Poor Javier Mascherano is being treated like a terrorist
Mascherano feels treated like a terrorist. The Barcelona defender seemed surprised by the attitude of the judge, who, simply, should have stuck to the agreement made a month ago when the Argentine accepted a year in prison and an 800,000 euro fine for fiscal fraud. Instead of this, he took advantage of the footballer's presence to make the sentence into a lecture and a great big media show.
The campaign of attacks and demolition has claimed its first victim. Mascherano, who admitted the error he made in having bad accountants, has paid. But this, as we see, is not sufficient. Instead they try to humiliate a grand professional who defends Barcelona's shirt. After Mascherano, it will be Messi's turn. The blaugrana crack has his date to go before the court, May 31, three days after the Champions League. Later still, it will be Neymar's turn.
Barcelona, when they speak of the "black hand", speak precisely of this. Still we have not seen any Madrid players or Spain players dragged before the court. And I don't think all of them, absolutely all of them, have their accounts immaculately in order.
In Madrid, and to Madridismo, Barcelona's triumphs have done a lot of damage. And as they cannot break the glorious sporting era with football, they try to do it in the courts and back-rooms. Referees who allow violent play and powerful politicians who show their anti-barcelonismo. Against this too, you have to fight...
