• WolfBearDog@alien.topB
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      1 year ago

      Like /u/espret’s story! Like how the government helped Real with shady deals 20 years ago… … Duh

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          1 year ago

          Off the top of my head: real sold their old training ground to the municipal govt for a fee far, far in excess of what it was worth. The govt then sold/gave them long lease on new facilities for a peppercorn sum.

            • Weary-Good-1607@alien.topB
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              1 year ago

              No, he’s using Nazi Germany as an example of how football has been corrupted by less than benevolent interests for a very long time.

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                1 year ago

                I mean yeah I get it, but that’s leaving out a relevant historical context as to why those things happened.

                I agree that Chelsea should not be seen as “where things gone wrong”, but pointing out to Nazi Germany to say things have always been wrong just seems whataboutism with a really low bar