Penalty against Don Ball

The magazine Don Balon began his party an October 7, 1975, when first arrived on newsstands. After a week uninterrupted presence since then, now faces the most difficult moments of their meeting in the absence of particular surfaced last number for the first time in 36 years. The economic problems are the cause of Don Ball is close to the closure in the hope that it can become a monthly publication. What is certain is that readers will not reach over the next fourteen days.

The arrest of its editor, Rogelio Rengel Mercadé for alleged diversion of a large sum economy has meant the absence triggered the rush at kiosks. The publishing company, Don Ball SA, since crossing delicate financial times. A cause-effect relationship, says the director of international issues, Rogelio Rengel Ros, who has also confirmed that the company owed ​​amounts in the staff of the magazine. An editorial, however, never wanted to stop but was doomed it.

The importance of Don Ball crosses the borders of our country, because its contents are reported in the five continents. The magazine is part of the ESM-European Sports Magazines, which gathers the most important publications devoted to football as a kicker in Germany A Ball in Portugal. It is this group which gives the Golden Boot for the top scorer in the European leagues. In addition, your pool league and European competitions are popular with football fans in Spain.

There are few who grew up reading its pages after paying the corresponding pesetas newsagent. As a weekly publication, the most highly topical day to day was not known in their contents, but there were many people from the world of soccer we learned in-depth interview; future international figures discovered in the star is ... then to any crack, the curiosities of the players in our league with the questionnaire; what was happening in the world where the Internet just poked his head in the International Reports, and of course, the central poster that decorated the walls of our rooms.

Its contents include the rigor of information, bias aside and affinities, focusing on what really matters: the issues of the ball. But we live in a new digital media era where every year takes away more land to the press, who lives on the numbers sold. It's a shame that publications like this will be called upon to close more space or time between numbers on the best, but it seems inevitable: people will not go through having the information box shot here. Only Don Ball hopefully get over the hump where you are and get to stop this penalty still have a chance to win the game.