There was a period in Real Madrid when other big European clubs parked their buses at the entrance of Real Madrid’s gate, figuratively, waiting for players who’re free or cheaper to be nicked.
They studied the situations of Real Madrid players so keenly that they got the best footballers from there. Think of how a Wesley Sneidjer ended up as an Inter Milan great or how Arjen Robben ended up becoming a star at Bayern Munich.
There was a season Napoli signed Jose Callejon, Raul Albiol and Gonzalo Higuain from Real Madrid. Real Madrid fed clubs, but these days, clubs feed Real Madrid.
I call them Masters of the Free. They are experts at observing developing contract situations, and they are so good at it. Trent Alexander-Arnold, Ibou Konate, Rudiger. Real Madrid got these guys on a free. That’s nearly half a billion or more than half a billion Euros in transfer fees saved.
Think of Kylian Mbappe and you’re talking another €200-300m saved in transfer fees there too. It’s insane if you think about it.
Bernardo Silva brings so much quality into that team, and they’ve just proven again how patterns shift gently and gradually, yet they still sort of remain the same.
Where they don’t get top footballers for free, they get them at really good fees. Think of Toni Kroos or Camavinga.
Real Madrid have always been experts at these deals.
That’s what the biggest name and history in the sport gives you. Prestige.
People who have been smeared and blacklisted by the Zionist smear machine who we're going to support even more:
Roald Dahl
Mark Ruffalo
Susan Sarandon
John Cusack
Javier Bardem
Penelope Cruz
Tom Hardy
Melissa Barrera
And any other person they outed as a decent human being.
In Norway, when foreign leaders visit. The press usually will get to ask questions. Not many, but a few. That was not the case today with Modi, and will not be tomorrow either.
My colleague and I asked questions tonight both on why we should trust India given the human violations rights, and also about the visit.
I tried multiple times to get them to be specific on human rights, but I was unsuccessful. The representatives talked about India’s effort during Covid & also yoga, among other things. My colleague has the videos so I will try to publish tomorrow.
Primeminister of India, Narendra Modi, would not take my question, I was not expecting him to.
Norway has the number one spot on the World Press Freedom Index, India is at 157th, competing with Palestine, Emirates & Cuba.
It is our job to question the powers we cooperate with.
111 Indians dead. 227 homes in 26 districts destroyed. Children buried under collapsed homes in UP.
Putin sent condolences. UAE sent condolences. Singapore sent condolences.
India’s own PM? Boarding a flight to UAE, Netherlands, Sweden, Norway & Italy.
This is the same man who tweets within minutes when there’s a stadium inauguration, a foreign trip photo-op, or an award ceremony.
111 dead. No statement. No call. No pause.
Just a runway, a red carpet, and a photo-op waiting abroad.
“Brand India” is alive. The Indians inside India? Not so much.
The silence IS the statement. 🇮🇳
Remember the curious case of slow counting in Bengal on May 4?
"Wherever the fight was tough for us, counting took place slowly," a BJP worker told Scroll.
By mid-afternoon, this meant the BJP had a strong lead in Bengal even though only a fraction of votes had been counted.
@AnantGuptaAG investigated how this affected a TMC stronghold in Kolkata: Rajarhat New Town.
Once a saffron win seemed imminent in the state, TMC counting agents were forced out from the counting centre, both TMC and CPI(M) told Scroll.
Till then, the TMC was leading with a significant margin. However, *once the TMC agents left*, the data shows that the BJP closed the lead rapidly.
The next day, in a special, extra counting round, with no TMC agents present, the BJP was declared the winner.
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for the first time in my life I have watched a full fail comp and im crying, this is by far the worst performance i’ve ever seen in football and it’s not his top5 worst performances, anyone who rates him has no rights to give opinions on football
We understand Modi Ji’s message about saving fuel, but reducing the convoy to just two cars feels risky. The nation cannot afford to take chances with the beloved PM’s security. What if a reporter gets close enough to ask an unscripted question.
While Mumbai slept, a community's 80-year legacy was bulldozed into dust at 3:30 AM under a cold, calculated ambush by Mumbai Port Authority and police. Families locked in their homes, no notice, no mercy—excavators crushed sewing machines that fed children, suitcases now scattered like trash.
Women denied bathrooms, kids baked in blistering sun for hours, water and power cut off. This is your "women's empowerment" in action? Hypocrisy screams from every rubble pile while politicians play deaf.
Who greenlit this midnight raid on the poor? Opposition cries foul, government preaches dignity—yet citizens get erased as "encroachments." Mumbai's spirit? A sick mask for state cruelty.
https://t.co/xf8GDTadNq
He might have been granted bail long ago. But his supporters mobbed the court and killed a young lawyer. The victim’s family has also included Chinmoy Krishna Das in the case, which has made it difficult for him to obtain bail early.
Sharjeel Imam and Umar Khalid have been jailed for five times longer than Chinmoy Das without even trial.
You can also raise your voice for them, they are from your own country.
In peak India moment today, I got scolded by an uncle on bike for walking on the footpath during traffic hours. He said and I quote, “pagal hai kya be, footpath koi chalne ki jagah hai?”
Fyi , the new Government of Bengal just now declared those , whose names have been deleted from #SIR , will NOT be eligible for any welfare schemes including the ones meant for women . Names of a high % of women alongside Muslims , Dalits have been deleted ! It just began !