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
93million euros for Gareth Bale
July 27, 2013 by
According to UK newspaper The Sun, Tottenham Hotspur has rejected an astronomical bid for their prized asset, Gareth Bale by Real Madrid. The Welshman is understood to be angry as he though he had an understanding with Tottenham’s chairman Daniel Levy. Bale thought the chairman would agree to a “mind blowing bid”, which appears to have been turned down. More on Gareth Bale
Barcelona FC News Friday Update
July 26, 2013 by
it’s been a long week at the Nou Camp and one full of both sad news and expectations. First the sad news of Tito’s departure then the possible candidates for the job. Pep Guardiola came out and said he was very affected by the news then we had the match against Pep’s new team Bayern Munich. Tata was then contracted and will be presented officially today. Read the rest of the Friday update here
