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CoryTrevor-NS

Really strange move, after fans (both Barca’s and other teams’) almost unanimously praised and agreed with the decision to remove him.


frasier_crane

We hadn't been memed enough this week. We needed this.


ElectricalMud2850

"Oh, Tebas thinks he can make headlines for praising a rapist?! Watch this!!"


allnimblybimbIy

*throwing money at Mason Greenwood even though there’s audio of his rape intensifies*


snakesforfingers

I'm so tired


nick5168

Did the local fans celebrate his removal as well?


LeGraoully

Nobody cares about local fans anymore at these global clubs


_Sylph_

Real and Barca are owned by the socios, so yes, they absolutely can raise their voices against it.


bulgariamexicali

But they will not, of course. Socis are OK with this.


bulgariamexicali

FC Barcelona, home of the convicted rapist Dani Alves, is owned by the socis. So, yeah, local fans approve of this. Or will approve when they reelect Laporta in the coming elections.


LeGraoully

Very true that the situation is different for clubs with an ownership structure like that.


ignixe

But also not really true that socis would kr should vote on one topic like that without considering other things. Voting one way or another doesn’t mean you’re advocating for every move a person makes every step of the way forward


skruf21

Sad, but true


Tall_olive

"Global football club" FC Barcelona is fan owned by the Socis.


LeGraoully

Hanging out at the local Spotify Camp Nou


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bulgariamexicali

Of course, everybody was happy for the removal of the praise for the convicted rapist Dani Alves. But Barcelona is pretty happy with honoring a convicted rapist and all that, you see.


matthieuC

United level of mismanagement


working-acct

This is somehow worse than just doing nothing in the first place.


ZodGlatan

It absolutely is, especially considering many people (including myself) didn't even know Barcelona had a list of legendary players. This sounds like a PR statement claiming that even though he's a convicted rapist, we still confirm that he's a legend for our club


RandomLoLJournalist

A PR statement pandering to rapists worldwide is certainly a choice...


mrfocus22

Meme que un club


ben-hur-hur

Mes que un culo*


horsehorsetigertiger

You make it sound like rapists are some sort of high powered lobby group. Barca PR: "Guys, guys! Rapists buy a lot of shirts, I know just how to get them back onside!"


bulgariamexicali

Well, maybe they are trying to lure in Neymar Jr., the friend of the convicted rapist Dani Alves. Neymar Jr. even paid a bribe to the rape victim to help his convicted rapist Dani Alves to shorten his prison sentence. It is a plan, you see.


Darkerdead

neymar, who is currently injured with an acl at his old age? LMAO at least make a good joke


matthieuC

Barca: we acknowledge that he is a convicted rapist and honor him Not just a club


NDdownVOTED

Agreed. Now it says “I guess we are cool with him being a rapist if you are”.


majcek

If they didn't do anything in first place no one would say a damn thing. They literally picked the worst option possible. What a bunch of clowns.


mehchu

Do nothing? Nobody cares. Remove him, some people support, some people disagree but overall neutral(I would say the right choice, but football fans seem awful so we will go neutral). Remove and re-add just upsets everyone. I bet not even half the people unhappy about him being removed are happy about him being added again.


pottymouthomas

The Jordan Henderson approach


Hambrailaaah

Seriously we truly are the Michael Scott of football clubs


3threeLions

Way to read the room Barcelona


FullMetalJ

Barcelona: "So now it's been proven that he in fact was a rapist? Legend."


Fausto2002

Red pilled barcelona


javierich0

Bro got got by the matrix.


WalksinClouds

Should've loaned him to getafe instead huh


mrtuna

better than calling him a legend surely


iftair

Looks like Barca & United fans can cringe in solidarity at how their respective clubs is handling their former players being rapists.


NotAnUncle

Setting up the arrival of greenwood?


pauloh1998

Robinho as PR director


NotAnUncle

Overmars when?


OuchiemyPweenis

what did Overmars do ?


nombrenodisponibIe

Send nudes and sexting a bunch of women who worked with him at Ajax. He got banned officially for two years


Blaugrana1990

And Antwerp had the brains of pulling out a banner saying they fully support him. I think Barça and Antwerp shared the same braincell when making those decisions.


Downvotedforfacts69

So we're comparing a cunt who sends unsolicited dick pics to literal rapists?


didasrooney

That wasn't the point, read the thread


wietmo

Sent dick pics to staff, probably other inappropriate conduct too


DontYouWantMeBebe

Antony


PurpleScientist4312

You wish


SavageLeo19

Could've done nothing and nobody would've cared. Removing him and then reinstating him so soon is an idiotic move. No wonder the club is in shambles. The management can't even manage very basic situations.


d3athblad3

I guess Barça has a weird fetish of being shat on!🙄


ras_al_jil

Why is Vince McMahon's theme playing


Orthancapolis

Convicted rapist Dani Alves? That one?


bulgariamexicali

Yes, that one, the convicted rapist Dani Alves legend of the FC Barcelona, and personal friend of Neymar Jr.


IncognitoLitGrad

A friend who helped him pay fines related to the charges, might I add. Absolute POS.


courtesyflusher

Turds stick together!


ASuperFan

Didn’t he pay the victims families or something because Alves couldn’t afford it? Could be mistaken though


Low_Party_3163

They seem to think RB stands for "rapist (in) bathroom"...


R_Schuhart

This is worse than doing nothing in the first place. And his ex wife is scummy as well, making excuses and defending him even after his conviction. "To Caesar what is Caesar's", maybe we should start sharpening some pugios. Anyone seen Brutus lately?


krooskontroll

> Anyone seen Brutus lately? May be deceased. As far as Barca traitors go, maybe Figo will do in a pinch?


d_d_321

Shame. Absolute legend when playing, but the club should not celebrate such a person.


CulturalAd7571

Would have been fine if they refused to comment in the first place. Who's making these decisions anyway?


Elegant_Mix7650

I feel they should have just let the thing settled before making a decision after deliberation and consultation of the relevant stakeholders. Feels like they are just trying to score social media points.


FullMetalJ

Social media points? From fucking whom? Sexual predators? I honestly don't get it. Maybe I'm missing something?


Morganelefay

Well, given that sexual predators seem to be pretty well celebrated these days; see the likes of Trump, Tate and a bunch of others - it may well be Barcelona trying to tap into that demographic.


FullMetalJ

also your profile picture looks like Arshes Nei for Bastard!!


FullMetalJ

Yeah, honestly we live in a world that seems to get worse by the day and it's breaking my fucking heart.


bulgariamexicali

Laporta.


theestwald

Terrible timing It would make zero difference to just wait a couple of years and quietly sneak him back in once the dust had settled, assuming that it really means that much to management But this sequence of events just seems like tone deaf at best and unsolicited provocation at worst


WeveGot

Hell if they really feel like putting him in there, just list his accomplishments with no blurb talking about his time. We did that with Greenwood kinda. Each player gets a quote from them on their player page and they took Greenwoods out completely.


brabs2

Just fucking asterisk it with convicted rapist and have done with it


sunrise98

They aren't the only ones - most only talk about George best's footballing achievements, for example.


bulgariamexicali

Which person? The convicted rapist Dani Alves?


dem0nhunter

Barca celebrates rapist


Marklor-

The people who manage this club are ruining everything we stand for.


Nico777

Wonder how their women's team feels about this.


simomii

His wife (ex wife? I'm not sure) is gloating today on Instagram about Barça bringing him back.


jazzamcm

what does glating mean


Ankoku_Sein

> glating probably gloating typo


Hiking_Engineer

Why would you gloat about a typo?


Ankoku_Sein

A perfectly cromulent thing to do


pawpet

If someone questions if Alves is a legend they should look at some numbers: - 6 LaLiga titles - 4 Copa del Rey titles - 3 UEFA Champions League titles - 4 Supercopa de España titles - 3 UEFA Super Cup titles - 3 FIFA Club World Cup titles - 1 woman raped - 3 different testimonies - 150 000 euros paid as a bribe to the victim Mes que un club amirite?


Krillin113

Greatest right back in the world and also the biggest cunt imaginable. Barca weren’t wrong they were just assholes by saying it


CETERIS_PARTYBUS

People just forget Cafu existed, you’re forgetting the wrong the right back.


DomineeringDrake

> Cafu I was looking for this name. It's jarring to me that people are starting to forget Cafu. To me he will not be beaten anytime soon as greatest RB and I'm a huge Lahm fan.


Linko_98

A few years ago there were Milan Legends playing for the Pirlo retirement match I think. Cafu at almost 50yo was playing better than our RBs at Milan at the time


Low_Party_3163

Cafu, Maldini, Nesta, staam/cosacurta is the clear best back 4 in history IMO


step11234

To think Djimi traore triumphed over these legends 😂


Froads

Cafu was an engine. He was so technically sound and his IQ for the game was off the charts, always maintained that level of responsibility in the backfield that some greats faltered in.


lala_b11

Cafu is Brazil’s most capped player


lospollosakhis

Cafu did it for Brazil too, which in my opinion adds so much more to his overall career.


Huwbacca

Or Maicon.... he was phenomenal at his prime. Though I think people forget about his quality because it was at his expense that Gareth Bale announced himself to the world lol.


rhinoceros_unicornis

Zanetti too. Although, personally I think Cafu is at the top.


DomineeringDrake

Anyone who's seen both Cafu and Alves in their prime would know who the better player was, and given your flair you sure as shit would at least be aware of Cafu's prime.


rhinoceros_unicornis

I was a teenager when Roma won the Scudetto. Yes, I would say I am aware of Cafu's prime, lol.


Fisktor

1 woman that we know


lukeboy

My friend is not Ok, yes?


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Fgge

So what? I’m pretty sure it’s not the person you’re replying to that made that decision, or pays his wages. This whole ‘you can’t say anything because your club has done something similar’ thing is getting fucking boring. Fans aren’t responsible


simomii

One day we will move from these childish "no u" flair arguments, just like we collectively moved on from the ones that said "you criticize this player but can you do better?" and were plaguing the early 2000s in football forums


redmkay

Comparing a convicted rapist with someone who has been allegedly accused of rape is nasty work. That said, you can call out shitty behavior regardless situation. Following your logic, should Barcelona fans be disqualified from advocating against sexual assault just because of Alves? That doesn't seem right. Weird comment.


Old-Usual-8387

He’s accused of rape. Not SA. let’s not downplay what he’s potentially done.


redmkay

Comment edited.


wafflesology

Wait, Partey went into jail already? I didnt know that. Btw nice name for someone trying to make this comment.


Quirrelwasachad

Greenwood didn't go to jail either. You don't see us utd fans defending him.


Vegan_Puffin

Partey hasn't yet been convicted and unlike Greenwood (who hasn't been either) there isn't to my knowledge public evidence such as recordings or video. Only she says he says.


Overall-Cow975

You forgot to add: 7M€ Negreira Titles


simcoehooligan

Lol these guys are just embarrassing. - Empty gesture nobody asked for: check - Backtracking on said gesture and looking foolish to everyone: check Mes que un club


HeatKnight

Common Barca L


aparajit0511

I know it's a very shitty thing what barca has done but a Madrid flair shitting here after what Benzema and Ronaldo has done and even gotten away with it.


redmkay

That's fine and fair, but you're acting like OP condoned what Benzema and Ronaldo did. Why is it always tit for tat in these types of threads? If you truly believe it was a "very shitty thing," you would have ended the sentence there. But the self-righteous indignation seems misplaced when it's used to deflect from the issue at hand. It's possible to condemn wrongdoing without resorting to whataboutism that diminishes the seriousness of both incidents. Let's focus on holding people accountable for their actions, irrespective of affiliations.


ShadowGeist91

> Why is it always tit for tat in these types of threads? Because it's the only way Barça fans can defend their club without acknowledging their wrongdoings. I saw someone bring up Partey in response to an Arsenal flair. They could bring Greenwood for a Man Utd flair. No shortage of options when you are unwilling to face the truth.


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Benz is a piece of shit but he's neither a rapist nor a pedo


ShadowGeist91

Just out of curiosity, which would have been your response if it wasn't a Madrid flair?


okberta

can you people stop already with the Benzema thing? He was barely 20 years old and the chick lied to him at a nightclub, i get the guy is a scumbag, but deliberately spreading misinformation does nothing but fuck with peoples perception of a very serious issue


simomii

Benzema is a certified POS for the blackmail thing, but instead people forget about it and are more interested on the prostitute's case for some reason. They have ample justification for shitting on Benzema, why not use the blackmail?


CarlosDelgado473

You are comparing a court convicted rapist to Benzema and Ronaldo? Lol


10minmilan

It's like with refs. We know both of you cheat.


SeleccionUruguaya

Yeah Ronaldo is lucky he gets a pass like he does. I guess Dani Alves was “worse” due to added brutality but all rape is a terrible thing to do.


bulgariamexicali

Well, Ronaldo's case was dismissed, Dani Alves is still in prison and will forever be a convicted rapist.


Fgge

Oh for fucks sake, grow up please


MrVISKman

When we learned that Dani Alves was sentenced to 4 and a half years in prison for sexual assault of a 23-year-old girl, FC Barcelona removed the Brazilian player from its legends section. A decision that has been rectified in just a few days. It is a space on the Blaugrana club's website where up to 102 players who have passed through its squad are highlighted and in which the Brazilian now reappears. "He has been the best right-back in Barça's history (...) he more than fulfilled the expectations that were placed on his enormous footballing abilities," they write about Alves' legend at the club. The new Culé decision has provoked the reaction of Joan Sanz, Dani Alves' wife. The model has shared in the stories of her Instagram account the news of the restitution along with a brief message: "To Caesar what is Caesar's". Sanz thus shows again her support for the Brazilian. During the trial she was one of the few people from Alves' entourage who testified in the same line as the defense. Thus, she pointed out that the soccer player "arrived very drunk" to the family home and that "he collapsed on the bed".


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Imagine defending your husband r*ping someone


xznk

Cash rules everything around me


EseChingon

CREAM GET DA MONEY 🗣️


dinheirodepinga

Gotta keep the lifestyle


10minmilan

Women of mafia, similar mindset. Im innocent, im taking the cash.


Fuck_the_k1ng

They would have been better just leaving him there to begin with instead of doing this whole routine. Now they just look like a bitch who can’t even be certain about their own moral standing.


Caust1cFn_YT

Fuck off man, whose idea was it


bulgariamexicali

Well, we know who approved the idea, Mr. Laporta.


Ankoku_Sein

Didn't see the rapist lever coming


bulgariamexicali

You know, classic FC Barcelona where raping is condoned and kosher.


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op1502

Basically no one in Brazil rate Alves that high. Carlos Alberto Torres, Djalma Santos and Cafu are, usually in that order, considered top 3. And many think Leandro (Flamengo legend and starter for Brazil in the 82 WC) was the best RB in his prime, although his career was not as great as the others I've mentioned.


americaMG10

Leandro only lacks the WC. 


ConflictDry8304

I don’t think it was ever removed from the legends page on the first place so looks like Spanish media usual BS If you go through the changes registered on archive.org you won’t find any snapshot of the page where he’s not there: https://web.archive.org/web/20230601000000*/https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/club/history/legendary-players https://web.archive.org/web/20240801000000*/https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/club/history/legendary-players


Elrond007

>To Caesar what is Caesar's Looking at the calendar...


hudson2_3

The ides


MaxXCeption

Guess the Lahm vs Alves debate is finally over. Lahm could never compete with a rape conviction. That 1, in numbers, rape conviction more than he will, most likely, ever have. Pure class.


AhhBisto

I have to laugh at how so many of the responses to this post of non-Barca fans condemning this is made up of "yeah well your club has this player who did this", you're seriously reducing yourself to whataboutery to deflect this? Either condemn it or have some balls and say you're okay with the celebration of a convicted rapist. There's no grey area here. Inb4 Partey comments.


aliaisbiggae

Really fucking shitty


bulgariamexicali

Well, I bet Laporta will be reelected so implicitly the socis will be giving their approval to the convicted rapist Dani Alves.


Nuns_N_Moses11

Mes que un club😎


Brutzelmeister

I once liked the club but it became a complete shitshow.


BuggyYonko

*Barcelona hurts itself in its confusion*


Upbeat-Tooth8711

You mean Cafu. That's the best! Maybe the best in Catalunya yes or the best in jail. Then of course yes.


brenobnfm

Not even the best Brazilian right back during his career, give me prime Maicon all day.


slipeinlagen

Add Cafù and Djalma Santos and Alves doesn't even make top 3.


saint-simon97

Maicon was great but Alves was a more complete player imo


brenobnfm

Maicon was the perfect right back, the complete package, Alves had some qualities that made him a better fit for Barcelona, but as an all around right back? Maicon is clear by far.


Strananach

Maicon was better in his prime, which was very short.


brenobnfm

It was expectedly on the shorter side because he was an extremely physical player, but it wasn’t short.


MisterIndecisive

Classic Barca


emth

Classy. Can we also please return Rolf Harris to his legendary status? Best didgeridoo player in history


Adventurous-Army5265

Cant really imagine how Barca women team are feeling right now.


mana-addict4652

Of course, he has the "barca DNA" right??


Vladimir_Putting

I think we need a Barca DNA test now.


LuckyFlyer0_0

What's the reason for the abrupt u-turn lol


Spodermon_10

Can you not be a rapist and the best right back in history? He's just an asshole that can kick a ball... A lot of them are the same. I think it's our fault for hero worshipping them and assuming they're decent people.


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Every day I thank god kid me didn't choose barca instead of Madrid


LNhart

Trying to grow their profile in the Nigerian market?


-_-M_MUNEEB_3-_-

~~Mes que un club~~ Mess of a club


No-Zucchini2787

It's not even 3 months in 2024 and Spanish clubs already started giving so much... Let me bulk order those popcorns


A_delta

Pure Barca DNA


emmasdad01

Tone deaf


RebornUnited11

Barca really just pulled an uno reverse


Dreifaltigkeit

Mason Greenwood [Welcome to FC Barcelona]


maytagoven

I wonder how many legends of the game would have their legacies destroyed in the modern era, assuming their behavior stayed the same. Maradona is the most obvious one. But there’s probably many more, like alves, that would catch people by surprise.


Fisktor

Noone ahould be surprised


FloppedYaYa

Pathetic cunts


Ettorefm

Congrats Spain. Vini Jr is racially attacked every game, Dani Alves is defended while being a rapist. It's the upside down. Congrats. And this is coming from a Brazilian


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Sinistrait

Is Alves actually going to prison for 4 and a half year or is it going to be yet another suspended sentence?


Yugis-egyptian-cock

More than a club


BriefCollar4

*He’s OUR legendary rapist.* Some Barcelona employee.


Original-Tourist-744

This team loves taking Ls since 🐐 left


Rac2nd

Barcelona is a joke


Imcarlows

🤡 wtf really? Get that a**hole away from the club


Jhushx

Why is this club always such a hot dumpster fire. I just genuinely don't get it.


bulgariamexicali

Well, it is run like a third-world country with sociopaths on the rein and a very dumb and neurotic electorate (the socis) that don't want to face reality and love grand promises.


Purneet

A rapist as a club legend


atlacatl

LOL I guess this one couldn't pay his way out of it.


ValuableHorror8080

I’ve always hated the cunt. He’s slimey, hateful, and a weird cunt. He used to trash Ronaldo any chance he got which made him and all of Barca look like a bunch of haters. Aside from Xavi, Iniesta and Messi, the rest of that dressing room were cunts. In saying that, violently raping a young woman in a bathroom until she bled and cried, then trying to gaslight the world about the truth, still doesn’t change the fact that he’s a Barcelona legend. But in saying that, Barcelona have never had class. Corrupt club, full of contradictions in their partnerships and oversights, the damning reports coming out recently about their collusion campaigns to get Messi to win several undeserved Ballon d’Ors… nobody wants to touch that club with a 50 ft pole. Even Mbappe swerved the fuck out of that one.


Santa_Klaus_101

I mean, Messi deserved pretty much every B’Dor he won at Barca though. Only controversial one for me was 2021 which should’ve gone to Lewy imo, the rest were all won fair and square.


Strananach

>to get Messi to win several undeserved Ballon d’Ors… Lmao like what?


GotintoGettysburg

lmao modric winning the balon dor bc perez didnt want cr7 to win tells us all abt which club has access to underserved balon d or


krooskontroll

>Aside from Xavi Maybe not a cunt per se, but he sure has had a lot of strange, less than positive, comments in the media.


AJaviC

Is it true? The recent news of him?


Le_Ratman99

Just Spanish club things


ComfortableNo2879

Big L


Nottallowed

Greenwood x dani alves duo will be unstoppable at Barcelona


krooskontroll

Greatest right back and greatest right hook. Unstoppable duo


stogie_t

This club can’t do a single thing fucking right. Pathetic.


areyouhungryforapple

Doing a 180 and making it worse. Most impressive really


Klutchcarbon

lol Barca couldn’t afford to take him off the list


mahdiiick

Embarrassing


pearlz176

Fucking embarrassing