The plans to stage a La Liga match in the United States has been plunged into doubt following a meeting between the Spanish FA and FIFA. The Spanish Football Federation president Luis Rubiales, FIFA head Gianni Infantino and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez have all voiced their disapproval of the move – which has caused […]
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FIFPro, the worldwide players’ union, and FIFA have announced the 55 names in contention for the FIFA FIFPro World11 2018. The FIFA FIFPro World11 is decided by the players, for the players and involves votes from almost 25,000 professional footballers from 65 different countries. During voting, they each select one goalkeeper, four defenders, three midfielders […]
The idea of a Spanish game being played in North America has proved controversial, but the date for the first clash appears to have been decided Barcelona, Girona and La Liga (LFP) have put forward a request to the Spanish FA (RFEF) that they be allowed to play a fixture in Miami, Florida later this […]
Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde says La Liga’s plan to take one fixture per season to the United States or Canada strikes him as “strange.” La Liga announced on Thursday that an agreement with Relevant, the organisers of the International Champions Cup, would see one game played in North America each year to promote the game […]
Lionel Messi became Barcelona’s most successful player on Sunday night when he won a 33rd team title with the club. Messi claimed an assist for Ousmane Dembele’s winner as Barca beat Sevilla 2-1 to lift the Supercopa de Espana. The 31-year-old replaced Andres Iniesta, who left the Camp Nou after more than two decades to […]
Barcelona will have four captains for the 2018-19 season, with Lionel Messi officially taking over the armband from the departed Andres Iniesta. Iniesta paid a heartfelt farwell to the Nou Camp this summer, moving to Japanese side Vissel Kobe and leaving the captain’s armband up for grabs. Messi will be the primary captain for the […]
Barcelona are ‘pushing hard’ to get Philippe Coutinho a Portuguese passport so they can get new signings Arthur, Malcom and Arturo Vidal registered in the first team as La Liga only allows 3 non-EU players in every matchday squad. Coutinho’s wife, Aine, is Portuguese and the former Liverpool star is able to register as a […]
For the second time this summer, Barcelona has hijacked the transfer of a player heading to Serie A. First is was Malcolm, who was literally almost on the plan heading to Rome and AS Roma. Now it is Arturo Vidal who seemed destined to join Inter Milan before Barca swooped in and convinced him to […]
Barcelona are preparing to sell off the naming rights for the Camp Nou for a whopping €300 million after starting work to revamp the famous stadium. The Catalan club are increasing the stadium’s capacity from 99,354 to 105,000 and will add a roof to the huge arena, with work set to be completed by 2022. […]