The Most Expensive Ball-Kicking in History 17.05K Hamilton Nolan 02/10/11 09:18AM Filed to: Sports Sports Money Matters Records the rich Soccer Manchester ridiculous Appic This Saturday, Manchester City will play Manchester United, in soccer. Total combined cost that both teams paid for all their players: $850 million. Most expensive ballgame in history. And Manchester is not even a big (or attractive) city. [WSJ]