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Written by Darren Douglas
In recent seasons Spanish football has been regularly lavished with praise. The vast majority of this understandably rests upon the dominant national team and the dazzling displays of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo at Barcelona and Real Madrid respectively. In fact, these superlatives have effectively drowned out a lot of simultaneous concerns in Spain, those to do with finance.
Now that all the transfer window fun has died down and the furore from a sensational set of weekend fixtures has subsided, we are left with what could well be called a slow news day. Luckily for the Premier League José Mourinho has returned from sunny Spain, meaning that there is no such thing as a slow news day anymore. This week, José takes aim at Manuel Pellegrini and the FA.
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Now that all the transfer window fun has died down and the furore from a sensational set of weekend fixtures has subsided, we are left with what could well be called a slow news day. Luckily for the Premier League José Mourinho has returned from sunny Spain, meaning that there is no such thing as a slow news day anymore. This week, José takes aim at Manuel Pellegrini and the FA.