Former Barcelona player, coach and legend Johan Cruyff I am sure has ruffled a few feathers in Catalan today with his comments that Barcelona should consider selling Messi now that they have Neymar. Cruyff does not think that Messi and Neymar can co-exist at the Camp Nou and he doesn’t see how they can both […]
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Lionel Messi has made a €10 million tax payment as he looks to settle the €4.1 million debt and charges of tax according to reports in Catalonia. Catalan newspaper La Vanguardia reported on Monday that Messi had made a €10 million payment, covering his image rights for 2010 and 2011. The paper suggested that Messi […]
Really interesting stats from whoscored.com comparing Xavi’s 2011/12 season versus last season. And the comparison does not make good reading. While Xavi maintained the highest pass success rate in Europe last season with an unbelievable 94.8% accuracy, his average rating per match dropped from 7.76 to 7.16; a fall of 0.6, the highest in the […]
The consensus in the English media is that Premier League champions Manchester United have lacked a world class midfielder for several years now. That is despite United reaching three Champions League Finals and winning four Premier League titles in the last six years. The focus this summer on who will fill the gap in the […]
Lionel Messi and his father are being investigated in Spain for allegedly defrauding the state of more than €4m (£3.4m). The Barcelona star and his father, Jorge Horacio, are suspected of filing fraudulent tax returns for 2007-09, officials say. The Spanish tax authorities accuse Messi and his father of using companies in Belize and Uruguay to sell […]
Brazilian star officially became a Barcelona player as he signed a five-year contract at the club. As for what number he will wear, it will be No. 11 and the name “Neymar Jr” on the back. After passing his medical, Neymar was then presented to tens of thousands of screaming supporters in the Camp Nou. […]
According to the Brazilian newspaper ‘O Globo’, Neymar last week signed a document that commits him to joining La Liga club Barcelona after the Confederations Cup, which takes place in June. The Santos player had been hoping to move to Europe after the World Cup next summer, but after gettig hammered by Bayern Munich in […]
In the aftermath of the Bayern Munich thrashing last week, Barca defender Gerard Pique inadvertently opened the window into a rift that has developed within the club. After the defeat Pique told Canal Plus: “When a team is so superior, all you can do is congratulate them,” he. “We have arrived at this stage of […]
Juventus are back to back champions on Italy after picking up their 29th or 31st Scudetto title, while both Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona had to put the champagne back on ice. Here is a roundup of all the weekend from the big leagues in Italy. Italy Juventus won the Serie A title finish with three […]