaster, now author Sean McIndoe.

The term "irreverent" come to mind, and essentially, this is a lighter look at the history of the NHL.

Nicely grouped in progressive chapters, between the chapters are 2 page summaries of unusual Strange But True stories. This will surely mean that this is the type of book you may love or hate.

Personally, it's right down my alley. Here are the types of stories and trivia you may share over drinks. Grouped in a way, that it actually kind of works as a History of Hockey, too. It helps to know a bit about the NHL, but it is probably not necessary.

For me, I am not a diehard hockey fan, but as a fan of the lighter stories of sport, it's perfect. I am enough of a fan though, that I do appreciate the touchpoints that I have lived through- the Broad Street Bullies, the WHA, Gretzky, the Islanders, Gretzky to LA/St Louis/NY, Expansion, Sid the Kid, the lockout. parity and post- Y2K Kings/Black Hawks domination. Even as a kid, the possible move by the Blues to Saskatoon is here.

The NHL generally is considered the fourth of the major leagues, and close look at the league's history reinforces the view that they haven't always made the best choices. League expansion, playoffs, division set-up, the draft, labor disputes, rule changes, efforts to encourage/discourage scoring and penalties- a number of decisions that maybe they would redo if they had to do them over again.

Your mileage may vary, of course, but I enjoyed this book. It's one I could pick up and read over and over again. It's breezy, it's light. It's got some unusual stories you might not know.

[Simon Vacca · Rating 5 out of 5]

Stylistically, Sean McIndoe is probably the most unique hockey writer out there, as his work combines encyclopedic analysis with timely humour -- something that is very difficult to do on a consistent basis. For this reason, "Down Goes Brown's" HISTORY OF THE NHL is a must-read for hockey fans.

5/5!

[Adam Moore McCarthy · Rating 4 out of 5]

First book of 2025, wanted to learn a bit more about hockey and ideally the leafs, not an awful lot of leaf stories after the mid 60s but was interesting to learn more about the history of the league, a lot of interesting stories but I have the memory of a fish so I can’t remember most of them, atleast I know why the trophies are named the way they are now. 4/5

[Ben · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book. Thought it would be funnier. Overall good stories. Wish more modern.

[lauren ♡]

i knew the nhl was unhinged but wow.. the nhl is really unhinged 😭 this was such an engaging read that taught me so much about the history of nhl ice hockey! i love hockey so much and i feel like i have a much bigger appreciation for the sport now ❤️

[Katherine · Rating 5 out of 5]

I've been a fan of Sean McIndoe's since the Grantland days, and I've always loved his various columns. He has a great talent of mixing informative writing with a dry sense of humor. You can tell that he's a fan of the game.

This is an overall history of the sport, staring with the embryonic pre-days, and all the way up through the 2017-2018 season. The first part of the book is well written, but almost felt like it was missing the humor a little bit, except in the interlude sections. It picked up quite well one we got to the later decades, with a lot of the fun asides and random trivia bits I've come to expect from the author.

There's something for everyone here, whether you're a relatively recent fan (like me,) a complete newbie, or someone who has been following the sport for years. Everything from the Summit Series to the Vegas outdoor game to The Trade, it's all covered.

I really enjoyed chapters that covered things like the history of labor relations and fighting. It's good to not flinch away from controversial topics, and I really thought the author's opinions were well presented.

I found myself chuckling and outright laughing throughout this book, which is one of my most highlighted. Thanks Sean, for putting out a really entertaining book about hockey.

[Red Heaven · Rating 2 out of 5]

It's not a BAD book, per se, but neither is it particularly enjoyable to read through. The author's style reads as monotonous, and I don't like the way he jumps back and forth when talking about particular eras. The result is just a massive confusion of exposition about the first 40 or 50 years of the league, which is almost impossible to keep straight in one's mind while reading, without writing down notes, which would defeat the purpose of reading the book.

[elsa · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.75/5

This book was great! I had so much fun reading about the original 6 and what the league was like back in the day.

[Andrew Langert · Rating 5 out of 5]

Don’t be deceived by the title of this book. It is not a dry history of the NHL. If you don’t know who Down Goes Brown is (Sean McIndoe), you will want to subscribe to The Athletic after you read this book so that you can get a dose of him 2-3 times per week.
This is the history of the NHL, as told through the viewpoint of Down Goes Brown (DGB). It is not a comprehensive history of the league, it’s teams or its players. Instead it is a collection of anecdotes that cover the history of the league. DGB may have covered the most historically significant events, but he most surely covered the most amusing and sometimes hilarious events. Each chapter seems like a set-up where the league does something unfathomable to one degree or another, allowing DGB to supply the laughs with his deadpan humor and snark.
The emphasis is on off-ice history. In his everyday work, DGB is one of the NHL’s harshest critics despite his love of the game (and the Toronto Maple Leafs). This book points out the shortcomings of league management throughout its history.
This is only 250 pages long, so it misses a few things. One of these being: where does the name Down Goes Brown come from and mean?
There is no better or funnier sportswriter than Sean McIndoe. Hockey fans need to read this book and his work on The Athletic, When he joined The Athletic, that’s when I subscribed.

[Irene · Rating 3 out of 5]

So... I really love hockey. And I felt like reading some nonfiction, so I thought to myself, hey you could read some hockey nonfiction. And for that I apologize to my friends and family because they have now had to hear me retell abridged hockey stories that are not particularly entertaining out of context.

This was a fun little history of the NHL told in a tongue and cheek style that I really appreciated - because the history of the sport and the league is truly ridiculous. As a recent fan of the sport, I have a better understanding of the history of the rules, teams, and why we all hate the NHL commissioner so much. I also feel hopeful since as messed up as some aspects of the sport/league are, it's survived much much worse.

I will say that this is a white, Canadian man's history of the NHL and that's apparent, but not insufferably so. And if some of the book read a bit like a wikipedia page? Well, I'm someone who has spent a few hours reading wikipedia pages about hockey before (and I'll probably do so again).

[Zacharie Audet-Vallée · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent résumé du premier siècle de la LNH avec la touche humoristique de McIndoe. Des anecdotes sont présentées entre les chapitres pour faire une pause dans le récit et ça donne du rythme et du souffle à la lecture. L’amateur de hockey en moi est comblé.

[Shawn · Rating 4 out of 5]

As a hockey fan this was hard to put down, plenty of odd facts along the way

[Phil Boyd · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good story telling of the history of the NHL.

[Brian McRae · Rating 5 out of 5]

Comprehensive history of the NHL in all its ridiculousness. Well written.

[Jonathan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really fun history of the NHL with many odd stories to entertain the reader.

[Paige · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 stars rounded up.

Definitely aimed at people who have a better baseline knowledge of hockey/NHL than I do — threw out names and assumptions and anecdotes with very little context.

But it was overall fun and funny. Loads of interesting tidbits.

[Graham · Rating 3 out of 5]

being a boy ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[Ken Heard · Rating 5 out of 5]

This one takes the biscuit to the basket as the best hockey history book out there. Ya betcha.

If you want a basic history tome, forget. Fans of the sport know enough of its history to cover a basic course. This one, though, presents quirky, little-known stuff about hockey. Odd trades, expansion ideas, strange players, things like that.

One of the better lines in this well-written book was about the 1991 fight between the St. Louis Blues and the Chicago Blackhawks called the "St. Patrick's Day Massacre." McIndoe said to be sure not to confuse that with the 1984 "Good Friday Massacre" between Quebec and Montreal. "The NHL," he wrote. "The only sport where you make reference to holiday-themed massacre and you have to ask to be more specific."

This is a fun, well researched book that covers the entire span of the NHL. From stadiums burning down to Gretzky's reign, to the high-scoring 1990s to the streamlined era of today. It has it all. A definite must for any hockey fan. Eh?

[Richard Mulholland · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great fun listen on the history of the NHL.

[Laura | travelandreading · Rating 4 out of 5]

As a hockey fan and a fan of Down Goes Brown and the podcast Puck Soup, this was a fun listen. I hope Sean writes a follow up to this, a lot has changed in the last few years in the NHL.

[Warren · Rating 4 out of 5]

The best/stupidest sport in the world.

[Michael Lovito · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sean McIndoe is my favorite sports writer because his work perfectly blends research into obscure, quirky moments in the history of the NHL, his own copious amount of hockey knowledge, and his trademark sense of humor. I was looking forward to all three being on display in his History of the NHL, and while it does focus on some of the odder aspects of the league's history and features plenty of jokes, it doesn't quite reach the irreverent highs I was expecting. That's not to say it's necessarily a bad book; anyone looking for a readable, fairly comprehensive but concise overview of the history of the NHL can do much, much worse. I just which it had a bit more of McIndoe's trademark wit and a bit more of a point of view, or a little bit of a deeper dive into some of its subjects. But, after reading a lot of denser work, this was a welcome return to some lighter stuff, and I'll leave with with by fair the best joke in the book, which comes in the sidebar about an outdoor hockey game the Red Wings played against a team of Marquette Branch Prison inmates in 1954:

"Needless to say, there was significant concern over the safety of those involved, and the potential for acts of serious violence. But once inmates were assured Gordie Howe would try to keep his elbows down, the game went ahead as scheduled.

[David · Rating 2 out of 5]

I like DGB's writing and he's pretty great on podcasts as well. I was surprised to find that this book really was a "history of the NHL." I know it's in the title! I just figured it was a history through his eyes that would cherry pick the craziest of the crazy that is the NHL. He does that, but he also really does give a pretty complete history as well. This book would easily get 5 stars from me if I was a kid or someone new to hockey or the NHL. The stories are great and he does a great job telling them. But...I'd heard 95% of them. Am I in the minority? Probably not compared to other Canadian hockey fans. But, compared to the rest of the world...yes. So, what can I say? It's a great book. It's just not for me. I feel bad about the 2 stars (the goodreads "it was okay" rating), and wanted to give it more, but giving it more wouldn't have been true to my personal experience.

[Manh Chuong · Rating 5 out of 5]

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Tầm quan yếu của top cầu thủ đắt giá nhất thế giới trong bóng đá
Tầm quan trọng của top cầu thủ đắt giá nhất toàn cầu trong bóng đá và sự tò mò của người ái mộ về danh sách cầu thủ đắt giá nhất thế giới.
Bóng đá bây giờ được biết đến là môn thể thao vua sở hữu độ phổ biến nhất trên toàn thế giới, thu hút hàng triệu người mến mộ và góp phần tạo nên những giây phút đáng nhớ trên sân cỏ. Trong thế giới bóng đá hiện đại, giá trị của các cầu thủ tuyệt vời đã trở nên 1 nguyên tố quan trọng trong việc xác định sự thành công của 1 câu lạc bộ.
Người mến mộ tò mò về danh sách cầu thủ đắt giá nhất thế giới
Top cầu thủ đắt giá nhất toàn cầu là các ngôi sao bóng đá được định giá cao về giá trị chuyển nhượng. Các cầu thủ này thường có kỹ thuật và nhân kiệt xuất chúng, đóng góp quan yếu vào thành tích thi đấu của đội bóng, và thu hút sự chú ý từ các câu lạc bộ hàng đầu trên thế giới.
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Trên thực tế, danh sách top cầu thủ đắt giá nhất toàn cầu cũng thường thay đổi theo thời gian. Những cầu thủ mới nổi và những thành tích xuất sắc trong những giải đấu quốc tế sở hữu thể làm đổi thay vị trí và giá trị của các cầu thủ trong danh sách. Điều này tạo ra các câu chuyện thú vị và tranh cãi trong cùng đồng bóng đá.
Trên cơ sở vật chất ấy, trong phần tiếp theo, chúng ta sẽ khám phá danh sách top cầu thủ đắt giá hàng đầu toàn cầu và những câu chuyện tiếp giáp với những cầu thủ này.
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Top cầu thủ đắt giá nhất thế giới
Mbappe (PSG)
Giữ vị trí số 1 trong danh sách cầu thủ đắt giá nhất hành tinh hiện nay là Kylian Mbappe. Anh chàng người Pháp mới 23 tuổi nhưng đã mang các thành tích đáng nể trên sân cỏ. Mbappe hiện đang thi đấu cho đội bóng giàu có Paris Saint-Germain và là một trong các cầu thủ xuất sắc nhất thế giới.
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Lý do làm Mbappe mang trị giá chuyển nhượng cao ngất nghểu là nhờ tuấn kiệt và kỹ năng tư nhân đẳng cấp của anh. Chân sút 23 tuổi với tốc độ cực nhanh, công nghệ cầm bóng tuyệt vời và khả năng ghi bàn chính xác từ mọi vị trí. Mbappe được hy vọng sẽ tiếp bước Ronaldo, Messi phát triển thành huyền thoại bóng đá thế giới.
Haaland (Man City)
xếp sau Mbappe trong danh sách là Erling Haaland, trung phong trẻ tuổi của Man City. Haaland sinh năm 2000, đang là loại tên nóng bỏng của bóng đá thế giới hiện nay. Chân sút người Na Uy gia nhập Man City mùa hè 2022 với mức phí kỷ lục 60 triệu euro.
sở hữu chiều cao 1m94 cùng thể hình lực lưỡng, Haaland là mẫu tiền đạo cắm tuyệt vời. Khả năng làm bàn trác việt của Haaland đã được anh chứng minh ngay tính từ lúc còn ở Borussia Dortmund. Mang lối chơi thuần tuý nhưng hiệu quả, Haaland hứa sẽ khiến cho nên chuyện ở Man City và tiếp diễn leo lên top các cầu thủ đắt giá nhất thế giới.
Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid)
Vinicius Junior là dòng tên bất ngờ xuất hiện ở vị trí thứ 3 trong bảng xếp hạng này. Cầu thủ 21 tuổi của Real Madrid đang mang mùa giải thăng hoa trong sự nghiệp, góp công to giúp đội bóng quán quân Champions League 2021-2022.
Lý do khiến Vinicius trở thành cầu thủ đắt giá là nhờ sự tiến bộ nổi bật của anh. Tốc độ và kỹ thuật cầm bóng hoàn hảo giúp Vinicius trở thành vũ thần sắc bén trên hàng công Real. Khả năng đột biến và dứt điểm chính xác của anh đang ngày một hoàn thiện hơn. Rõ ràng Vinicius xứng đáng mang vị trí số 3 trong danh sách này.
các cầu thủ khác trong top đắt giá nhất toàn cầu
kế bên Mbappe, Haaland và Vinicius Junior, danh sách top cầu thủ đắt giá nhất toàn cầu còn sở hữu sự xuất hiện của đa dạng ngôi sao khác.
Harry Kane xếp thứ 4 mang trị giá chuyển nhượng ước lượng là 108 triệu euro. Đây là cựu đội trưởng tuyển Anh, hiện đang thi đấu cho Tottenham Hotspur.
Raheem Sterling, người đồng đội cũ của Kane ở tuyển Anh thuộc vị trí số 5 mang giá 102 triệu euro. Anh thi đấu ở vị trí tiền vệ cho Chelsea.
tuy nhiên, trong top 10 còn có sự góp mặt của Salah, De Bruyne, Neymar, Foden... Số đông đều là các ngôi sao sáng giá của bóng đá toàn cầu.
Kết luận
như vậy, bài viết đã giới thiệu top cầu thủ đắt giá nhất toàn cầu hiện nay, bao gồm Mbappe, Haaland, Vinicius Junior và một số ngôi sao khác. Đây đều là các cầu thủ trẻ tuổi, đang ở đỉnh cao tư thế và sở hữu những kỹ năng lý tưởng.
Số tiền chuyển nhượng đồ sộ dành cho các siêu sao này cho thấy họ với ảnh hưởng lớn đến toàn cầu bóng đá. Tài năng, khoa học và khả năng ghi bàn đẳng cấp của những cầu thủ trên hẹn sẽ khiến cho nên các cột mốc mới cho lịch sử bóng đá thế giới trong thập kỷ đến.

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