The European and Spanish champions are in the midst of transfer ban, but that has not stopped Barcelona from signing players, even though they cannot play until January 1. If that is not strange enough, the transfer of Arda Turan from Atletico Madrid is probably the strangest deal I have ever heard of. Turan was […]
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Blockbuster allegations from Spain as one of the candidates in the upcoming Barcelona presidential elections claims that Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos was offered to Barcelona as a “trump card”. Jordi Majo was quoted in Spanish newspaper Sport as saying they were given the opportunity to sign the 29-year-old. “A while ago we were offered […]
Barcelona continue to thumb their noses at FIFA over their supposed transfer ban. The Champions League winners are supposed to be banned from signing players until 2016 after breaking rules regarding the acquisition of youth players. Despite being in the middle of a supposed transfer ban, Barcelona president Josep Bartomeu is stil has revealed the […]
A new report by the Football Observatory ranks the top 30 players in Europe based on transfer value. Footballers with the highest transfer values generally play in competitive teams, are active full internationals, play in attacking positions, have long-term contracts and are under 27 years of age. The 100 footballers listed below3 do not only […]
The lack of champions league football last season did not stop Manchester United from passing Bayern Munich and Real Madrid to reclaim their position as the biggest brand in world football, becoming the first club to pass the $1billion mark. The Red Devils are now worth just over $1.2bn (£787.5m), almost $300m more than second-placed […]
Barcelona boss Luis Enrique rocked Barcelona in the immediate aftermath of their Champions League win by suggesting he may not be in charge next season. The manager’s position had come under serious threat midway through the season, with many pundits predicting he would be forced back in January. But Enrique mended his relationship with Lionel […]
We analyse the stats of Barcelona after they were crowned 2014/15 La Liga champions at the weekend after beating defending champions Atletico 1-0 in Madrid to give Luis Enrique bis first trophy in the Barcelona dugout Barca won in part because of their consistency home and away: they have claimed 93 points so far, 48 […]
Bayern Munich were totally outplayed and outclassed over the two legs as Barcelona reached the Champions League final despite losing 3-2 in Munich in on Tuesday night. Thomas Muller’s 74th-minute goal at least gave Pep Guardiola’s men the satisfaction of victory on the night but Bayern could not stop the visitors coasting to Berlin with […]