FC Barcelona gave some tragic news last night that Tito Vilanova will not be continuing on as coach. According to La Vanguardia, Tito handed in his resignation this morning after receiving news of a second relapse of his cancer. Tito will now travel to New York to undergo full time treatment on his illness. A new coach is expected to be unveiled next week. More on Tito Vilanova stepping down as Barca coach
Archives for July 2013
Paris Saint-Germain threaten to take Leo Messi
July 19, 2013 by
French club Paris Saint-Germain have issued a warning to Barcelona in case they get Thiago Silva. The owner of PSG has said in an interview on ActuSports.fr that he will have no problem executing Leo Messi’s buyout clause if Barcelona insist and finally get their valuable central defender Thiago Silva. Read more about the Sheik’s threat here
Arsenal FC stunned at £35m Gonzalo Higuain price tag
July 18, 2013 by
Arsenal FC have been stunned after Real Madrid slapped a £35million price tag on their top target Gonzalo Higuain. Wenger’s dreams of bringing the Argentine international to the Emirates are in tatters unless he plays Real Madrid’s game of hardball for the striker. Matters are now more complicated as Napoli have also expressed an interest in him. More on Arsenal FC and Higuain bid
Neymar won’t have any problems adapting says Leo Messi
July 18, 2013 by
Barcelona number 10 Lionel Messi says that Neymar won’t have any problems adapting at the Catalan club. Messi was speaking at a press conference yesterday and had kind words for the young Brazilian. He also had time to speak about the Guardiola-Tito situation, his problems with the tax office and on Thiago and David Villa’s departure. Read more about Leo Messi
Guardiola surprised me and was wrong says Tito Vilanova
July 17, 2013 by
Tito Vilanova appeared at his first press conference this season and spoke about the scathing words Pep Guardiola had for his ex club the other day. Vilanova says that he has always tried to avoid personal issues and said he was surprised at Guardiola’s words and that he wasn’t right in what he said.More on Tito Vilanova’s reply to Guardiola
Sergio Busquets renews until 2018
July 17, 2013 by
Barca defensive midfielder Sergio Busquets has renewed his contract until 2018. In a press conference in Barcelona along with coach Tito Vilanova, Andoni Zubizarreta explained that the player will have a buyout clause of 150 million euros. With Sergio Busquets renewal, Barca now faces the renewals of Gerard Piqué and Andrés Iniesta. More on Sergio Busquets renewal
Why was Villa sold for just 5.1M euros?
July 16, 2013 by
Many fans have been wanting to know why ex striker David Villa, “el Guaje” was sold off on the cheap. The player was sold to Atletico Madrid for the laughable fee of just 5.1 Million euros and Barca won’t even cash the amount in one lump sum! Barcelona will perceive just 2.1M euros for the player this year and another 2M next year. More on the David Villa saga
Manchester United in shock raid for Cesc Fabregás
July 15, 2013 by
Manchester United have made a shock bid for FC Barcelona star Cesc Fabregás. Fabregás has found himself in the crosshairs of united’s new coach David Moyes who is currently on tour in Australia with his team. Moyes has money to spend and is willing to put up £26million in an audacious bid to bring Fabregás back to the Premier League. United’s bid for Fabregas
