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So just having an eV on their name is no longer an indication that they are non-profit?

This may have been discussed somewhere else but I was curious about this excerpt from an article I read on The Athletic: He did, however, land a sneaky blow by reminding Tebas of last year’s European Court of Justice ruling that Barcelona, Real Madrid, Athletic Bilbao and Osasuna all benefited from illegal state aid for more than 20 years. This is to do with the Spanish authorities treating these member-run clubs as non-profit organisations, giving them a tax advantage over their rivals. The statement itself pertains to the PSG vs. Madrid debate that was later taken up by the Ligue 1 and La Liga presidents. More importantly though, does Germany consider member-run clubs as non-profits?

If HSV are going to get back up they need continuity. I think this is a good move.

One part of his comments jumps out at me. That he feels that he and the club can no longer have a working relationship. Is that in regard to the contract extension negotiations or was there something else going on behind the scenes? It's one thing to say "I've been here for 8 years and I'd like to try something else." It's completely different to say "I can't work with this club anymore."

@Harryjust saw your wife had 3 caesarians. My wife had the same. Once you've had one they tend to encourage them all to be that way.

It's funny you mention that. While walking downtown I smelled it everywhere. Even in the US states where it's legal you're not allowed to smoke in public places.

I think the point is that the general trend across many football leagues is that the number of clubs that are capable of challenging for a title has dwindled significantly. It's not just a recent (10-year) thing. And it's not specific to the Bundesliga, although many folks like to point to Bayern's 10-year dominance as the poster child for a league's failure to compete.

WHAT?!?!?

I think they won in 93 or 94. The first EPL season.

Same in the Bundesliga. If you go back to the 90's there are other winners that have popped up in there like Bremen, Wolfsburg, and Stuttgart, but it's largely been dominated by Bayern, and to a much lesser extent, BVB.

I agree with that. I'm just saying the dominance of the money clubs goes back longer than 10 years in most leagues. Now you have Man City winning 4 of the last 5 in the EPL. That's no competition either. I wish all those big clubs had gone on to do their Super League thing. Then the rest of us could get on with cheering on real competitions.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but the title in Serie A has been shared by 3 clubs going back to when Roma won in ~2000-01, of which Milan is one. They may have been going though a dry spell (because they got caught out overspending with sheisty owners), but that's not a new winner.

Deep Purple Fireball album is so underrated. Their best imo.

You've won enough. Give someone else a chance.

Paqarada is a great player as well. Sounds like Freiburg have met with Kyerah but nothing finalized. I'd imagine there will be a fee as I don't believe he's out of contract. Just read that Burgstaller wants out of St. Pauli. That team is being taken apart... the cost of missing out on promotion .

Rumor on Kicker that Freiburg are interested in Kyerah at St. Pauli. Very good player and I'd love to see it.

Shaq and Penny Hardaway!

All this reminds me of that NBA Jam game on Sega Genesis. Played that for hours at a time.

I remember a decent bit about the 90's NBA players. I think my favorite player of that era was probably Karl Malone. There were some great teams back then and it seemed like they all had a superstar combo. Phoenix had Kevin Johnson and Tom Chambers. Utah had Stockton and Malone. Detroit had Isaiah Thomas and Joe Dumars. Hell, even the shitty Nets had Derrick Coleman and Kenny Anderson. I could go on. The league is rather sterile now with too many "super teams".

https://www.kicker.de/matarazzos-abschied-ist-in-stuttgart-kein-thema-902768/artikel I really hope he doesn't leave. The only job I see of those available that would interest me personally would be Gladbach, but I feel that too many coaches don't realize that the grass isn't greener on the other side. Stuttgart have a decent young core of players, whereas Gladbach are in rebuilding mode. Wolfsburg, Hoffenheim, and the rest can get fucked.

I used to be really into NCAA. I went to University of Cincinnati and for the longest time they were a top-25 performing school. I remember losing interest in the early 2000's after I graduated and never really go back into it. I've flirted with NBA interest over the years but it never stuck, probably because there isn't a team here locally. Vince Carter was a beast. I think he only just retired in the last few years.