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The first legs of all the last 16 matches in the Champions League have now been played and we are starting to get a clearer idea of which teams might well be heading for glory in Lisbon in May. It proved to be a surprisingly fruitful round of games for the away teams with six […]
Éric Abidal, who has battled with a tumour in his liver, has hit out at his former club Barcelona. Abidal left the Catalan club for Monaco this summer, but it is not happy with the way he was treated when he was ill. “It’s hard to understand what Barça said in the last press conference,” […]
The Spanish press are reporting that Barcelona are determined to sign Chelsea defender David Luiz, and have claimed that it’s either him or nobody. Reports suggest that Luiz is keen to make the move, particularly since countryman Neymar made the move to the Nou Camp earlier this summer. At Barcelona he would be used more […]
Before being beaten by Manchester United in the 2009 Champions League semi-final, then Arsenal captain, Cesc Fabregas, revealed his admiration for the opposition. “I’m a massive Man United fan,” he said. “I have no problem saying United are one of the best clubs in the world – even though I want to beat them. They […]
Some reports from Spain this morning have claimed that Barcelona’s young star, Thiago Alcantara, will be announced as a Bayern Munich player later today. Whilst it would make some sense for Thiago to link up Barcelona legend, Pep Guardiola, who the player believes would be most capable of helping him develop as a midfielder technically, there are […]
It’s no secret that the lads in the top flight of football are earning an absolute fortune, but once they have finished buying women, houses with swimming pools, pedicures for their wives’ Chihuahuas and more women, believe it or not, but they often still have enough left over for some pretty fancy cars. British used […]
Reports from Spain this morning claim that David Villa’s transfer from Barcelona isn’t turning out to be as simple as originally expected. Despite the club being open to offers for some time, progress with his transfer has stalled when time has come for definitive action. As yet Barcelona doesn’t have a formal offer for the […]
Manchester United have been heavily linked to signing Thiago from Barcelona after the Spanish club didn’t play him in the required number of games to enforce the €90m release clause. When approached by Sky Sports today, a Barcelona source would only say: “We still have not received any formal offer for the player.” However, that […]
Pre-season is notable for two things; new football kit launches and wild transfer rumours. While the new Manchester United football kit arrived earlier this month there seems to be more rumours every day as new boss David Moyes settles in to his role. But who will become his first big signing? It will be a […]
VIDEO: Neymar talks about Barcelona and Brazil
VIDEO: Barcelona and Bayern Munich training sessions
It comes as no surprise that the likes of Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Arsenal and Manchester United come close to the top of the passing accuracy table, however it is surprising to see that the likes of Wigan, Fulham, Roma, Torino and Lille are better passers than Jose Mourinho’s Real Madrid.
Bookmakers are number crunchers 99.99 per cent of the time, setting their football betting odds based on statistics and other forms of important data such as injury and suspension news. But, when it comes to Barcelona, it seems that logic goes out of the window and irrationality takes over. Apologies to Celtic versus Rangers, Boca […]
Real Madrid faced Barcelona in the 1st leg of the Copa Del Rey Semi Finals at the Bernabeu last week. The game was an interesting battle throughout with both sides wary of allowing the other get on top of the tie. After a goalless first half which saw a few missed chances from both sides, […]
In terms of football, the year of 2012 finished moments ago and it was incredible for one reason and one reason only: Lionel AndrĂ©s Messi. Pundits and people alike all talk of the greatest of all time or asking whether he is better than Cristiano Ronaldo, that’s where people’s perceptions are in the wrong place. […]
Victor Valdes Born: Barcelona Joined the club: 10-years-old First team appearances: 470 Martin Montoya Born: Barcelona Joined the club: 9-years-old First team appearances: 16 Carlos Puyol Born: Lleida, Catalonia Joined the club: 17-years-old First team appearances: 563 Gerard Pique Born: Barcelona Joined the club: 10-years-old First team appearances: 190 Jordi Alba Born: Barcelona Joined the […]
VIDEO – Highlights of Barcelona vs Celtic