There is not a single club that is here to give lessons to another. The most ruthless capitalism has been guiding elite football for too long, and opacity is taken for granted as if it were part of the rules of the game. All clubs fit into that bag, ours and those of…
A man from Asturias with character and feet on the ground has achieved what French pride and Qatari money could not for years. In France, there is unanimous consensus that Luis Enrique has been the true architect of PSG’s success in the Champions League, the club’s obsessive goal, because the Spanish coach, as a providential man, has worked the miracle of transforming the team, not only football-wise but in spirit, in method, in soul.
The phrase from former advisor Koldo García in his final statement in the trial for the Mask case, at the Supreme Court, was prophetic: “This has only just begun.” On that May 6, who was the right hand of José Luis Ábalos, Minister of Transport until 2021, said that phrase before hearing the “ready for sentencing” that would send him back to Soto del Real prison. He remains there.
“While the scheming opposition can continue maneuvering, we will keep governing until 2027 and for as long as the Spanish people want,” warned Pedro Sánchez. In a climate of total uncertainty amid the flood of legal cases surrounding the political and family environment of the Prime Minister, and without knowing how far these processes may escalate but also with no expectation that the storm will subside, nothing is better than a good warm bath of youthful socialist militancy to try to catch one’s breath and, at the same time, attempt to inject fighting spirit into troops torn between indignation and discouragement.
Even during the Champions League final match in Budapest, skirmishes began in Paris between riot police and groups of fans – or mere troublemakers – on the Champs-Élysées and near the Parc des Princes, the stadium where PSG usually plays. The clashes escalated as the hours passed and spread to other cities such as Clermont-Ferrand, Limoges, Dieppe, Valenciennes, Grenoble, and Bordeaux. The toll was 780 arrests across France. Of these, 457 arrests were made under police custody. This figure represents a 32% increase in arrests compared to last year, according to Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez in a press conference.
The President of the Government and Secretary General of the PSOE, Pedro Sánchez, participates this Sunday in a public event in Madrid on the occasion of the Congress of Socialist Youth, in a week in which the developments in the Leire Díez case and the investigation of former president José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero have led Junts to join the PNV’s request to bring forward the elections.
“You build highways.” With this phrase, ACS CEO Juan Santamaría illustrated this week the reaction of the executives of the major tech companies when the infrastructure group approached them to inform them of their ability to build data centers, battery factories, or semiconductor production plants. The disbelief with which Silicon Valley received ACS contrasts with the current situation, in which the company is in a position to participate in some of the most complex projects of the moment. This was one of Santamaría’s own messages this week at a conference organized in Madrid by the La Caixa Foundation.
Imagine eight two-lane roads where cars travel at high speed. When traffic increases, traffic jams eventually form. Suddenly, now there is the possibility of switching to a single 16-lane superhighway. Although vehicles may go a little slower, the number of cars that can move at the same time is immensely greater. And also, with greater energy savings.
“Please sign the petition for the repair of the Lukianivskyi market,” reads the signs held by several women. Behind them lie the burnt iron and roofs of what until the early hours of last Sunday was one of the oldest markets in Kyiv, said to date back 120 years. “I have been living in fear of missiles, of losing everything, for more than four years. And now we have nothing left,” says Marina, who stands out among the other women because of her yellow wool jacket. For 25 years she has had, or had, a small fruit and vegetable shop.
Taking advantage of a Supreme Court ruling, southern U.S. states have rushed to eliminate majority-Black electoral districts.