Brazilian super star Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior has just been awarded the King of America award by South American newspaper, El Pais from Uruguay. The 20 year old striker says that now is not the time to leave his club Santos and that no one can match Barcelona star Leo Messi.
David Villa does not need to prove anything says Jordi Roura
January 10, 2013 by
Barcelona’s assistant coach Jordi Roura has stated that David Villa doesn’t have to prove anything and that the coaching staff have great confidence in him. For tonight’s clash against Córdoba, Roura will be on the bench at the Nou Camp for the second leg of the Copa del Rey match while Tito Vilanova is in New York for a doctor’s second opinion on his condition.
Piqué, Iniesta, Xavi and Pedro rested for La Copa del Rey
January 9, 2013 by
Barca first team players Gerard Piqué, Xavi Hernandez, Andres Iniesta and Pedro Rodriguez have been left out of the squad to face Cordoba in the second leg of their Copa del Rey clash at the Nou Camp. Sergi Roberto from the reserves is included in the squad along with Brazilian Adriano and winger Isaac Cuenca.
World Cup would be icing on cake for Leo Messi
January 9, 2013 by
Argentine maestro Leo Messi has admitted that the only thing that is missing from his spectacular career is a World Cup Winners’ medal. The 25 year-old spoke on Monday night in Switzerland at the awards ceremony and conceded that he would gladly swap one of his FIFA Ballon d’Or awards for a World Cup medal with his country Argentina.
Premier League on alert as Guardiola sets return date
January 8, 2013 by
Premier League clubs all over England have been put on red alert as ex Barca boss Pep Guardiola marks a date for his return to top flight football. Guardiola said last night at the FIFA Ballon d’Or awards: “Yes, next season I will come back to manage a club. I don’t know which team but I will come back to manage.”
Messi wins fourth FIFA Ballon d’Or
January 7, 2013 by
Leo Messi has made it four FIFA Ballon d’or awards in a row tonight at the awards ceremony. He is the 2012 FIFA Ballon d’Or winner and has beaten the likes of both Cristiano Ronaldo and Andrés Iniesta. It is an incredible feat for the 25 year old who now goes into the history books. The dominance of Cruyff, Van Basten and Platini – all with 3 awards to their name, is now a thing of the past.
Barca vs Espanyol: Prelude to the FIFA Ballon d’Or
January 7, 2013 by
Last night’s game against Espanyol was the perfect backdrop for tonight’s FIFA Ballon d’Or. it was a game of footballing excellence once more with Tito Vilanova in the Barca dugout. For Espanyol, it wasn’t a good Catalan derby match and just goes to show Barca’s quality and dominance.
Adriano, Cesc and Song could make Sunday’s derby against Espanyol
January 4, 2013 by
Great news for Tito Vilanova and all Barca fans is that Adriano, Song and Cesc have been given the all-clear by the medical staff and could play in the Barca vs Espanyol derby crunch at the Nou Camp on Sunday. Other good news is that Tito has now taken two training sessions and is feeling better everyday. Kick-offis scheduled for 19:00 hours Spain time or GMT +1.
