Not sure if this has made it to the UK. Basically a 24 year old defender (first 11 apparantly) from Sporting Gijon (spanish top division) has decided to retire from football disgusted with how the game is pure money.
"El fútbol profesional es sólo dinero y corrupción. Es capitalismo, y el capitalismo es muerte. No quiero estar en un sistema"
- professional football is just money and corruption. It's capitalism and capitalism is death. I don't want to be in a system"
here's the article...in spanish
El futbolista 'apolÃ*tico' del Sporting se retira del fútbol porque "es capitalismo y muerte" - EcoDiario.es
sorry if this is old news or you couldn't give a shit.