Andrés Iniesta has been named the winner of the 2011/12 UEFA Best Player in Europe Award, finishing ahead of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo in an extremely close vote. Iniesta received 19 votes while Messi and Ronaldo both picked up 17 votes. The Barcelona midfielder, who helped Spain defend their European Championship title this summer, […]
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According to reports in the Spanish media on Tuesday, Kaka’s wife says that the former World Footballer of the Year is set to return to Brazil, Caroline Celico told Brazilian magazine RG that she and her husband had no plans to move anywhere else. “We are planning the return to Sao Paulo with all the family,” […]
Shocking start to the season for Real Madrid, who find themselves five points behind bitter rivals Barcelona after only two rounds of matches in La Liga. The champions lost 2-1 to Getafe today, which combined with last week’s 1-1 draw at home to Valencia means Jose Mourinho’s side has only picked up one point from […]
Tito Vilanova’s reign at Barcelona began with a commanding 5-1 victory against Real Sociedad, while champions Real Madrid were held 1-1 at home by Valencia. There might be a different manager on the touchline, but it is the same players on the pitch, still playing their traditional short passing game. And it took only four […]
Arsenal have sold midfielder Alex Song to Barcelona for €19million. Song is reported to have already agreed to personal terms and will undergo a medical in the next 24 hours. A statement on the Barcelona website read: “Barcelona have agreed a deal with Arsenal for the transfer of Alex Song to the Nou Camp. The […]
I am amazed that Barcelona officials are still keeping up the appearances that they are not really that interested in Brazilian superstar Neymay. Just this week Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova insisted that he has never spoken about trying to sign the Santos striker. “I’ve never spoken about signing Neymar,” he was quoted as saying by […]
After two seasons in the red, Barcelona ended the 2011/12 season with a record surplus of 48.8 million euros, according to economic vice-president Javier Faus Last season, Barcelona saw revenue increase to 494.9 million euros (21.5 more than the previous year) Expenses were 441.1 million, a reduction of 30 million euros from the 2010/11 season. […]
Came across a fascinating video, via the Daily Mail, from the semi-final of the California State Championships in March. This is either under 11 or under 12’s. The team from the Barcelona academy in the U.S. thrashes an Arsenal side (not affiliated with Arsenal FC) 6-0. It was not the score that caught my eye, […]
Real Madrid will begin the defence of their Primera Division title at home to Valencia while Barcelona, runners-up last season, are in action against Real Sociedad. The fixtures for the 2012-13 season were released on Tuesday morning and the opening weekend, on August 18 and 19, sees Jose Mourinho’s men pitted against Los Che, who finished third last season […]