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Real Madrid president Ramón Calderón gave his support to the Levante striking players in
a radio interview, describing the situation as "sad, because the players have shown
professionalism, honesty and dignity playing a great many games when they had not been paid. They
have beaten sides who did not have those worries and that have all my respect, affection and
support and that of Real Madrid.
The Levante players, confirmed at a press conference today that they had called off their strike
and would play the last game of the season at the Bernabéu tonight. The players, who have not
trained all week, have been asking for all their unpaid salary contributions over the past couple
of seasons to be guaranteed and were using the game against Real Madrid as a very visible platform
for their
It was more than the kickabout that was feared when the Levante players went on strike earlier in
the week, though there was not a great deal of tension on the pitch with nothing competitive to
play for from either side. The game was on, the party atmosphere was palpable from before kick-off
and continued until the final whistle.
I'm keeping this one short as I battle a torrid head cold that just won't go away ... the
players better not catch anything either, as evidenced by the picture above which shows Marchena
and Villa enjoying the wet conditions at Paterna.
They're needed. Me? Not so much, as the great comments on the site more than
make up for the blog.
Real Madrid's clash against Zaragoza on Sunday ended up as a mere anecdote, at least for the team
from the capital, as it emerged that the last game of the season may not be played. The
relegation-bound Levante players are threatening to go on strike, and thus potentially spoiling
Real's planned end-of-season party, as they have not been paid for several months.
Ahh, sweet glorious relief ... how wonderful it is!
The weight of the world has been lifted off our shoulders.
The birds are chirping. The sun is shining. The flowers smell wonderful and the effervescent coffee
in the next room beckons us to enjoy the day ...
Ok, it's really cold, windy and rainy here in New York City this morning.
