[X-Offender]

That's just what being at Barça does to you. It's like a bug. Nothing to do with Mascherano being a dirty player or cheater.

[Fillipo Simone]

I think it does. He did that kind of shenanigans at Liverpool as well.

[han2503]

Oh what Mascherano did wasn't dirty, it was cheating. He feigned being struck on the face, rolled a bunch of times, then got up and started a ruckus.

Isn't it all a packaged deal?

Being dirty doesn't just end at making bad fouls, play acting, cheating, doing sh!t behind the ref's back, that's all part of what being a dirty player is imo.

That's just what being at Barça does to you. It's like a bug. Nothing to do with Mascherano being a dirty player or cheater.

Nah, it has nothing to do with being a Barca player. Like I said, it's ingrained in certain players to be this way. Like Pepe at Real isn't rotten to the core for example?

[X-Offender]

I think it does. He did that kind of shenanigans at Liverpool as well.

I honestly don't remember Mascherano being a dirty player/cheater. Could be wrong.

Nah, it has nothing to do with being a Barca player. Like I said, it's ingrained in certain players to be this way. Like Pepe at Real isn't rotten to the core for example?

Oh trust me, it does. It's not a coincidence that 90% of the time they're falling like fairies on the pitch. Only respectable senators like Xavi or Messi refrain from doing it.

As for Pepe, the guy is simply trash. One of the dirtiest players I've ever seen.

[Danny]

I'd say Costa is dirty, but smart with it, while Mascherano was just plain cheating.

Costa is naughty, behaves in a way to wind his opponents up. He's plain admitted it, will happily be overly aggressive and mischievous off the ball but he doesn't outright cheat.

He won't feign injury, won't dive. Mascherano will.

Both of these players are magnificent, but that side of their game is ugly, whether it's 'cheating' or 'dirty'.

[Danny]

Isn't it all a packaged deal?

Being dirty doesn't just end at making bad fouls, play acting, cheating, doing sh!t behind the ref's back, that's all part of what being a dirty player is imo.

For me dirty is Costa, which isn't cheating. It's a way of getting in opponents' heads and doing everything within the laws of the game, and nearly crossing the line, to succeed.

But it doesn't disgrace the game the way what Mascherano did.

[X-Offender]

Apparently Messi earns €65 million a season. That's €1.25 million a week. How crazy is that???

[Danny]

That will include his sponsorship deals etc. They are what earn him the big bucks. His 'basic' wage is around 300-400K a week.

Sports stars earn the BIG money through their commercial deals.

[X-Offender]

I wasn't making a distinction, it's just a freaking crazy amount of money.

[Danny]

I wasn't making a distinction, it's just a freaking crazy amount of money.

Oh absolutely. But imagine the number of deals he has!

Both of them (he and Ron) get around 14M a year each for being sponsored by Adidas and Nike respectively.

Beckham was legendary for basically quadrupling (and more) his basic salary with sponsorship and image rights fees.

[Rossoneri7]

Spain to adopt new tv rights agreement, Barca and Madrid will no longer negate their own tv deals.

[han2503]

^^^

Finally

[X-Offender]

Messi back to his old levels. Last night's goal was out of this world.

[kurtsimonw]

The run was out of this World. The actual goal was something you or I should be ashamed to concede.

[X-Offender]

The run was out of this World. The actual goal was something you or I should be ashamed to concede.

When it's Messi, it's never shameful.