Racing Santander, a third-tier Spanish club, made an interesting decision in their quaterfinal match of the Copa del Rey. Shortly after kickoff, the members of Racing joined together at midfield and refused to play. This comes among the revelations that the team hasn’t been paid in “quite a few months” according to the captain, Mario Fernandez. The players asked for the teams president and his board to step down in a joint statement released Monday. Personally, I’m glad that the team had the guts to stand up to the upper echelon of the clubs’ management. While I am sure that every coach and player that is a part of Racing Santander enjoys the game of soccer, they all also need to get paid for their efforts.
http://espnfc.com/news/story/_/id/1699020/racing-real-sociedad-match-suspended-racing-protest?cc=5901
Most of the Spanish clubs are experiencing financial difficulties, I was also following the story. Nice first post!