Alexis Sánchez will be sidelined for up to a week after suffering a thigh injury in warmups during the Super Cup on Wednesday. The injury is minor though he will probably miss the Gamper Cup (if it is played due to strike). Pep Guardiola had planned to start Alexis on Wednesday after his performance on [...]
A last ditch effort on Friday afternoon by Spanish Professional Footballers’ Union (AFE) and the Liga de Futbol Profesional (LFP) to reach an agreement over unpaid wages and avoid a players strike failed resulting in the first week of La Liga being postponed. This is fourth strike since the league began back in 1929 with [...]
It is very difficult for me as a former Chelsea fan to hate Jose Mourinho. It is very difficult for me as a former Chelsea fan to even dislike Jose Mourinho. There you go I admit it. I supported Chelsea for 44 years and for 39 of those years I supported them in utter futility. [...]
FC Barcelona defeated Real Madrid 3-2 at home this evening, 5-4 on aggregate to secure the Spanish Super Cup for a third consecutive year. The match was hard fought as both sides battled back and forth for 90 plus minutes. Of course any Barcelona, Real Madrid match is not complete without controversy and this was [...]
On Wednesday the players association and the Professional Football League (PFL) failed to reach an agreement. The stale mate will result in the first two week of La Liga being cancelled. The two sides however have agreed to meet on Friday in a last minute attempt to avoid the lockout. Word is however that even [...]
You can watch FC Barcelona take on Real Madrid in the second leg of the Spanish Super Cup live on ESPN Deportes (4pm ET, 17th August) The Spanish Super Cup returns to the Camp Nou on Wednesday evening as both sides are even at two goals a piece. The scoreline however does not reflect the [...]
Today at 1pm local time Cesc Fabregas was unveiled at the Camp Nou infront of tens of thousands. He walked on to the pitch wearing number 4 and gave the fans a glimpse of what is in store for the 2011/2012 season.
You can watch FC Barcelona take on Real Madrid in the second leg of the Spanish Super Cup live on ESPN Deportes (4pm ET, 17th August) Familar Foes: Scattered and unorganized thoughts during what seems like the 700th Clásico of 2011 Okay, let’s do something unbecoming and lead this off with a confession. This is [...]
Well the saga of Cesc Fabregas and FC Barcelona is finally OVER!! Thursday evening Arsenal agreed to let Fabregas out of his contract and approved the transfer to Barcelona. However the official announcement was delayed due to Arsenal not giving approval in written form until Sunday. Fabregas deal reportedly consists of Arsenal receiving £29.8 million [...]
The transfer of Cesc Fabregas to FC Barcelona is all done pending an official email from Arsenal confirming the transaction. The problem is that with all the excitement by Barcelona fans and team personnel Arsenal got angry and is delaying their response. It all stems from what seems to have taken place this morning in [...]
