Everything about Messi's goal was just so demoralizing for Real: How soft his final touch was, Iker's inability to do anything as he watched the ball soar over him, and Cannavaro injuring himself by jumping into the post in a vain attempt to clear the ball off the line. A good end to the game, which was pretty action packed and should have seen more goals. Tomorrow's game between Villareal and Sevilla should be good one as well.
Posted by sensorium on Dec-14-2008 00:35:
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Originally posted by Intuition
Everything about Messi's goal was just so demoralizing for Real: How soft his final touch was, Iker's inability to do anything as he watched the ball soar over him, and Cannavaro injuring himself by jumping into the post in a vain attempt to clear the ball off the line. A good end to the game, which was pretty action packed and should have seen more goals. Tomorrow's game between Villareal and Sevilla should be good one as well.
cannavaro could've done more with that ball.
real sucks, and so does barca. these damn clasicos are dull without some good brazilians on the pitch.
Posted by The_G0dfather on Dec-16-2008 22:45:
bar�a sucks ?!
Posted by sensorium on Dec-18-2008 04:14:
Yes, barca sucks. the fact they beat el archival means little when the players from both sides are so full of themselves. but this is just an opinion, as you should know.
btw, great pk by eto'o.
Posted by Intuition on Dec-22-2008 23:25:
A big, warm welcome to... Lass?
Posted by nchs09 on Jan-26-2009 07:02:
Lass pass today was perfect for raul, and we got the win.
Robben once again showing his speed and talent
Second place is ours... for now!
Posted by The_G0dfather on Apr-25-2009 01:51:
1 red card for penalty
2 kicking player on the ground
3 kicking him once more
4 pushing that player with his face onto the grass
5 stepping on his elbow when he's on the ground
6 hitting another player with his fist
7 insulting the linesman
8 coming back on the field after his red card
And he only got suspended for ten games
Posted by sensorium on Apr-25-2009 02:33:
We all had those days.
Posted by Ian on Apr-25-2009 09:40:
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Originally posted by The_G0dfather
1 red card for penalty
2 kicking player on the ground
3 kicking him once more
4 pushing that player with his face onto the grass
5 stepping on his elbow when he's on the ground
6 hitting another player with his fist
7 insulting the linesman
8 coming back on the field after his red card
And he only got suspended for ten games
PEPE MAD regan PEPE SMASH
Posted by The_G0dfather on Apr-27-2009 01:50:
Srsly, how many games do you guys think he should have gotten?
Posted by Ian on May-09-2009 21:30:
One commentator for sky said tonight he thinks he saw 8 red card offences in 30 seconds, so technically 24 games
Dear Eddie
not this year, sir
love, Ruben Baraja (L)
Posted by nchs09 on May-10-2009 21:07:
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Originally posted by The_G0dfather
Srsly, how many games do you guys think he should have gotten?
I dont know, but it was a stupid foul and deserved to be suspended.. i dont know for how many games htough.
Posted by The_G0dfather on Jun-09-2009 17:31:
Nice signing putos
Posted by vaG- on Jun-10-2009 02:53:
what a ****
Posted by raveed on Jun-11-2009 09:12:
lol 80 million pounds? Im extremely happy with this one. With Ronaldo gone , Rooney will again be able to play as a striker once again - a position he is clearing shining for with England.
BTW i seriously think perez is making all these mega signings just to make sure Madrid continue to be regarded as the powerhouse in Spain given that Barca raped everything that could be linked in one sentence to Spain and football.
The Kaka and Ronaldo signings , have probably wiped Barcelonas historic season from the minds of most football followers including Barca fans but then again I wouldnt fret to much if i was a barca supporter (which im not - f*ck the lot of you ). These signings will surely create some sort of instability among the rest of the madrid squad - most of whom only joined the club over the past 2 years as they will be playing second fiddle to the 2 best players in the world.
Oh ya and lets see if Mr Platini whines about the type of money being spent by Madrid.
On a side note, can anyone shed some light on where on earth is Madrid getting this kind of money from? They havent made it past the second round of the Champions league in like 4 seasons so thats a lot of potentially lucrative cash now earned. I know they are funded by the government or something but 140 million pounds in one season with Villa also suposedly coming in? I thought the European governments were feeling the brunt of the recession just as most of the rest of the world.
Posted by ivanivan on Jun-11-2009 13:19:
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Originally posted by raveed
On a side note, can anyone shed some light on where on earth is Madrid getting this kind of money from? They havent made it past the second round of the Champions league in like 4 seasons so thats a lot of potentially lucrative cash now earned. I know they are funded by the government or something but 140 million pounds in one season with Villa also suposedly coming in? I thought the European governments were feeling the brunt of the recession just as most of the rest of the world.
Without a Russian oligarch or Arab sheikh, where do Real find the money to outspend everyone? For a start, Real are a massive club, with possibly the biggest footballing brand name in the world. Not coincidentally, they have topped Deloitte's Money League for each of the past four seasons and they've done so despite doing poorly in the Champions League.
They have the third-highest average attendance in Europe and while their stadium revenue cannot compete with Manchester United, it still packs a punch. They have been extremely aggressive in pursuing sponsorship opportunities, including overseas tours (on several occasions they have held pre-season training camps in places such as Vietnam and China).
Anything else going for them? Oh yes. Their domestic television contract is by far the richest in the world. They are also helped greatly by tax legislation - originally intended for overseas bankers and executives - that allows their foreign players to pay tax at about 23 per cent for the first five years that they are in the country.
This means that, in headline figures, if they want to pay Kak� �8 million after tax, it would cost them less than �10 million a year, whereas it would cost United �16 million (thanks to the new 50p top marginal rate introduced at the last Budget). Over five years, that's a difference of �30 million.
Finally, there's Real's status as, effectively, a non-profit social trust. This means they do not need to generate �30 million a year just to service their debt (like United).
Whatever debt they hold (and detail here is murky) is with local banks, many of whom are under political and social pressure not to tighten the screws. Real are too big and too important to fail or to come under the kind of debt pressures that affect traditional clubs. The club's social, political and economic significance dwarfs that of any other club in the world, with the possible exception of Barcelona. In that sense, they play by a different set of rules.
Just how much is their TV contract worth? Well, according to the club, in 2006 they signed a seven-year deal with MediaPro guaranteeing �1.1 billion (now about �956 million) for their domestic league TV rights. At least, that's Real's version of events: MediaPro has never disclosed the figure and some dispute the amount. But, if it is true, they earn �135 million a season from their domestic league rights, more than twice what United receive.
How does the structure of the club differ from other leading sides? Real are one of four Spanish clubs - the others are Barcelona, Osasuna and Athletic Bilbao - who were exempted from a 1991 law forcing teams to become plcs. This means they hold regular elections to determine who will lead the club. The president then selects his board and appoints his men to key positions within the club.
So what do you need to do to get elected? To stand for election you have to be a Spanish citizen who has been a club member for at least ten years. And, crucially, you have to submit a deposit equal to 15 per cent of the club's budget, or about �50 million. (But you don't need to come up with the cash yourself, you just need a bank to vouch for you.) Once that's done, you campaign, just like in any other election, and, ultimately, it's the members who decide.
Now that P�rez has been elected, does he have to fund the club? No. In fact, he's not allowed to. He simply runs the club. Of course, P�rez is one of the wealthiest men in Europe, with wide-ranging business interests. No doubt he can leverage them to help the club, particularly when it comes to their relationship with banks and sponsors. Ultimately, though, he cannot finance the club. And, of course, he's not supposed to benefit from it financially.
Ronaldo is the 2nd most marketable footballer in the planet only after Beckham, and also with Kaka's signing Perez will figure out how to squeeze every penny out of them.
Posted by denys envy on Jun-11-2009 15:40:
way too many egos on this team now. can't wait to watch them fail massively next year.
but the biggest puto added to the biggest puto collection on the planet is pretty fair.
Posted by nchs09 on Jun-11-2009 17:17:
mmmm.. i remember hearing that madrid sells the most jersys or something.....
It was in goal tv
Posted by psymon.d on Jun-11-2009 17:44:
Well, I predicted Ronaldo would leave the Champions League final in the Real Madrid team bus...I was almost right
Posted by raveed on Jun-11-2009 19:23:
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Originally posted by ivanivan
Ronaldo is the 2nd most marketable footballer in the planet only after Beckham, and also with Kaka's signing Perez will figure out how to squeeze every penny out of them.
Great article. Its answered one of my biggest curiosities in football. I had no idea that their tv contract was worth so much. It doesnt take a genius to figure out that these signings are made more for the purpose of increasing Madrids marketability rather than winning trophies.Also heard that players have to forego a large chunk of their sponsorship money to the club.
If this is the case with Madrid, it makes me wonder even more why people complain so much about the money in the premier league when Madrid are shelling out bucketloads of cash that even Abramovich never shelled out during the Chelsea spending heydays.
Moreover, i dont see Barcelona spending even close to this kind of money. They have a huge fanbase and an even bigger stadium with the added luxury of being the more successful spanish side in the past 5 years. Something just doesnt seem right besides the section in the article that details how banks are forced to absorb madrids debt. Seriously mental to have a football club placed so high in stature among Spanish folklore.
On another side note , CR7 is now a big brand by itself and guess who wears the number 7 at Madrid - Raul. I cannot see sponsors advocating anything other than the number 7 for Ronaldo. Will be interesting to see how that part plays out.
Posted by Yohan on Jun-11-2009 19:30:
Raul's days were numbered a long time ago...
Posted by nchs09 on Jun-12-2009 03:40:
Are you kidding me? Raul is not letting go of #7
Posted by psymon.d on Jun-12-2009 03:42:
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Originally posted by raveed
On another side note , CR7 is now a big brand by itself and guess who wears the number 7 at Madrid - Raul. I cannot see sponsors advocating anything other than the number 7 for Ronaldo. Will be interesting to see how that part plays out.
I'm pretty sure he registered CR9 in Spain a while back, and Saviola is likely to be heading out this summer
Posted by The_G0dfather on Jun-12-2009 05:38:
Excellent, Ronaldo is where he belongs to be. Putaaaaaa
Him and the likes of guti will get along just fine
Posted by ivanivan on Jun-12-2009 06:44:
quote:
Originally posted by raveed
On another side note , CR7 is now a big brand by itself and guess who wears the number 7 at Madrid - Raul. I cannot see sponsors advocating anything other than the number 7 for Ronaldo. Will be interesting to see how that part plays out.
