Soccerblog 04 November @ 10:34 PM EST
The Zapatero government is proposing a tax rate hike from 24% to 43% for overseas players who
earn more than 600,000 euros ($884,600) a year. Spain is reeling from the recession with 20%
unemployment.
This will effectively end the "Beckham Law", named when the tax rates were amended in 2002 for
the English midfielder to make it attractive for him and and other highly sought talent to come to
the Liga.
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I know there is much more salacious and highly-anticipated news out there in MLSland to talk about
today but I like to avoid the obvious if at all possible. So let's talk about the Luis Angel Landin
signing. Just for a minute. Then I'm going back to chopping out this pineapple I bought at the
farmer's market (I'm hooked on pineapples at the moment; it works well with alcohol and grilled
meats so it's basically the perfect summer food.
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"What scares Sir Alex Ferguson?", well apparently the Old Trafford manager has no fear of
abruptly ending TalkSport interviews.
Don't forget to check out Online Football Manager!
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English WAG; Why Transfer Rumours Will Keep You Awake at Night; Sir Alex Pissed Off With Nani
(Video); Former Liverpool Man on a Hospital Bed; Top Five Teenagers in English Football; Horrendous
Sunday League Tackle (Video); Goal of the Month Competition (Video); Are Man City In Danger of
Losing Their Soul; Unlikely 'tache Alikes!
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Yes, you guessed it...a Dodo!
Jonny Evans: Ready, willing and able.
Manchester United have pulled the plug on a deal for Corinthians defender Dodo.
The Times says United have decided not to sanction a £5.5 million deal to sign Dodô, the
Corinthians defender, in the immediate future but will continue to monitor the 17-year-old
Brazilian after he spent two weeks on trial recently.
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Someone must be spiking their Ovaltine!
"People may say Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes and Gary Neville are finished, that they've had
their day – but that is a pretty dangerous assumption," said Ferguson.
"Giggs has been out of this world in pre-season.
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