La Liga 2013/14 Discussion

How is it a club like Barca, with such huge revenue, can still owe the tax man nearly $50m euros?!

Replaced by Neymar so far and that's about it.

Real Madrid and Barcelona could soon be forced by the European Commission to relinquish their privileged status as member-owned clubs and are likely to become plcs, losing one of the key advantages behind their dominance of Spanish football and success in European competition.

In a development that could affect the landscape of European football, The Independent can reveal that the European Commission competition office's four-year investigation into allegations of illegal state aid against both Madrid and Barcelona, linked to their status as membership clubs, is at tipping point.

Full article:

http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/exclusive-real-madrid-and-barcelona-face-removal-of-privileges-8749147.html

how the hell did Football Clubs receive state aid?

is the El Clasico a Bank?

I hope its not true

Too many players leaving La Liga for EPL, mostly because the top two are so much richer and stronger than the rest that you lose incentives playing for other clubs. Amorebieta left Bilbao after many rows with the loco. Now Cissokho has left Valencia. I don't know how Valencia will try to get CL spot with Postiga replacing Soldado . Barcelona and Chelsea reject Romeu to replace Tino. Past few seasons we've barely spent any money on transfers.

Villa's first goal for Atletico

http://i.minus.com/i2uJCSV660FDQ.gif

Nice shot.

Matchday 1 fixtures:

Saturday 17th August:

Real Sociedad vs Getafe
Valladolid vs Athletic Bilbao
Valencia vs Malaga

Sunday 18th August:

Barcelona vs Levante
Osasuna vs Granada
Real Madrid vs Real Betis
Sevilla vs Atletico Madrid

Monday 19th August:

Rayo Vallecano vs Elche
Almeria vs Villarreal
Celta Vigo vs Espanyol

Who do you spanish lads fancy to be topscorer?

I actually think Villa will score more than Neymar this seaaon.

Neymar is a 19 year old playing support for Messi. I wouldn't be surprised if he doesn't break 15 goals this season. Villa outscoring him being the focal point of Atleti's attack is entirely likely.

Btw I'm surprised Valencia only have 6m in tax debt.

Neymar is 21.

Real Sociedad signed Granero on loan.

---------Granero--Ruben Pardo
----------------Prieto

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This thread shows how much there is a lack of interest in La Liga on this forum even among Barca-Real fanboys bar a few.

Probably. Or some rather wait till the season actually starts before discussing anything. Not all La Liga followers are like MT...

Yeh true. There really isn't anything interesting in La Liga currently with Real Madrid/Barca dominating the league.

Nothing really interesting about the midtable clubs who have weakened and any of the lower clubs either.

Yohan Modric wrote:Matchday 1 fixtures:

Saturday 17th August:

Real Sociedad vs Getafe
Valladolid vs Athletic Bilbao
Valencia vs Malaga

Sunday 18th August:

Barcelona vs Levante
Osasuna vs Granada
Real Madrid vs Real Betis
Sevilla vs Atletico Madrid

Monday 19th August:

Rayo Vallecano vs Elche
Almeria vs Villarreal
Celta Vigo vs Espanyol

!! great game

Doc wrote:Probably. Or some rather wait till the season actually starts before discussing anything. Not all La Liga followers are like MT...

I have my doubts that 70-80% of Real/Barca fans on here watch other teams in La Liga.

Hence not much 'discussion'..

True, but La Liga is not of interest for many of us. We want to win it, because we dont want Franco to win it. CL is much more important. I dont care about Rayo Vallecano vs Elche, but I do care about City vs Chelsea because we might face them in CL.

Olinga is starting for Malaga

Good wins for the two Basque teams. La Real especially should welcome some positive momentum ahead of their game against Lyon. I think signing Granero was a good move for them. He'll definitely help out in midfield.

Malaga Valencia should be good game. (Though I missed the first half hour lol)

S wrote:

Doc wrote:Probably. Or some rather wait till the season actually starts before discussing anything. Not all La Liga followers are like MT...

I have my doubts that 70-80% of Real/Barca fans on here watch other teams in La Liga.

Hence not much 'discussion'..

Some of us have busy lives outside of this forum.. I prefer to discuss matters that affect Madrid directly, or regarding certain players I like

I don't watch half as many footy games as I used to a few years back because of time constraints, but I don't care as long as I watch my Madrid

Fede>Olinga

Fede Cartabia, the new Maxi Rodriguez