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Former Bayern Munich stopper Oliver Kahn has said that Barcelona’s best days are over. The ex Germany international now believes Pep Guardiola’s Bayern Munich is the new force to be reckoned with and says they are favourites to retain their European crown.
Kahn says that Bayern has “many intelligent players and can meet the challenge”. Continue reading
FC Barcelona keeper Victor Valdés is still adamant that he will leave the Catalan giants next June. President Sandro Rosell tried to convince Valdes last Sunday but was unsuccessful.
Valdes stuck to his guns although Rosell has given up just yet and will keep trying till the end of the season. Continue reading
Barcelona captain Carles Puyol has suffered a slight setback which rules him out for the time being. The Catalan was penciled in for the game against Sevilla at the weekend but it now seems unlikely.
The club will name him in the squad for the next few games even though he won’t play. This will boost the player’s morale.Continue reading
Barcelona defender Gerard Piqué has commented that Barca was a slave to Pep Guardiola’s famous tiki taka system. The defender was talking to Italian sports newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport and made the comments in an interview in their supplement “Extra Time”.
Piqué now thinks that new manager Tata Martino has given the club a breather from the system popularised by Guardiola and carried on by Vilanova. Continue reading
Barca midfielder Cesc Fabregas has said that he feels more and more important within the Spain team setup Fabregas feels proud to be part of Del Bosque’s team and wants to continue in the same vein.
Cesc was speaking ahead of the clash between Spain and Chile tonight in Geneva.Continue reading
Barcelona’s Neymar Jr lead the goal fest against Australia where Brazil won by 6 goals to nil in a friendly match at the estadio Nacional Mané Garrincha in Brasilia.
Apart from his own goal, Neymar participated in three other goals. Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari had said that he wanted to use the friendly to test out alternatives and came away pleased with the performance. Continue reading
Thiago Silva has asked why he was supposed to earn less at Barcelona. The PSG star’s comments were captured by The Guardian newspaper and says that “It was a difficult decision to say no twice to Barcelona”.
Thiago Silva says “life is full of tough decisions that sometimes go against what you dream.” Continue reading
Brazilian Dani Alves has one foot out of the Nou Camp’s door. The 30 year old Barcelona wingback will be put on sale next summer according to ESPN’s official website.
This will save around 7.5M euros in wages and the club would look to Montoya to fill his spot. Continue reading
