Some Spanish People Have No Heart
I'm going to presumably say that the Spanish soccer federation has no heart.
Four people died and another 35 were injured after a bus heading to a soccer game collided with a truck on Wednesday. The bus was carrying fans of the Spanish club Recreativo Huelva to a match against Real Madrid. CBSsportsline.com reports that three men, including the bus driver, and one woman were killed with 22 more fans hospitalized. And you know what the soccer federation did? It refused a request from Recreativo to call off the match. In attempt to look sympathetic, however, it ordered the two teams to wear black armbands and all league games on Wednesday to be preceded by a minute of silence. After all, we assume, that wouldn't cost any money.
Meanwhile, Recreativo president Francisco Mendoza did not attend the game saying that “soccer matters the least at this time,” while Real Madrid announced on its website that ticket proceeds from the match will go to the families of those killed and injured, and that a ceremony for defender Fabio Cannavaro would be postponed.
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Proof positive that Real Madrid is cut from the same cloth as the NY Yankees.
But, imagine as well if this had happened to socios of Real. The rending of garments would have been overwhelming. Then again, that's just like the Yankees.
Uplifting postscript: Recreativo commemorated the tragedy by beating the ever-loving crap out of Real Madrid, 3-0. This link is a youtube vid of Ikechukwu Uche scoring the 2nd goal, making "World Player of the Year" Fabio Cannavaro (#5) look like an absolute clown in the process. He is lucky to have had his ceremony postponed.
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