Yes and no,

The Spanish government give them ridiculous tax breaks compared to other clubs in La Liga. All the training ground stuff has been said here before I think. Rumour has it that they are "supported" in more ways than one in Spain but anyone who has ever tried to publicly speak about it has been "silenced". It's all a bit dodgy in La Liga.

Posted By: NCFC4life on January 13th 2010 at 10:02:14

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Poor old Manyoo. (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jan 13, 09:25:11
- Possible dumb questions... (n/m) (Other Football) - Fierce Panda, Jan 13, 09:31:32
  - but... (Other Football) - Fierce Panda, Jan 13, 09:32:36
    - In La Liga, every TV match is auctioned off to the highest bidder, (Other Football) - NCFC4life, Jan 13, 10:04:21
      - we're lucky to have sky and espn then (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jan 13, 10:05:06
    - Real Madrid have managed to sell rights to their games for about a zillion Euros (Other Football) - Ralf Scrampton, Jan 13, 09:48:36
      - And Barca the same I guess (n/m) (Other Football) - Fierce Panda, Jan 13, 09:49:00
        
        indeed. None of which - unlike here - is shared with other clubs. (n/m) (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jan 13, 09:54:21
    - Aren't Real Madrid bankrolled by the spanish government? (n/m) (Other Football) - Tony Martin, Jan 13, 09:39:59
      - Yes and no, (Other Football) - NCFC4life, Jan 13, 10:02:14
      - no (Other Football) - Ralf Scrampton, Jan 13, 09:47:15
      - No (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jan 13, 09:43:22
        
        Is that illegal then? Didn't Ebbsfleet council do a similar thing... (Other Football) - Fierce Panda, Jan 13, 09:45:25
        
        It is illegal but Real Madrid are ok to get away with it because they're "The King's Club" (Other Football) - NCFC4life, Jan 13, 10:06:10
        
        Even my beloved Barca? The club of the people? (n/m) (Other Football) - Fierce Panda, Jan 13, 10:10:12
        
        well, not as much as Real but.... (Other Football) - NCFC4life, Jan 13, 10:14:25
      - Yeah, I'd heard that, too (n/m) (Other Football) - Fierce Panda, Jan 13, 09:40:43
    - barca have a decent income (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jan 13, 09:36:58
      - Yes, I know - hence the question... (Other Football) - Fierce Panda, Jan 13, 09:39:42
        
        don't call me jesus (n/m) (Other Football) - SCC 28, Jan 13, 09:41:25
        
        I didn't.... (Other Football) - Fierce Panda, Jan 13, 09:42:01
    - Well most of Barca's stars have come through the Cantera, their academy (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jan 13, 09:36:44
    - Real Madrid are in massive debt (Other Football) - jamesward, Jan 13, 09:33:19
- Words (Other Football) - jamesward, Jan 13, 09:26:31
  - Really? Shame. (Other Football) - Tricky Hawes, Jan 13, 09:33:35
    - When I'm not working, quite a lot (Other Football) - jamesward, Jan 13, 09:34:36

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