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More Zozulya, more Marca and more Spanish football politicians. (10th March, 2017)

So Zozulya has officially terminated his contract with Rayo and returned to Betis, where he can't play (but is allowed to sign for a fourth club outside Spain), and the relegation battle has never been tighter at this stage since the 1971-72 Segunda, with four points separating the bottom eight teams. And Marca cited the season incorrectly as the 1970-71 Segunda (read it here):



Yes, it was an innocent mistake. But the fact that it was Marca makes it really, really funny.

Because I've been working on some other long-form pieces I almost don't want to post today. However, I was trying to find something quick to write about and....realized that there are no shortcuts. Quality content or no content at all. All or nothing. 

So I focused on adding to a previous article on Spanish football politicians, given how much I love politics and football.

And while updating a previous article is far less interesting than creating a new one and clicking "Publish", at least I wrote something today - and that's the whole point of this daily blogging venture.

So, the Spanish football politicians article (here) has been updated with the following players: Savo Milošević, Sergi Guardiola, Eñaut Zubikarai, Eduardo Teus, Salvador Artigas, Tomás Reñones, Jesús Gil.

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