It seemed all so easy 10 days ago when Real Madrid were 10 points ahead of their bitter rivals Real Madrid with 12 games to go. The question was when would Madrid win the title, not if they would. But the pressure of winning the title might be getting to Jose Mourinho and his Real […]

Though yet to turn 25, Lionel Messi has already made sure of his place among the footballing gods, thanks to his devilish dribbling, pinpoint assists and an utterly insatiable appetite for goals, every single one of them dedicated to his grandmother Celia. In tribute to his achievement on becoming Barcelona’s leading goalscorer of all time, FIFA.com picked out ten key […]

Lionel Messi broke César Rodríguez’s Barcelona club record of goals in style by scoring a hat-trick as Barca beat Granada 5-3 on Tuesday night. Beginning the night one behind César’s 232-goal haul, Messi struck his first of the match after 17 minutes, volleying in, with the aid of the far post, a deflected cross from […]

Barcelona defender Eric Abidal is to undergo a liver transplant, the club have confirmed. The 32-year-old France international had a tumor removed from his liver on March 17, 2011, but returned to play the end of the season and showed few lingering effects since then. A statement on Barcelona’s official website read: “Here is the […]

Jose Mourinho has been linked with a move back to the Premier League this summer, but he has thrown cold water on the hopes of Chelsea and Spurs fans by saying that he is going to sign a new deal at Real Madrid. Mourinho is quoted in the Daily Mail as saying: “I am going […]