“This is the start of something good,” said my new friend as he raised his glass to commemorate the final whistle of Real Madrid’s 0-0 draw at Mallorca. I was at Nevada Smith’s, a well-known soccer pub in the East Village where they frown on using the word soccer and host New York’s FC Barcelona [...]
The 2008/2009 season is looking like the only time FC Barcelona fans are going to have seen Alexander Hleb play in the Blaugrana kit. Appearing in 19 league matches and 7 Champions League matches in his first season with the club, in which they one the treble, Hleb was shipped off to Stuttgart last season [...]
Seydou Keita’s hard work in the midfield has not gone unnoticed since he joined the club back in 2008 from Sevilla. The 30 year old from Mali today signed a contract extension with the club until 2014. The contract adds an additional two years to his current contract and brings the buyout clause on his [...]
Captain Carles Puyol was pulled from the starting lineup on Sunday against Racing Santander just minutes before the team was to kickoff the 2010/2011 season as a precaution after complaining of pain in his leg. Well on Monday while Puyol was training with the Spanish National team in preperation for Euro qualifications he noticed a [...]
object> In front of 5,00 fans at the Camp Nou Argentine defensive midfielder Javier Mascherano was presented as the newest signing for FC Barcelona. Mascherano took the pitch wearing number 14, previously worn by Thierry Henry. The decision to present the 26 year old to the public was a last minute decision made by Barcelona [...]
Just prior to kickoff Pep Guardiola’s side received bad news as captain Carles Puyol was pulled from the starting lineup as a precaution after suffering a muscle pull during warm-ups. The last minute adjustment did not seem to affect Barcelona as Lionel Messi quickly got back to his Golden Boot winning performance of last season [...]
Uruguayan central defender Martin Caceres was once again sent out on loan before the start of the 2010/2011 La Liga season. Caceres, who has been with FC Barcelona since 2008, was sent to Sevilla on a one year loan deal that gives the La Liga rivals the options to purchase the 23 year old and [...]
It is looking more likely that Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s days are numbered with FC Barcelona as he has been removed from the squad list available for Sunday’s first La Liga match of the season against Racing Santander. Ibrahimovic had trained with the club on Friday but following much speculation and some inflamitory comments made by Ibrahimovic’s [...]
FC Barcelona and AC Milan have agreed on terms today for the loan of Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrhimovic. The deal is for the entire 2010/2011 season which Milan will pay his entire earnings also includes a buy out option at the end of the season. The buyout is for 24 million euros and if Milan [...]
On Thursday in Monaco the Champions League group draw took place and FC Barcelona looked to have received a very favorable group as they work towards the final in London. FC Barcelona will begin their Champions League run on September 14 when they will host Panathinaikos at home. Next they will travel to Russia to [...]
