Could someone shed me some light on the property Madrid sold around 1999, someone told me it was the most expensive piece of ground in Spain. It was in some architect magazine and it is said that Franco himself (who else) gifted this piece of ground.
The following is taken from the Madrid wiki page: "It was under Florentino Pérez's first presidency (2000–2006) that Real Madrid started its ambition of becoming the world's richest professional football club.[89] The club ceded part of its training grounds to the city of Madrid in 2001, and sold the rest to four corporations: Repsol YPF, Mutua Automovilística de Madrid, Sacyr Vallehermoso and OHL. The sale eradicated the club's debts, paving the way for it to buy the world's most expensive players such as Zinédine Zidane, Luís Figo, Ronaldo and David Beckham. The city had previously rezoned the training grounds for development, a move which in turn increased their value, and then bought the site.[29] The EU-commission started an investigation into whether the city overpaid for the property, to be considered a form of state subsidy.[90]"
Now, if the part about Franco is true and the property is not obtained by legal (democratic) means, and since Franco was a fascist ruler, that would mean the ''stars'' like Ronaldo, Zidane and Beckham were obtained with money obtained from a fascist gift
someone enlighten me
Choose your words carefully mister
