Spanish football is dodgy as fuck

[keniget]

http://fourfourtwo.com/blogs/laligaloca/archive/2010/08/02/h-233-rcules-face-primera-promotion-probe.aspx

http://fourfourtwo.com/blogs/laligaloca/archive/2010/08/04/pressure-mounts-for-herculean-investigation.aspx

There seem to be stories like this every season (as mentioned in the first blog post). I wonder to what degree this stuff goes on in English football.

 

[The Slugmonster]

They should relegate Hercules and promote Betis, the only got promoted on results against each other and had the same points!

 

[keniget]

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They should relegate Hercules and promote Betis, the only got promoted on results against each other and had the same points!
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I remember reading that Betis' owner and ex-chairman has been investigated on numerous occasions for corruption (not sure if football related).

 

[Squiggles]

They do know how to celebrate over there though:

Beso de Casillas Carbonero en la final del mundial