Barca keeper Victor Valdes ‘s future might not be in Monaco as the media has been insisting in recent months but rather in the English Premier League. Manchester City are currently debating what to do with their goal keeper for next season. Until now, Joe Hart was a permanent fixture, but his performance of late has dropped with manager Manuel Pellegrini sitting him on the bench in favour of Romanian Costel Pantilimon. More on City and Valdes
Archives for November 2013
Leo Messi: “I’ll be back when my body says I’m OK”
November 18, 2013 by
Leo Messi gave an interview to the Argentine daily ‘Olé ‘ in which he talks for the first time about his injury that will keep him out of action for two months. “I’m sad because I did not expect it. I’m also angry because it is an injury that has happened straight after a previous one. More on Messi’s interview for Ole
FIFA favouring Leo Messi over Cristiano Ronaldo
November 15, 2013 by
IFA has just released its 23 candidate profiles for the 2013 Ballon D’Or awards and is proving to be a point of contention. Cristiano Ronaldo’s profile is the only one to receive an element of negativity with the football governing body recalling how CR7 lost out to Lionel Messi in last season’s Liga BBVA scoring charts. More on the FIFA profile faux pas
Manchester United interest sparked by Iniesta’s stalling
November 14, 2013 by
Manchester United amongst other top European clubs are currently on red alert after news about Andrés Iniesta’s slow progress over a renewed contract at the Catalan club. Iniesta has sparked the interest as he is stalling over a renewed deal with Barca. The player feels that the 12M euros offered by the club is not enough. More news about Andres Iniesta
Iniesta stalling on contract renewal over wages
November 13, 2013 by
It looks like Barcelona is in for the long haul with the contract renewal of Andrés Iniesta. The club hasn’t marked a deadline to seal a new deal with the midfielder for a contract extension, with negotiations that have been going on for months without reaching an agreement. More on Iniesta’s renewal
‘Annus horribilis’ of Argentine maestro Leo Messi
November 12, 2013 by
It has definitely not been the year of Leo Messi. The Argentine, accustomed to accumulate and hoard goals along with praise, is now counting multiple injuries and absences and his face says it all. Messi is worried. His nagging muscle problems do not seem to want to leave him and are beginning to raise doubts about him. His injury will prevent him from playing again this year, the ‘Annus horribilis’ of the Argentine superstar. More on Messi
Messi sidelined for two months
November 11, 2013 by
FC Barcelona has been shaken by the news that their star player will be out of action for at least two months. Leo Messi suffered another relapse of his nagging hamstring injury and will be sitting it out for two long months while he recovers. Messi will start his recovery in Barcelona and finish off in his native Argentina. More on Messi’s injury
Xavi Hernández: “Changing our style would be foolish”
November 8, 2013 by
Barcelona’s Xavi Hernández was sharing his thoughts on the current debate about the Catalan side’s approach: “We have a clear philosophy based on playing football the right way and achieving our targets. Going down another route would be a mistake”. More on what Xavi said here
