Barca captain Carles Puyol has been sidelined for six weeks due to a knee operation. The news comes as a shock to fans as Puyol, who is Barcelona’s captain, will miss the final of La Copa del Rey against Athletic Bilbao and also the Euro 2012 campaign with current holders Spain. Puyol will have what […]
Archives for May 2012
Jorge Valdano: Leo Messi is first real genius of this century
May 8, 2012 by
Jorge Valdano, former General Director of Real Madrid, has spoken out and called his fellow countryman Lionel Messi the “first genius of the 21st century” and also had praise for Marcelo Bielsa, Athletic Bilbao’s coach, stating that “everything he does has an epic dimension that makes football more noble.” In a recent interview, Valdano said […]
Barcelona 4 Espanyol 0: Match Report
May 6, 2012 by
It was meant to be a party last night at the Nou Camp and a party it was! Pep Guardiola was given a farewell tribute by his adoring fans in style against Espanyol in the local derby game between these two great clubs. The scoreline ended on 4-0 to Barca and Leo got himself into […]
Dani Alves plans to make his departure difficult
May 4, 2012 by
There’s been a lot of talk and speculation in the air about Dani Alves just lately concerning a possible departure from Barca in the summer. Alves is of the players that Barcelona hopes to cash in on to strengthen the squad for next season and it’s no secret. The Brazilian defender’s performance on the pitch […]
Messi aims for top goal scorer
May 3, 2012 by
Real Madrid may have won the league last night but Messi was still pushing towards the crown of top scorer for this season. He’s now on 46 goals with CR7 on 44
