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 […]
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 […]
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
Messi catches CR7 in the fight for the golden boot
April 30, 2012 by
Barca superstar Lionel Messi and Real Madrid front man Cristiano Ronaldo both scored in their victories over Rayo Vallecano (7-0) and Sevilla (3-0) respectively and now both have 43 goals to their name this season. Thus the fight continues for the top scorer and the coveted European Golden Boot with three games remaining in the […]
Guardiola: I’m tired of Barcelona
April 27, 2012 by
Pep Guardiola has shocked his team, management and the world by saying he is leaving his beloved Barca. Second in command Tito Vilanova will take over the hot seat that pep leaves. Pep confirmed the news that his club or the fans didn’t want to hear in front of a press conference filled with some […]
Real lose out to Bayern on penalties
April 26, 2012 by
Well we now know who’ll face Chelsea on May 19th at the Allianz Arena stadium in Munich and it’s not Real Madrid ;-). The merengues beat Bayern 2-1 last night at the Bernabéu but after extra time it went to the dreaded penalty shoot out. Goals came from Cristiano Ronaldo, one was a penalty and […]
Nightmare at the Nou Camp
April 25, 2012 by
It was a sad exit for Barca last night at the Nou Camp after drawing 2-2 with a pugnacious Chelsea team. Chelsea now go through to the Champions league final next month in Munich where they’ll meet either Bayern or Real Madrid who play their second leg tonight at the Bernabéu. You cannot take anything […]
