UEFA has released the three names on the shortlist for the 2015-16 UEFA Best Player in Europe Award and there is a notable omission. Barcelona star Lionel Messi. Three nominees are Real Madrid duo Gareth Bale and Cristiano Ronaldo and Atletico Madrid star Antoine Griezmann. Ronaldo captained Portugal to glory at Euro 2016, when he […]
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It is not a good week for the European Champions. First they lose out on Paul Pogba to Manchester United. Then James Rodríguez, who Real were planning to sell to fund some new purchases, announces that he is staying at the Bernabéu, despite a €85 million bid for Manchester United for the services. And then […]
Barcelona have officially signed French international defender Samuel Umtiti from Lyon for €25 million (£21m), and the 22-year-old defender has signed a five-year contract at the Camp Nou. Umtiti is the third twenty-two year old that Barcelona has signed already this summer. Umtiti was named in France’s 23-man squad for Euro 2016 and featured in […]
Another club v country Olympics row, this time between Paris Saint-Germain and Marquinhos could be the final straw that sees the defender move away from the French champions. According to FIFA regulations, clubs are only for forced to release players for international competitions officially sanctioned by the world governing body – of which the Olympics […]
Barcelona star Lionel Messi and his father have been given a 21-month prison sentence after a court in Barcelona has found them guilty on three counts of tax fraud, which amounted to €4.1 million. As well as the prison sentence the court also ordered that the Argentine player pay a fine of around €2m and […]
Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu has confirmed the club have €43 million left to spend on transfers this summer, after completing the signing of Samuel Umtiti. The Catalan giants announced they had agreed a €25m deal for the defender last week, with the former Lyon star becoming the club’s first signing of the transfer window. […]
According to the agent for Paulo Dybala, Barcelona recently tabled a bid of €80m (£66m) to sign the Juventus striker. That news is shocking on multiple levels. That someone thinks that Dybala is worth that much money and that Barcelona were willing to pay that kind of transfer fee when they already have the MSN […]
Not the kind of headline that incoming Chelsea boss Antonio Conte wants to read. Spanish winger Pedro says that he wants to return to Barcelona and has already spoken to Barca president Josep Maria Bartomeu regarding a possible move. The Spain international claimed last month that he “misses” Barcelona but insisted he had no regrets […]