Both. Had ETH handled it slightly differently, they could have sold him to Saudi last January for 150m.
Both. Had ETH handled it slightly differently, they could have sold him to Saudi last January for 150m.
The issue with the court case and why it probably won’t succeed is the precedent it will set. Would that mean if Chelsea and City are found to have broken rules, every team that finished below them could sue them for lost revenue/lost european football? Could Everton sue them as they missed out on CL in 13/14? It really takes you down a path that means the next decade will be spent in court deciding the results of the last decade.
The Pogba witch doctor curse is no joke
The real question: over/under 5 VAR controversies this weekend
Ruined by being successful via cheating for most of his career? Yes.
When you factor in the blood doping scandal, the bribing refs scandal while he was at Barcelona, and the 115 charges City are facing, you have to say that his entire career is one big asterisk.
He is ruining football, just not with anything his teams have been doing on the pitch.
Pep’s real legacy:
Doped as a player.
Doping scandal in Spain while he was at Barcelona covered up by the country’s govt. (search Ramon Sequra)
Failed to win UCL at Bayern.
115 charges at city.