Spain still have to play Lichtenstein again so that gap will get bigger. Goal difference will be irrelevant Spain beat Italy in their next game anyway.

comment by Zlatan The King Ibrahimovic (U10026)
posted 1 minute ago
Spain still have to play Lichtenstein again so that gap will get bigger. Goal difference will be irrelevant Spain beat Italy in their next game anyway.
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wont surprise me at all if the spain-italy match is a draw, and the group is decided by GD

I've given up on the next World Cup.

It's England's to lose now.

comment by Arthur Johnson (U6426)
posted 26 seconds ago
I've given up on the next World Cup.

It's England's to lose now.
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it's just joe hart preventing them from world domination for ingerlaaand now

True but the chances are Spain will have a much better goal difference than Italy.

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Are Italy's best World Cups are when they struggle in qualifying? Or do you always struggle in qualifying?

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Yep, that's been the silver lining of the financial crisis of Spanish football too.

Italy aren't struggling to qualify, if not as a group leader, then most likely via the play off.

Spain must be one of the favourites to win the world cup, loooks the more complete side.

Nah Spain are nothing without Xavi.

Chelsea line up Insigne ?

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Forza - Various papers are reporting it this morning. RM are raising funds by selling Morata and James to buy Hazard. So a mamooth bid (an offer Chelsea can't refuse) is expected to come from RM regarding Hazard. Hence Conte sees Insigne as the ideal replacement for Hazard.

Do you know of any other country apart from Spain where release clauses have to be written into footballers' contracts by law? Do Italy, Germany or France include this legal requisite?

Release clauses required by law in Spain ?

Yep, they essentially only apply to other Spanish clubs though but I think they changed the tax laws to prevent clubs from selling to foreign clubs by enforcing them to pay out the contract + tax as it counted as income.

As wump says.

Madrid are selling too many of their second string imo which might affect them negatively next year.

How many have we sold?

comment by wump (U5046)
posted 1 minute ago
Yep, they essentially only apply to other Spanish clubs though but I think they changed the tax laws to prevent clubs from selling to foreign clubs by enforcing them to pay out the contract + tax as it counted as income.
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Meant to say prevent clubs from refusing to sellvto foreign clubs...

comment by Arthur Johnson (U6426)
posted 48 seconds ago
How many have we sold?
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None yet but with Morata and James certainly on their way out are you likely to get replacements on the same level

Sup ioag

comment by wump (U5046)
posted 26 seconds ago
comment by Arthur Johnson (U6426)
posted 48 seconds ago
How many have we sold?
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None yet but with Morata and James certainly on their way out are you likely to get replacements on the same level

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Morata is more than replaceable. We are really taking United to the cleaners if the figures are true. Even Mariano might be able to fill that hole.

I do rate James quite a lot, but the reality is he's fallen behind Isco and now even Asensio in the pecking order. I could be mistaken, but I don't think he needs replacing that badly.