On Monday FC Barcelona technical secretary Andoni Zubizarreta addressed rumors that midfielder Ibrahim Afellay would leave the club following the signing of Cesc Fabregas. One of the clubs rumored to be interested in signing the 25 year old is Italian side Juventus. Zubizarreta strongly denied the rumors saying that Afellay is to remain with the club [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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.
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 [...]
It has taken weeks of speculation and false reports of contract negotiations but we can finally call Alexis Sánchez the first signing for FC Barcelona this season! Sánchez signs a five year contract with the club for a reported 26 milliion euros. In addition to the 26 million there are also 11.5 million in undisclosed [...]
Tonight it has been confirmed that Bojan Krkic is on his way to AS Roma. The move will see Bojan at the Italian side playing under ex-Barcelona B coach Luis Enrique for two seasons. As part of the contract FC Barcelona have the option to buy back Bojan at the completion of the second season. [...]
David Villa has had a pretty good year. In mid-May of last year Villa joined Barcelona from Valencia for €40million. Then during the months of June and July he led Spain to their first ever World Cup title in South Africa, ending the tournament as top scorer with five of La Furia Roja’s eight goals. [...]
After three successful seasons with Barça B head coach and FC Barcelona legend Luis Enrique looks like he will be taking over at Italian side Roma. The 41 year old ex-Barcelona midfielder took over the B squad from Pep Guardiola when he was appointed head coach of the senior squad. During his three years incharge [...]
