Barcelona are notorious for the way they target and tap up players on opposing teams. For two years all Cesc Fabregas and Arsenal heard from the Camp Nou were comments from Barcelona players and officials about how much they wanted the Arsenal captain to come and join them. And they eventually got their man. This […]
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World football was shocked today with the news that Barcelona boss Tito Vilanova has stepped down as Barca coach, due to a second relapse in his fight against throat cancer. Tito, who was first diagnosed in November 2011 with the disease and then saw it return in December 2012, missed most of last season due […]
The Cesc Fabregas to Manchester United story has taken another twist as the Spanish champions had told United to stop wasting their time over Cesc Fabregas. Barcelona sports vice-president Josep Maria Bartomeu told the Spanish newspaper Sport “The player will be staying with us. The club will not sit down to negotiate his sale with […]
After missing out on Barcelona midfielder Thiago Alcantara, Manchester United have focused their attention on his teammate Cesc Fabregas, by making a £26m bid for the Barcelona midfielder. According to reports, United boss David Moyes sees Fabregas as the creative player that United’s midfield is lacking. United believe that they can sell a move to […]
Bayern Munich have confirmed the signing of Thiago Alcantara from Barcelona. The European Champions nnounced the news on their official Twitter account on Sunday evening. #FCBayern signs Thiago #Alcantara from FC Barcelona. pic.twitter.com/R77nw0hMSd — FC Bayern München (@FCBayern) July 14, 2013 Bayern reportedly paid €25m for Thaigo, which is €7m more than his release […]
Yesterday I wrote about Pep Guardiola taking a shot at current Barcelona President Sandro Rosell. If that did not worry Barcelona fans, the news that Lionel Messi is also upset with Rosell should. According to the Spanish newspaper El País, Messi is furious at Rosell for what he and his father consider a lack of support […]
One of the fascinating things that Guillem Balague wrote about in his fascinating biography of Pep Guardiola called “Pep Guardiola: Another Way of Winning” was the politics at Barcelona. In the background, the club was split between those who supported current Barca president Sandro Rosell and those that supported former president Joan Laporta. Guardiola, and […]
Some fascinating insight into the numbers behind the transfer of Neymar from Santos to Barcelona have been leaked to ‘Globo Radio’ According to the minutes of a Santos board meeting from 18 June, Barcelona paid €17 million to buy Neymar. However, Santos received just €9.35 million of that, with the rest being divided between two […]
Tottenham Hotspur forward Gareth Bale finds himself in a very select group as he is part of the 10-man shortlist for the 2012/13 UEFA Best Player in Europe Award. Bale was brilliant for Spurs last season, scoring 21 goals in 33 Premier League appearances on his way to being named the Barclays Player of the […]