Spanish Football: The Impossible Separation Of Sport And State In La Liga
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.
SoccerLens @ Dec 17, 2009 12:51 PM EDT | Blog Profile
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