UGH. AWFUL.
Anyway... so soccer (or should I say futbol) giants Real Madrid have gone on a mad spending spree this past week. Ever since they re-elected Florentino Perez as president they've gone ahead and green-lighted the spending of... 223 MILLION DOLLARS. What makes it even more staggering is that the 223 million was for TWO players. You can buy a whole team for that much money! By the way, in case you must know, they spent 92 million for the Brazilian mid-fielder and 2007 FIFA World Player of the Year Kaka and 131 million for the Portuguese Mid/Center-Fielder 2008 FIFA World Player of the Year Cristiano Ronaldo which are both records in the outrageous spending category.
What makes this is even more mind-boggling and jaw-dropping is that neither player will see a dollar of that 92 and 131 million, respectively. "Why?" you ask. Well, I'll tell you why. Instead of a team buying a player's contract like teams do here in the U.S. of A., teams in Europe buy the RIGHT to NEGOTIATE a new contract with the player. So, to put everything in perspective: Real Madrid gave AC Milan 92 million dollars to be able to negotiate with Kaka and gave Manchester United 131 million dollars to be able to negotiate with Ronaldo. This means that they have yet to even come up with a contract for either player! So, let's say each player gets a 5 year contract worth 10 million a year (just a pure guess on my part) - that pretty much means that Real Madrid have committed to spending an extra 100 million at the same that they parted with 223 million! If you aren't saying "HOLY SHIT!" to yourself right now, then you either have no concept of money or you're Florentino Perez.
Recession? What's that?
Mmmm, your tears taste like VICTORY.
What makes this is even more mind-boggling and jaw-dropping is that neither player will see a dollar of that 92 and 131 million, respectively. "Why?" you ask. Well, I'll tell you why. Instead of a team buying a player's contract like teams do here in the U.S. of A., teams in Europe buy the RIGHT to NEGOTIATE a new contract with the player. So, to put everything in perspective: Real Madrid gave AC Milan 92 million dollars to be able to negotiate with Kaka and gave Manchester United 131 million dollars to be able to negotiate with Ronaldo. This means that they have yet to even come up with a contract for either player! So, let's say each player gets a 5 year contract worth 10 million a year (just a pure guess on my part) - that pretty much means that Real Madrid have committed to spending an extra 100 million at the same that they parted with 223 million! If you aren't saying "HOLY SHIT!" to yourself right now, then you either have no concept of money or you're Florentino Perez.
Recession? What's that?
Now, don't get me wrong, I'm certainly not against this wanton spending spree. Hell, if you wanna be the best then you have to get the best, no matter the cost. Hopefully this means that Madrid will re-claim the top spot in Spanish futbol over those turd-eating bastards, Barcelona. Am I still bitter over Barca knocking out Chelsea in the Champions League? Yes. Very much so. The Lakers are currently up 3 games to 1 on the Orlando Magic in the NBA Finals. Hell yeah. We've gone to two overtime games and won both of them. We are so ready for title #15 it's not even funny. I just hope we close it out in Orlando on Sunday instead of having to come back to LA to finish it. Would I like to win it in LA? Sure. But would I love for us to celebrate on our opponent's homecourt while their fans exit the arena with tears in their eyes? YES.
Mmmm, your tears taste like VICTORY.
Some quick hits... - The Penguins just beat the Red Wings for the Stanley Cup in 7 games. I don't really care, but I'm glad my pick won.
- I went to a Dodgers game a couple days ago. We lost to the San Diego Padres 3-1, but it was fun. My new favorite area to sit is now the all-you-can-eat pavillion. Not because you can eat all the hot dogs, peanuts, and nachos you want (which is definitely a bonus) for 25 dollars (the cost of a ticket), but because that means all of my money that would otherwise be going to two $6 hot dogs, $4 peanuts, $4 nachos, and whatever else is now strictly going to beer. What more could you ask for on a cool summer day?
- World Cup 2010 qualifying is ending soon. In fact, the Netherlands were the first country to punch their tickets to South Africa for next year. The usual suspects seem to be in good position to qualify, while a couple surprises might be in store for us. North Korea is on track to qualify (who the hell knew that they play soccer there), Egypt is leading all African nations for qualification, and Argentina is looking more and more like they're trying not to qualify.
On a few non-sports related topics... - I saw The Hangover. Pretty funny. However, for some reason, I was expecting something more... ... ... exciting. Once they figured out why they couldn't remember anything, I became bored. I just sat there thinking "Oh, well that wasn't anything special"... less than half-way through the movie.
- A good friend of mine graduates from UC-Riverside on Sunday at 8AM. That is way too early.
- This commercial annoys me. It starts off with "Some men know how to end the night properly..." That is not ending the night properly. Everyone and their mom knows that ending the night properly means going home with one of those ladies. Seriously, does it even take three guys to wave down a taxi? No. The proper thing would be to draw straws and send one out there while you and the other guy hit on the two ladies in the doorway. Watch the guy in the middle. He doesn't even make an effort to hail a taxi! He just stands there doing nothing. I understand the whole gentleman-ly thing and what-not, but the commercial should've started off with "Some men know that drinking Ketel One will mean you're stuck with your bros for the night".
In Mother Russia, Ketel One hits on you!
- I went to a Dodgers game a couple days ago. We lost to the San Diego Padres 3-1, but it was fun. My new favorite area to sit is now the all-you-can-eat pavillion. Not because you can eat all the hot dogs, peanuts, and nachos you want (which is definitely a bonus) for 25 dollars (the cost of a ticket), but because that means all of my money that would otherwise be going to two $6 hot dogs, $4 peanuts, $4 nachos, and whatever else is now strictly going to beer. What more could you ask for on a cool summer day?
- World Cup 2010 qualifying is ending soon. In fact, the Netherlands were the first country to punch their tickets to South Africa for next year. The usual suspects seem to be in good position to qualify, while a couple surprises might be in store for us. North Korea is on track to qualify (who the hell knew that they play soccer there), Egypt is leading all African nations for qualification, and Argentina is looking more and more like they're trying not to qualify.
On a few non-sports related topics... - I saw The Hangover. Pretty funny. However, for some reason, I was expecting something more... ... ... exciting. Once they figured out why they couldn't remember anything, I became bored. I just sat there thinking "Oh, well that wasn't anything special"... less than half-way through the movie.
- A good friend of mine graduates from UC-Riverside on Sunday at 8AM. That is way too early.
- This commercial annoys me. It starts off with "Some men know how to end the night properly..." That is not ending the night properly. Everyone and their mom knows that ending the night properly means going home with one of those ladies. Seriously, does it even take three guys to wave down a taxi? No. The proper thing would be to draw straws and send one out there while you and the other guy hit on the two ladies in the doorway. Watch the guy in the middle. He doesn't even make an effort to hail a taxi! He just stands there doing nothing. I understand the whole gentleman-ly thing and what-not, but the commercial should've started off with "Some men know that drinking Ketel One will mean you're stuck with your bros for the night".
In Mother Russia, Ketel One hits on you!
84 days until that first Saturday against Wake Forest.
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