Leo Messi is officially the most effective striker in Europe. The figures do not lie and just the goals he scored in 2012 make him the most prolific front man in Europe. The Argentine needs only 59 minutes to find the back of the net followed by ex Barca star Ibrahimovic, who needs 79 minutes and Athletic Madrid’s Radamel Falcao who needs 80 minutes.
Spain beats Uruguay with 9 Barca players
February 7, 2013 by
Last night’s game against Spain and Uruguay ended in a 3-1 win for La Roja and served as a prelude for the upcoming Confederations Cup where both teams will be present. Spain used a total of 9 players from FC Barcelona to do away with a tough tackling Uruguay who left their studs on more than one Spanish player. Goals came from Barca’s Pedro and Cesc Fabregás.
Leo Messi has refused to raise his buy out clause
February 6, 2013 by
As FC Barcelona prepares to sign Argentine maestro Leo Messi until 2018, the player has refused permission to the Catalan club to raise the hefty buy out clause tied to his contract. Barcelona want to protect the player from wealthy opportunists and although Messi doesn’t want to hear anything about changing clubs at the moment, you never know what the future may hold.
Ronaldinho: I regret not playing more seasons with Lionel Messi
February 5, 2013 by
Speaking to The Daily Mail newspaper ahead of Brazil’s clash against England on Wednesday night at Wembley stadium, Ronaldinho said he regrets not having played more seasons with Lionel Messi. Ronaldinho said that Messi was a good friend and that even at a young age he could tell that he was going to be the best in the world.
Xavi Hernandez out for 15 days with torn hamstring
February 4, 2013 by
Barcelona playmaker Xavi Hernandez is set to be out for around 15 days with a torn hamstring picked up last night at Barca’s league clash with Valencia at La Mestalla stadium. The game was very intense and the midfielder had to be replaced by Thiago in the 90th minute. Xavi Hernandez now faces a race on his hands to be fit for Barcelona’s Champions League clash with AC Milan on February 20th.
Barca receives the least amount of cards for fouls committed
February 2, 2013 by
Last Wednesday’s Copa del Rey semi final clash at the Santiago Bernabéu saw Real Madrid receive three yellow cards for a total of 19 fouls committed. On the other hand, Barcelona was shown the same amount of cards for just five fouls committed. Barcelona averages a card for every 6.15 fouls committed to Real Madrid’s 5.27. Espanyol is the worst with a card for every 3.86 fouls committed.
Real Madrid upset with Messi’s behaviour both on and off pitch
February 1, 2013 by
According to sources, Leo Messi went down to the Santiago Bernabéu car park after Wednesday’s match to find Alvaro Arbeloa who he insulted by calling a fool among other things. Messi then had to be guided away by a member of FC Barcelona to the waiting coach to take him and the rest of the squad back to Barcelona. La Sexta also reports that Messi even had words for Aitor Karanka, calling him “Mourinho’s puppet.”
Cristiano Ronaldo’s tackle was a red card says Dani Alves
January 31, 2013 by
Brazilian Dani Alves spoke out at a press conference today about the so called “preferential treatment” some of La Liga stars are enjoying. He said that the tackle on him by Cristiano Ronaldo was a clear red card and he should have walked. Alves also spoke out about the racial abuse problem that is rampant in Spain and called for more crackdowns.
