Alfredo & co.
“In much of the world, professional sports serve as little more than a form of entertainment – a world of glorified, physically gifted athletes who are paid astronomical wages (although, based on the simple law of demand, rightfully so) to wow us with their trade. For most of us, the largely frivolous sphere of football rarely (if ever) comes into contact with the austere sphere of politics, the only exceptions being the presentation of an award to a national team or a charitable event.” (Soccer Lens)

“One of the most damning accusations spit at towards Real Madrid in recent times is their abuse of money. Over €250 million were splashed out this summer to recruit Neo-Galacticos and questions persist whether it is morally right to spend so much money on football – mere football, as some would suggest – when the world is subsumed in economic crisis. And true, president Florentino Perez’s persistence to spend huge to become huge is an apt indication of just how much money there is to make in football.” (Goal)