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I think for under 25 yr olds it's something like 55%

Valencia could realistically have been reported to the EU and may have got possible UEFA sanctions had they been reported at the time.

The situation has changed again as the deal where they are 70% government owned has been proven unlawful. They are now controlled by a nationalised bank that was bailed out by Spain, who were bailed out by the EU.

Basically, Spanish Football is impoverished and wreaks of corruption from the top-down. The fact that Spaniards are in dreadful economic circumstances and that few football clubs pay their taxes is shocking and if you take the Valencian example that they were willing to guarantee bank loans to the tune of €118million ahead of the welfare of their citizens then it is disgusting.

Spanish economy is awful atm have you guys read about the Cyprus bank run i fear that it will happen in Greece, Spain and Italy aswell and probably happen to Ireland aswell if the UK hadn't supported them. The EU will crumble soon and if the UK government had any common sense they would bail asap. The cost of staying in the EU far outweighs the trade benfits as the only countries worth trading with are Germany and France

Exactly, and since the French and German economies are diverging anyway then it will only get worse. It is a socialist undemocratic and farcical organisation.

Spain is facked - over 25% unemployment at the moment
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Is it not higher?
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the use of the word "over" suggests yes.

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Not joining the Euro looks like a better decision day by day. I disagree that leaving the EU would be the best decision for us economically, they are still our biggest importers which is unfortunately why we're pretty much required to make sure the whole Eurozone doesn't collapse in on itself, hence bailout packages to Ireland etc.

Most Spanish clubs are fúcked mostly due to overspending back in the 'golden age' of La Liga and, in general, due to having lived way beyond their means for years.

The underlying issue is that most provincial sides have traditionally relied on local authorities lending a hand to keep their necks above the water, be it through sponsorship deals, buy-and-leaseback deals on their stadia or other ill-disguised forms of subsidising them.

What the crisis has changed is the fact that all these local authorities are now penniless and can't bail the clubs out any more.

Hopefully in the long term it'll be a good thing though, as it really has served to highlight how unsustainable Spain's professional football model is, but I'm not holding my breath. History has shown that nothing was learnt from the collective government bailout of Spanish club football back in the late 80s/early 90s, where the new law on Sports PLCs was passed in exchange for writing off their debt. When the economy starts booming again, all the errors of the past will quickly be forgotten.

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The UK's biggest importers unfortunately the UK produces very little that would be imported the major benefit is that our imports from Europe will not be too expensive.

Utd don't pay tax either, don't think any club in debt do.