The president of Spain's league has, in the light of recent absurdly high purchases by English clubs, lashed out at what is effectively economic doping: English clubs (not just Chelsea) are underwritten by their stockholders. Abramovich was forced to sell Chelsea off, but his tampering with the books to ‘purify’ what is technically illegal financing is something that every millionaire stockholder so it was let slide and the sooner the better.
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Josu
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Mr Tebas, among other things, is an hyprocrite, he had no problems with this kind of positions while happening in Spain.
Josu
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Oh my god, what a surprise
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/f...-accused-paying-1M-former-LaLiga-referee.html
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/f...-accused-paying-1M-former-LaLiga-referee.html
Josu
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If anyone is specting in this case a punishment like in Serie A to Juventus my recomendation is to take a sit.
As per Spanish sports law, infractions expire in 4 years, maybe someone will go to jail or will have to pay a fine due to tax crime, but no relegation, point loss or similar action can be taken againts Barcelona
As per Spanish sports law, infractions expire in 4 years, maybe someone will go to jail or will have to pay a fine due to tax crime, but no relegation, point loss or similar action can be taken againts Barcelona
¯\_ (ツ)_/¯
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Agreed!
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Hate Liverpool with a passion but hoping they slaughter MU tomorrow.
Snerk
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That would be amazing indeed but I really doubt it 
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Snerk
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Sometimes this sport really delivers
In other derbies, last night was the Buenos Aires city derby which was an incredible borefest with criminal refereeing, and worse still, over in Brazil Flamengo and Vasco fans had a field battle with at least one dead as of the time of writing this post. 
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Haaland. So hot right now.
Oh hey, FIFA's formalised its new World Cup format with 48 teams! 8 matches for the great glory.
13 slots are set aside for Europe, 9 for Africa, 8 for Asia, 6 for CONCACAF counting Uncle Sam and his hat and beard, 6 for CONMEBOL (out of 10) and 1 for Oceania, and two up for playoffs between non-European countries.
First stage: 12 4-team groups, round-robin, single match. The first two in each group and the 8 best-placed third teams reach the knockout stages.
The three-group team proposal has been abandoned in the name of sporting integrity.
Thence it's straightforward: 1/16th finals, 1/8 finals, and so on.
It will now last 39 days instead of 29, from the 11th of June to the 19th of July.
And 104 matches will be played, in all, rather than 64, so there's more matches to sell to crowds both in stadia and on TV!
The final is apparently secretly scheduled to take place at a stadium in Texas.
One good thing is that apparently Argentina apparently will be playing the qualifying tournament so it won't be slacking off as previous champions have done - people are speculating with whether Messi will make it to yet another cup; if he does, let it be properly.
13 slots are set aside for Europe, 9 for Africa, 8 for Asia, 6 for CONCACAF counting Uncle Sam and his hat and beard, 6 for CONMEBOL (out of 10) and 1 for Oceania, and two up for playoffs between non-European countries.
First stage: 12 4-team groups, round-robin, single match. The first two in each group and the 8 best-placed third teams reach the knockout stages.
The three-group team proposal has been abandoned in the name of sporting integrity.
Thence it's straightforward: 1/16th finals, 1/8 finals, and so on.
It will now last 39 days instead of 29, from the 11th of June to the 19th of July.
And 104 matches will be played, in all, rather than 64, so there's more matches to sell to crowds both in stadia and on TV!
The final is apparently secretly scheduled to take place at a stadium in Texas.
One good thing is that apparently Argentina apparently will be playing the qualifying tournament so it won't be slacking off as previous champions have done - people are speculating with whether Messi will make it to yet another cup; if he does, let it be properly.
champions have had to qualify for the following world cup since france's terrible performance in 2002
Snerk
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Such a shame he will absolutely never play in the World Cup or EURO.
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