Luis Suarez scored twice on his return to England as Barcelona taught Manchester City another footballing lesson with a 2-1 win at the Etihad Stadium. Despite being played off the pitch in a masterful first half Barça display, City have themselves at least a flicker of hope for the second leg as Sergio Aguero scored […]
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Some unexpected turns in the title race in England, Spain and Italy this weekend as Real Madrid stretched their Liga lead to four points. Bayern Munich made it an incredible 14 goals from their last two Bundesliga outings, while Juventus extended their Serie A advantage and Manchester City closed within five points of Chelsea in […]
FIFA has muddied the water in Barcelona’s transfer ban by telling Sky Sports News that the Spanish side can sign players this year as long as they do not register them before next January. Last April, Barca were found guilty of breaking FIFA rules on the transfer of players under the age of 18 and […]
Barcelona President Josep Maria Bartomeu and his predecessor Sandro Rosell face tax evasion charges in Spain following accusations that the club defrauded the Spanish government to the tune of €2.8m in the deal to take Neymar to the Camp Nou two years ago. The charge is related to a €5m payment that Barca agreed to […]
It looks like Barcelona is in the market for a new kit deal after saying that they are reviewing are their current deal with Qatar die to the worsening ‘social and political’ situation in the Gulf State. Speaking to RAC1, club president Josep Maria Bartomeu admitted that a change in the ‘social and political’ situation […]
FIFA has confirmed that it is investigating Real Madrid for alleged irregularities in signing minors. This is the same issue that resulted in Real’s bitter rivals Barcelona being handed a transfer embargo on the club signing any new players until 1st January 2016 due to irregularities in signing and registering players under the age of […]
Barcelona have been forced to defend club-record signing Luis Suarez after the former Liverpool man put on another disappointing performance against Atletico Madrid in the Coppa del Rey on Wednesday night. Barca’s record £75mm summer signing from Liverpool has looked a shadow of the player who terrorized Premier League defense the last two season and […]
Deloitte have released their 2014 Football Money League standings and while Real Madrid maintain their hold on first place, Manchester United have leapfrogged Bayern Munich and Barcelona and moved into second place after their revenues rose to £433.2m from £363.2m. United’s rise is down to its rapid commercial growth, and with more deals announced this […]
Manchester City and Chelsea have been linked with a blockbuster move for Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi in the summer, but according to one football finance expert, only one club in Europe can afford Messi under Financial Fair Play and that is Manchester United. Note. Real Madrid can also afford Messi, but the four-time World Player […]