The Catalan giants added another victory to their list yesterday – this time against poverty, in a charity football match in which they were divided into two teams, led by Pep Guardiola and Tito Vilanova. The match was in behalf of Maratón por la Pobreza (Marathon against Poverty) organized by the Catalan regional TV channel, […]
David Villa ruled out of Euro 2012
May 23, 2012 by
Barca’s David Villa has been ruled out of the euro 2012 campaign and will not be playing for his country. This comes as a blow to Villa who has been sidelined for nearly 6 months following a leg break. Villa had tweeted earlier that “he tried to make it possible but was unable to”. The […]
Carles Puyol sidelined for six weeks
May 9, 2012 by
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 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 […]
Frank Lampard relishing Barca tie
April 5, 2012 by
Frank Lampard of Chelsea has said that he is relishing the chance to take on Barcelona in the semi final of the Champions League. The other final will be between Real Madrid and Bayern Munich.
