Hey, the Evil Empire really is evil, saith The Vatican
By: Kevin | July 11th, 2009
Well, its newspaper, Osservatore Romano does, anyhow. In an editorial published today, Gaetano Vallini wondered about the extravagant spending by That Other Spanish Club.
“It is good to ask oneself whether the figures paid by Real Madrid’s president in a period of economic and financial crisis are justifiable from a purely economic viewpoint or whether they are inexplicable even under market laws,” read an editorial by Gaetano Vallini.
“It is also necessary to see whether they are compatible with, or destabilising for, the soccer world.”
And is organized crime next, as indebted clubs look for any way out? Hmmm, saith the Vatican paper.
“The risk is that of giving life to an upward (price) spiral in a global economic situation that calls for more sobriety despite the holes in the balance sheets of many clubs, with the increasingly realistic possibility of ending up bankrupt, or in the hands of criminal organisations ready to invest their earnings from illegal activity in football.”
You can’t make this stuff up.
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Well, the Vatican were not the FIRST ones to criticize FloPer..
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wasn’t the previous Pope a member of Barcelona ?
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Roses are red , the sky is blue , a barcelona fan criticizing real madrid in a post ! Looks like someone needs a hobby
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Looks like you need to work on your lyrics. Poor effort sir.
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Yes. John Paul II. But he was also a member of Schalke. Not sure what that means.
Um, note that cules didn’t write the editorial, and we already have a hobby: Polishing trophies from our triplete.
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From Pep on his blog, “This end could be a new beginning, it seems. we’re holding high-level negotiations as we speak. stay tuned.”
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Yea, Jnice. We are working hard on the fcbtransfers forum and draftblog to continue the site under new leadership. It will be up in the next couple of weeks, or just in time for preseason!
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Good stuff, Aeneas.
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Just another hypocritical statement from the church, typical…
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ummmm…..OK.
Totally OT but did anybody see Holden’s last minute goal for the US? Damn. That was close to being an Iniestazo imitation (except it was in a meaningless game of course).
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Certainly some very shaky defense by Haiti. Two defenders just standing there watching Holden-unacceptable.
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Yup. Having to resort to watching the Gold Cup to satisfy one’s football itch makes me sad.
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Best of luck with that one, Aeneas. I think it’s important to have that ongoing news, rumors and information source. Of course, I still don’t think that Pep is done. He loves it too much.
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Dios Mio
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lmao good one about the trophies kxev.
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Everyone knows who’s the Pope’s 11 is…
JPII’s favorite keeper was at Parkhead…FACT!
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I agree with the Vatican statement…this is not football but poor human slavery when there are people out there who are dying of hunger…what’s a piece of cloth besides mankind…who criticise the Vatican and call hypocricy on the bench…can he say were this hypocrcy is?
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