According to Spanish newspaper el Mundo Deportivo, Barcelona have agreements with 3 strikers from Brazilian club Santos. In a document shown on the website, it shows an agreement between Barca and Santos over the preference rights to three of their young stars, who are all strikers. They are: Victor Andrade, Gabriel Barbosa (pictured left) and Giva. Read more here about the agreement
Cristian Tello to miss Joan Gamper Trophy
August 1, 2013 by
Barcelona’s Cristian Tello is out of the Joan Gamper Trophy on Friday through injury. The young player picked up a hamstring in the friendly against Polish side Lechia Gdansk and will miss the 47th edition of the Joan Gamper Trophy to be played on Friday against Neymar’s old side, Santos. More about Cristian Tello
Messi and Neymar on same pitch for Joan Gamper Trophy
August 1, 2013 by
Messi and Neymar have been together for four days now and Messi was the man to welcome the young Brazilian at Barca’s training ground just outside the city. They haven’t played together yet but that privilege of seeing them together on the same pitch for the first time is reserved for tomorrow evening at the 47th edition of the Joan Gamper Trophy. More on Messi and Neymar
United preparing mega offer for Fabregas
July 31, 2013 by
According to UK newspaper The Daily Express, Manchester United are busy preparing one last mega offer for Cesc Fabregás. The offer is said to be mega and more than the club paid to Tottenham for Dimitar Berbatov back in 2008 which was a club record of 35million euros. Josep Maria Bartomeu insists however, that Cesc is not for sale and will refuse any offer that comes in. Can Barca afford to turn down mega offers? More on Manchester United’s mega bid
Neymar debut in draw against Lechia Gdansk
July 31, 2013 by
Brazilian star Neymar made his debut last night in Poland against a very stubborn Lechia Gdansk side. The Barca fans didn’t get to see him team up with Messi as they had hoped for and the Polish side gave him a customary welcome to European football by kicking him and roughing him up in a friendly game that ended up 2 apiece. More on the friendly with Lechia Gdansk
Ex Barca keeper Antoni Ramallets has died aged 89
July 30, 2013 by
One of the best players in the history of FC Barcelona, Antoni Ramallets, died early on Tuesday afternoon aged 89 after a long illness. Ramallets died at the Ricard Fortuny Sociosanitari Centre in the town of Vilafranca del Penedès. He was known as the Maracaná cat after an impressive performance with the Spanish national team at the World Cup in Brazil, 1950. More on Antoni Ramallets
Fabregás silence fuels Manchester United hope
July 30, 2013 by
Cesc Fabregás joined the rest of the Barca team yesterday at Barca’s training ground just outside the city after a well deserved holiday. What’s on the fans’ minds though is the fact that the midfielder is keeping quiet over the rumours coming out of the Premier League. until Cesc comes out publicly to say that he’s staying at Barca, united will keep insisting. More on Fabregás and United
Barca welcomes Tata Martino with 7 nil win
July 29, 2013 by
Barca welcomed their new coach Gerardo Tata Martino with an exhibition style game of football that allowed the team to go home with some good vibes. The young Cameroon player Jean Marie Dongou (pictured left) came on for Messi and moved around the pitch with ease, scoring two goals and becoming the leading scorer in Barca’s pre-season. More on Barca’s win over Valerenga IF
