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“Spain's association can deny Gibraltar the opportunity of progress in football”
A former coach of Real Madrid has criticized the political motivation behind the Spanish Football Association and Government’s decision to block Gibraltar’s participation in UEFA. Manuel Ruiz Pérez, who worked under Bernhard Schuster during his time at Real Madrid, said that nothing good come out of mixing politics with football. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesso the llanitos want to play football?
Jul 30th, 2014 - 03:34 pm - Link - Report abuse 0must be the funniest show ever.
and where do they want to play?
in a circus maybe?
@ 1 ¡Su simpatía nuevamente es muy impresionante!
Jul 30th, 2014 - 04:16 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@1
Jul 30th, 2014 - 04:42 pm - Link - Report abuse 0It is supposed to be sport, you ignoramus.
#1: Gibraltar play football better than your nation pays its debts.
Jul 30th, 2014 - 06:08 pm - Link - Report abuse 04
Jul 30th, 2014 - 06:13 pm - Link - Report abuse 0off topic
this article is about football.
learn to read
Don't like to speak ill of the dead but Grondona died today - FIFA is rid of one of its corrupt legion. Just need to hope Blatter can't make it to re-election.
Jul 30th, 2014 - 06:13 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@5
Jul 30th, 2014 - 06:54 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I look forward to the time when Catalonia have their own team.
What's wrong with teams playing football that are not going to do well?
If every football competition in the world stopped teams competing because they were unlikely to win, they would be crap competitions.
Should Costa Rica have been banned from the World Cup because they were not rated?
Should Holland not have been allowed into the world cup because they were an 'ordinary' team not likely to do well?
Look at Brazil, supposedly the world leaders and apart from a few individuals in their team they were absolute shite in the world cup-lucky to get to the semi-final.
Gibraltar drew with a decent side last year.
What Spain are worried about is that even with all their millionaire stars, the thought of losing 1-0 to Gibraltar would end in moaning and wailing you have never seen before.
I played football for many years in teams that weren't going to get into a football league in a thousand years-in fact amateur teams, but ANY footballer enjoys his football-like Perez.
You should try playing.
“You should try playing.”
Jul 30th, 2014 - 07:54 pm - Link - Report abuse 0wot?
i, like the rest of my countrymen, play football since we can remember until we die.
that´s why we are a football superpower.
#8
Jul 30th, 2014 - 08:38 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Who are WE in your context ?
ok;
Jul 30th, 2014 - 08:57 pm - Link - Report abuse 0”5 paulcedron (#)
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off topic
this article is about football.
learn to read”
Where in #1 did you mention this?
It's about time Cameron & Co got tough with these bully's. Politics has no place in sport.
Jul 31st, 2014 - 10:57 am - Link - Report abuse 0Argentina & Spain both should be subjected to diplomatic condemnation/sanctions by the UK/EU & Commonwealth as long as they continue to harass/Bully and blockade the Peaceful self governing freely elected over sees territory's that are the Falkland Islands & Gibraltar.
Yeah , I like the idea , they have enough monkeys for a good show. I'll bring the peanuts !
Jul 31st, 2014 - 11:20 am - Link - Report abuse 0@Paulcedron
Jul 31st, 2014 - 11:40 am - Link - Report abuse 0Wasn't football a British game? At least we taught you something, in fact probably the only thing you do know.
Insignificant, anti everyone (apart from the conquistadors) miserable, uneducated troll.
13 imbecile
Jul 31st, 2014 - 12:08 pm - Link - Report abuse 0the rules can be “british”, but the game of football is much older than britain, you nabo.
and as far as i know, we know how to play football, polo, tennis, basketball, volleyball, you name the rest, a lot better than the british and their colonized plebs.
The ones mixing politics and sports is clearly UK. Because if Gib is a BRITISH overseas territory, this means it is british and can play football inside their british orbita. Nobody says Gib cant play football, play it in the Commonwealth, where british OT play and there is an inexisting participation for other real countries of europe (not british). Rules are rules.
Jul 31st, 2014 - 12:25 pm - Link - Report abuse 0#14
Jul 31st, 2014 - 01:13 pm - Link - Report abuse 0You are an arrogant ###. Of course being a “World Power” you can do EVERYTHING better than the UK, Canada, Australia, N.Zealand, S.AFrica and if you count it as an erstwhile colony, the USA.
Your proof of this is?
World champion whiners and boasters....that's your lot.
By the way, are you Spanish or Argentinian ?
Heh guys, we have all the old twats out in force: Polly, the Blind Mole and the star of the madhouse, none other than malen (whatever it is).
Jul 31st, 2014 - 01:14 pm - Link - Report abuse 0None of them can string English together. My abysmal Spanish is better than their crap.
And it's ONLY a football game FFS.
@clyde15
Jul 31st, 2014 - 03:12 pm - Link - Report abuse 0I think he's one or the other, does it matter? Both countries are in debt up to their eyeballs, oddly Spain is supported by German and British billions (via the EU) and the Argies get a few million from Britain via our (over generous) foreign aid programme, but then someone has to feel sorry for them :)
The idiot just wants to bite the hand that literally feeds him!!
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Jul 31st, 2014 - 03:35 pm - Link - Report abuse 0On a related topic I see that Spain are introducing a new green/fast channel through their side of the border for cross frontier workers.
Jul 31st, 2014 - 03:37 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Some people in Gibraltar are whinging about it.
But what do they really expect, perhaps they're entirely unaware of the rocks history. They've made their political choices and should really just stop whinging.
imbecile 18 tezza
Jul 31st, 2014 - 05:08 pm - Link - Report abuse 0the uk is the second most indebted nation in the world, you ignorant isleño.
and who told you that argentina got any aid from britain?
mercopress?
again, the uk is the country that received billions of dollars in food and other products from argentina during ww2.
not to mention the 4000 soldiers and pilots.
and as always, the uk did not pay a cent of that debt.
but you will have to pay back your current debt sooner or later.
http://www.debtbombshell.com/
#21
Jul 31st, 2014 - 05:30 pm - Link - Report abuse 0www.google.co.uk/?gfe_rd=cr&ei=s3jaU-CmAaSG8QfClIC4Bg&gws_rd=ssl#q=uk+aid+to+Argentina
again, the uk is the country that received billions of dollars in food and other products from argentina during ww2.
Please supply proof of items sent and costs.
Yes, we will have to pay back this debt, and unlike ARGENTINA -see today's news on the subject of debt repayment by Argentina - we will repay the debt plus interest which is a position foreign to your thieving crew !
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Jul 31st, 2014 - 06:44 pm - Link - Report abuse 0#21
Jul 31st, 2014 - 07:42 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Still peddling that crap about the UK being the most indebted nation eh. You're either an idiot or a liar.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/danalexander/2013/11/08/worlds-largest-debtor-governments-2013/
Jul 31st, 2014 - 08:08 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Does this informative article from Forbes Magazine confirm the nonsense spouted by paulcedron that the UK is most indebted nation in the world? I don't think so.
@8
Jul 31st, 2014 - 08:33 pm - Link - Report abuse 0“that´s why we are a football superpower”
Yet you have only won the world cup once more than England.
Over football's history it is clear that Germany and Brazil, possibly Italy are the football superpowers.
If you are that good why have you not won every game you have played against England?
@15 malen
“means it is british and can play football inside their british orbita”
No, they have the right to play in Europe, as do the Faroe Islands (=Danish), Scotland, England Wales and Northern Ireland (all British, but different countries-like Gibraltar is).
I got chucked off for replying to Malen in Spanish.
Jul 31st, 2014 - 10:19 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Oh well.
It is very easy to prove that the UK provides funding to the EU Aid budget. Some of which goes to Argentina. Therefore the Argentine people are constantly in debt to the British people, if not financially, maybe morally.
Jul 31st, 2014 - 11:15 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Is there any gratitude to be seen?
Hmmm...
No manners, these people. Obviously a third class nation of grasping self entitled delusional fools.
But hey ho, Britain still provides additional private funds to help with English language lessons in schools.
Eventually the population will learn the truth about the wider world. Just might take a few more generations but eventually enlightenment will dawn, as it did in Europe two centuries ago.
The argie idiot won't give in (paulcedron) he's just a semi literate troll..if he's so keen on trying to reverse history (as in Britain giving away the Faulklands and Gibraltar) then he should get the Spanish to get out of South America and every other place they took over, and hand those countries back to the original owners..
Aug 01st, 2014 - 05:46 am - Link - Report abuse 0I'm sure all the Spanish bloodied people would love Spain, they all have something in common, they owe a fortune to the rest of the world, poverty is second nature to them!
Ah, the brats, I mean the brats what a funny bunch you are . Let’s put a few things straight ,shall we?
Aug 01st, 2014 - 08:24 am - Link - Report abuse 01-The only reason the llanitos want to play football is for political reasons. It is typical “short “ man attitude ,trying to make as much noise as possible to be heard. They have no infrastructures, no professional teams or proper leagues………
2- Spain is a top nation in sports and particularly in football , regardless the poorly performing during the world cup , still European Champions and let me think who played the last Champions League final? Oh I remember now was it Real Madrid and Atletico de Madrid? Madrid ? where is that?
3-Yes, we have problem with the debt. Yes my country is a mess and what? UK is a bloody mess too! Every day , I see on the UK news things about the financial crush, Islamic problems, identity crisis, poverty ,child abuse ……….
4- They are more than 700,000 Brits leaving in Spain and 100,000 Spanish ( From the Iberian peninsula ) in UK. If we have such a crap country ,what the hell are you doing there? And before you start going on about migration, jobs and all that , let me tell you with my degree and my four languages (Spanish, English, German and Galician) was able to compete better than most of Brits my age at the time, 26. Stop moaning and blaming us and tell your kids to get on with studying, learning languages and be prepared to work hard anywhere.
@Spanishmole
Aug 01st, 2014 - 09:52 am - Link - Report abuse 0I am also educated, so why mention it? You might (if what you say is true) be educated, but you speak like a twerp.
The British are not in the mess you might imagine, don't believe all you read in the newspapers.
Spain owes money, it's not a proper democracy, your politicians and royal family are steeped in corruption allegations, and you still wave your sat anti British attitude about as if it's a good thing...come the day when you can't borrow any more of our money (via the EU) and come the day when British tourists don't come, you'll feel the pinch then.
Personally I don't visit your country even though it's just a ten minute walk from where I live...BRITISH Gibraltar.
@30 Spanish mole
Aug 01st, 2014 - 07:05 pm - Link - Report abuse 01/-Gibraltarians play football because they like it. They play football knowing they are likely to get beaten by top teams such as Spain, but they are not playing because they expect to win.
I cannot understand Spain not wanting to play Gibraltar. Surely if you beat them by a huge margin (don't count on that-Gib drew one match against supposedly better opposition), then I would have thought that would please the Spanish?
My take on it is that you are scared they will draw or nick a 1-0 win, at which ,cue the crying Spaniards declaring their world has ended.
2. There is no doubt that Spain is a top footballing nation.
But the world is not made of solely of teams that are likely to win the World Cup-i.e the Faroe Islands are not a top football nation.
I find it amusing that the area of Spain that wants to be independent hosts the great Barcelona-they have no problem with the existence of Gibraltar.
You are right to be proud of Real Madrid and Athletico Madrid, but Barcelona actually exists as well-how long will they be in Spain?
3.Britain is not in the best of financial shape. But despite this the UK is a NET contributor to the EU, whilst Spain IS NOT (beggings money from the EU), (no wonder Catalonia which does well financially wants to be rid of scrounging Spain.
Your idiots who pick on Gibraltar, are convincing more of is in the UK to vote out of the EU. You think that is funny, but when the UK leaves the EU, you are going to need to recruit another country that can afford to pay the EU £50,000,000 pounds a day, otherwise you will not have as much money to scrounge. Also your fishing boats make a lot of money from UK waters-that will be denied to you when the UK leaves the EU.
4.“They are more than 700,000 Brits leaving in Spain ”
How many of those are living in Catalonia? In which case they may not be living in Spain for much longer.
#30
Aug 01st, 2014 - 09:18 pm - Link - Report abuse 0They are there for the weather. Simple
26 Gib is not a country, its a territory in dispute.
Aug 02nd, 2014 - 11:56 am - Link - Report abuse 0Hahaha! The people who live there aren't in dispute about their status. Just some silly ignorant foreigners claim that there is a dispute where there clearly is not.
Aug 02nd, 2014 - 12:30 pm - Link - Report abuse 0One country/people who are are clearly in dispute is Spain/Catalonia.
foreigners say there is a dispute....you mean the onu???
Aug 02nd, 2014 - 02:20 pm - Link - Report abuse 0What is an onu? Is it like an emu? Or maybe like an ostrich?
Aug 02nd, 2014 - 04:25 pm - Link - Report abuse 0You just can't accept the fact that Gibraltar will never be part of Spain.
#36
Aug 02nd, 2014 - 04:26 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Who are the onu?
@ 37 & 38
Aug 02nd, 2014 - 07:03 pm - Link - Report abuse 0In Spanish, or as I call it gibberish, onu is a pronoun:
Onu = him; it; her; that one.
Take your pick.
Spanish: why use eight English words to describe an idea perfectly when 50 Espanol ones won't! © ChrisR 2014.
malen is an idiot. that much is obvious. not much else from her posts is.
Aug 02nd, 2014 - 10:35 pm - Link - Report abuse 031.
Aug 05th, 2014 - 01:54 am - Link - Report abuse 0you educated??
you, like the rest of the llanitos and kelpers are just a bunch of ignorants.
no schools, no universities, not even a proper hospital
guess that living in such “cosmopolitan cities” like gibraltar and pork stanley does not help too much to your education either.
talking about football and llanitolandia in the same conversation is the most ridiculous thing ever.
#41
Aug 05th, 2014 - 10:06 am - Link - Report abuse 0No schools ? In Gibraltar ? Do you EVER check your on your prejudices before you start ranting rubbish on this site. wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_Gibraltar. Read it !
For degree studies the UK supplies this need. There is little difference between students continuing their studies away from home in Gib. than someone going from Lerwick to Cambridge. In fact it is probably quicker from Gib.
Tell me, how many ARGENTINE towns of a population of 30,000 or less have their own universities ?
Hospitals....none in Gib. ! I wonder what my sister was doing at St. Bernard's hospital in Gib. for 3 years. She seemed to think it was a good hospital. She had worked in Kenya, Iran and all the hospitals in Glasgow ending up as a tutor in the College of Nursing in Glasgow. I would take her word against the drivel you are posting here.
Again, how many proper hospitals have you in Argentina in your remoter areas with populations of 30,000 or less ?
“Tell me, how many ARGENTINE towns of a population of 30,000 or less have their own universities ?”
Aug 05th, 2014 - 12:00 pm - Link - Report abuse 0as a little example:
Pigüé, Coronel Suarez, Coronel Dorrego, Carmen de Patagones, Darregueira, Tornquist, General Lamadrid, Medanos, Puán and the list goes on and on.
http://www.upso.edu.ar/index.php?p=sedes
Clearly education is not a priority in the colonies.
Exactly like 200 years ago.
Haha! These are actually universities? You can call a donkey a horse but it is still a donkey.
Aug 05th, 2014 - 12:20 pm - Link - Report abuse 0still better than those community schools of the colonies.
Aug 05th, 2014 - 12:30 pm - Link - Report abuse 0what's their main career?
PhD in sheep shearing?
or in macaque feeding?
#43
Aug 05th, 2014 - 05:59 pm - Link - Report abuse 0You mean colleges of further education. If you call all your places of further education, universities then you have more than the whole of the UK...even someone as biased as you can see the fallacy of that.....or probably not.
The “BOT's” have access to further education in universities in the UK which are superior to almost anything found in Argentina.
By your twisted logic, Tristan da Cuhna, St.Helena, Pitcairn Islands etc should have their own universities ?
Does Argentina have a university or college in the land they are squatting on in ANTARCTICA. If not, why not ?
OK then, how many towns in Argentina with a population of 3000 have a proper university....NOT A COLLEGE !
I am amazed that with all these “universities” nothing of any use seems to come out of your country.
Do they have degrees in, self delusion, whining and bullying ? That seems to be the national trait.
Looks like Polly just got burned! Some one call an ambulance!
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