It’s time to begin the best of lists! Yes, 2014 ends in just 13 days and we have lots of listicles to cover, so we kick things off with Angel Di Maria. The Argentine Winger broke the British transfer record when United bought him from Real Madrid towards the end of the summer transfer window. He was indeed huge news.
So here are the five most popular Angel di Maria stories on The Sports Bank, with unique visitor totals displayed.
1. Angel Di Maria finalizing £56m move to Manchester United 34,786
2. VIDEO: first images of Angel Di Maria with Man United 32,622
3. Ancelloti has told Angel Di Maria he can join Man United if he wants 27,822
4. Angel Di Maria having Man United medical, record £59.7m deal 27,226
5. Man United’s Angel di Maria plan B could be Arda Turan 13,488
The Sports Bank achieved more than 5 million unique visitors in 2014!! That’s almost double the previous annual record. To celebrate, we’re recapping and linking all the most popular stories in upcoming listicles. Here’s what’s planned, and will be linked when published. Enjoy!
-Five most popular Arturo Vidal to Man United rumor stories of 2014
-Five most popular Juan Mata stories of 2014
-Five most popular Louis van Gaal stories of 2014
-Ten most popular Manchester United stories of 2014 (that didn’t qualify for the previous four MUFC qualities)
-Five most popular Jay Cutler stories of 2014 (Dec 18th)
-Twenty most popular female sportscaster stories of 2014
-Five most popular Illini stories of 2014
-Five most popular Notre Dame stories of 2014
-Ten most popular NFL stories of 2014 (not including the Jay Cutler list)
-Ten most popular NBA stories of 2014
-Ten most popular news/pop culture stories of 2014
-Top 40 search terms of 2014
-Five most popular Cubs
-Ten most popular overall
-Ten most popular Liverpool
-Ten most popular Chelsea
-Ten most popular Arsenal
-Ten most popular Tottenham
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