Apr 27, 2021The case for a merit-based European Football Super LeagueSince a dozen of the top football clubs, led by Real Madrid, proposed the creation of a European Super League the project has received enormous criticism from the world of football. Given that I am a Real Madrid fan and I have defended the idea of having a Super League…Football10 min readFootball10 min read
Nov 4, 2017Democracy in Spain and CataloniaMy response to the letter to Juncker and Tusk by Azmanova et al. — To read the original letter to the President of the European Commission and the President of the European Council, go here. Dear Dr Azmanova and co-signatories, I have read the letter and I am shocked. Truly. As academics we always tell our students to be balanced, to try to understand…Catalonia4 min readCatalonia4 min read
Oct 26, 2017Sedition in Catalonia — Part 3A solution — This is a trilogy on Catalonia. You can find Part 1 here and Part 2 here The pro-independence movement is broad and heterogenous. Its glue is a formidable idea: the sentiment of having the chance to build a new country from scratch. It is like having a blank sheet in…Catalonia10 min readCatalonia10 min read
Oct 26, 2017Sedition in Catalonia — Part 2Nationalism vs. cultural diversity — To read Part 1 go here: Often it is claimed that the trigger for the recent independentist wave was the 2010 Constitutional Court rejection of some of the key articles in the new Catalan Statute of 2006, which was then approved by the Catalan Parliament with two-thirds support, by the…Spain8 min readSpain8 min read
Oct 26, 2017Sedition in Catalonia — Part 1On the brink — After many people asked me about Catalonia I have decided to put my thoughts on paper. I am not an expert on the Catalan issue, but I am interested in all topics in international political economy and unfortunately this has become one. [*This trilogy has been updated on the 19/11/2017] …Brexit7 min readBrexit7 min read
