tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19293824218969307742012-01-31T05:08:45.443+05:30All the News and OpinionsAnuraghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06724887182090260524noreply@blogger.comBlogger861100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1929382421896930774.post-59364058141892450932010-01-20T16:40:00.002+05:302010-01-20T16:44:11.432+05:30

Club President Joan Laporta and Technical Secretary Txiki Begiristain have called an impromptu press conference at the Camp Nou premises, with the main objective of announcing the renewal of Pep Guardiola. The press conference has been scheduled for 1330 hrs. Catalan time, and has been reported by Sport as well as El Mundo Deportivo. More details to follow.

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Is anyone going to forget this? Iniestaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!The goal that sealed the Champions League, courtesy of the man who never scores headers and never scores against English teams.Gerard Pique Bernabeu tears down the Bernabeu.A goal scored with the heart - and the Barca badge, to send Barca to the summit of world football.Finally, unbridled joy on the face of the man who made it all possible.

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Feel proud, Blaugrana fans. Barca of the SIX CUPS. An unprecedented and unbreakable record.See how much it means to Pep, the man and the legend.

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I read this on the Goal.com forums, written by a Milan fan, irasmaldinista. It was titled"We are Rossoneri, But We are Not Blind Blaugrana Friends"Makes me feel extremely proud, fans of other clubs have also appreciated how great this team truly was.Yes, we can see... We can see a Football club finally emulating the 1988-1994 invincible Milan and even surpassing them. We can see a Football club

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Carles Puyol gave Barcelona fans much joy when he announced that he will renew his contract till 2013, thus ending weeks of speculation about his future.Puyol is the heart and soul of the team, and to have him renew means that any doubts that could have been placed on his future can now be discarded."Carles will stay here for many years because he is a Barca man," Xavi was quoted as saying by El

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It seems Barcelona has been brought to earth by the lack of depth in the forward line, as is shown by the club's attempts to secure the signature of Manchester City forward cum winger Robinho, who has grown disillusioned at Eastlands.Reports from Catalan paper Sport recently stated that Manchester City's oil-rich owners have consented to the deal to bring Robinho to the Camp Nou stadium as early

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The Barcelona camp can heave a huge sigh of relief with the news that David Villa and Joaquin will both be absent for the clash at the Mestalla when La Liga resumes after the international break.Star striker Villa suffered a muscular injury in the game against Racing Santander and has been ruled out for three weeks, while Joaquin Sanchez has been ruled out for 20 days with a thigh problem.This

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Barcelona seized undisputed top spot in La Liga with an uncharacteristically lacklustre 1-0 home win over Almeria, thanks to Real Madrid's 1-2 defeat away to Sevilla.Pedro scored a fantastic goal on the half hour mark to give Barcelona the win. It was not a good game however. Xavi and Iniesta were shackled well by Ortiz and Chico, and Almeria made sure that Barcelona were made to work very

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Ibrahimovic scored his fifth goal in as many games, and super-sub Pique added a second to give Barcelona a 2-0 victory in a hard-fought game at Malaga.The game was extremely difficult for Barcelona due to the uncompromising nature of the Malaga defenders. And this is just putting it mildly. Messi got stepped on thrice, Henry and Chigrinskiy walked off injured and the referee literally ignored

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Yet another Barca-Atleti fixture. Yet another goal-fest. It is a fixture that has the word "GOALS" emblazoned all over it.This time, it finished 5-2 in favour of Barcelona, with goals coming from Ibrahimovich (who called him a flop?), Messi, Alves and Keita.Barcelona started with Valdes in goal, Alves, Pique, Chiggy and Maxwell in defense, Xavi, Busquets and Keita in midfield and the attacking

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Lionel Messi has agreed a contract extension with Barcelona that will tie him to the club till 2016. He is expected to sign the contract today."It's an immense piece of news for the club and for the player that Messi is renewing his contract," said Barça manager Pep Guardiola. "As it also was when Victor Valdes and Xavi did so."People go to football to see the best and that's what they are. It'sa

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The parked bus has struck again. Barcelona were once again, undone by the strong organisation and commitment of an opposition defense (though some poor finishing also helped in getting Inter off the hook).Dominating the game for the course of the entire 90 minutes with a possession ratio of 67:33 in their favour, one might have expected Barcelona to take the game. And they probably would, against

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Barcelona start their Champions League defense in unarguably the most mouthwatering opening day tie against Inter Milan at the San Siro. Not only is this a battle between two European giants, it is also a game where many players will be playing against their former clubs.Barcelona do not have an easy task on their hands, that is for sure. Inter, for all their domestic successes, have not made

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Source: The GuardianAuthor: Paul HaywardBarcelona won the Champions League with unanswerable majesty, but as if to make it more interesting this time round, Pep Guardiola, the all-conquering rookie coach, has exchanged the speed and directness of Samuel Eto'o for the more static and egocentric talents of Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Camp Nou has always been a casino.Guardiola may never be this powerful

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Barcelona visited their bogey stadium, the Coliseum Alfonso Perez, to face Getafe yesterday in a top of the table clash. Barcelona have traditionally had tough fixtures against the Madrid based side, but yesterday, a superb second half performance saw them run out 2-0 winners.Ibrahimovic scored one goal and set up Messi for another to make up for a rather poor first half, while new signing

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Since there is no La Liga telecast in India, I will be streaming matches from now on. Anyone who is not able to find a streaming link, here is a place where you can look:http://www.myp2p.eu/broadcast.php?matchid=48495∂=sportsThe match starts at 1800 hrs Barcelona time, which translates to 2230 hours India time.

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There are reports emerging there is a high chance of the La Liga fans in India missing out on this season's actions. ESPN Star network had the right to telecast La Liga last season. The fans had already missed the opening day matches but was pinning hope of ESPN-Star network bagging the rights late on. But now it looks like that is a non-existent option. ESPN STAR Sports paid 1 million/ year last

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Barcelona president Joan Laporta revealed the reason for the replacement of Dutch manager Frank Rijkaard at the start of the 2008/09 season.Speaking to Catalan paper La Vanguardia, Laporta said,"Frank lost his authority in the dressing room".He said he was displeased with the lax rules imposed by Rijkaard which allowed players to do as they pleased. The lack of authority and discipline in the

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British newspaper The Daily Mail claims officials at Barcelona are preparing a swap deal sending Robinho and Henry in opposite directions during the January transfer window.Man City manager Mark Hughes is reportedly not very pleased with Robinho's performances, particularly during away games. As such, he is also displeased with the fact that Robinho is not living upto his 30 million pound price

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Football website Goal.com claims Barcelona has made a list of players to go for in the January transfer window.Despite the August window closing, Barcelona's squad looks a little thin, especially in the left wing and defensive midfield areas, especially when Yaya Toure and Seydou Keita leave for the African Cup of Nations.Barcelona's primary target is Robinho of Manchester City. One of the

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Trawling through youtube, I found this amazing video of FC Barcelona.

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Lionel Messi found the back of the net five times in Argentina's first preparation match ahead of the decisive 2010 World Cup qualifier with arch-rivals Brazil on Saturday.The Barcelona superstar was in extraordinary form as Diego Maradona's side thrashed local side Tristan Suarez 7-0. Not only did he score five times, but he demonstrated his incredible ability throughout the game. Carlos Tevez

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Next weekend's game against Getafe, scheduled for Sunday 13th September, could be moved to Saturday 12th September, reports Madrid based tabloid As(s).Barcelona have requested that the game be rescheduled to give the squad more time to prepare for the Champions League group stage game against Inter Milan on 16th September. Although there is no official confirmation of this yet, As claims that

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Barcelona is looking to tie up Lionel Messi and Andres Iniesta to the club for life, with the new renewal offers tabled by the club.Catalan paper Sport claims that the deal with Messi is almost done with the base salary amounting to 10 million euros a year. Aside from the significant pay rise which makes him the highest paid player at the club, Messi will also have his buyout clause increased to

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Barcelona hosted Sporting Gijon at the Camp Nou on Monday, and came away with a 3-0 victory, with Bojan, Keita and Ibrahimovic netting headers. It was a simple game for Barcelona who were without three key players in Messi, Iniesta and Toure. They were never stretched by Sporting. This win means that Barcelona are at the top of the Liga table from day 1.The bad news however is that Bojan and

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Barcelona have signed Ukrainian central defender Dmitryo Chigrinskyi (22) from Ukrainian outfit Shakhtar Donetsk for a rather hefty fee of 25 million euros.Pep Guardiola had insisted on the signing of Chigrinskiy, and had rejected many potential center back and full back options in favour of his man.Chigrinskiy will, however, be ineligible to play in the Champions League this season because he

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Barcelona beat Shakhtar Donetsk 1-0 in Monaco to clinch their second trophy of the season, and fifth since Pep Guardiola took charge last season.Pedro scored the winner deep into extra time in the 115th minute after a deft passing exchange with Lionel Messi.Barcelona SquadValdésAlvesPiquéPuyolAbidalXaviTouré (100th minute - Busquets)KeitaMessiIbrahimovic (81st minute - Pedro)Henry (95th minute

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Barcelona crushed Athletic Bilbao 3-0 at the Camp Nou and 5-1 on aggregate to clinch the Spanish Super Cup, which is their first trophy of the season.Barca will be competing for six trophies this season, and have clinched their first in emphatic fashion.Messi scored two goals, including a penalty while Bojan added the third by walking the ball into the net in embarassing fashion for

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This could be Barcelona's forward-line against Athletic Bilbao if Guardiola's assertion to go all-out is true.

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Barcelona face Athletic Bilbao at the Camp Nou tonight, taking a 2-1 aggregate lead from the first leg away at San Mames.The game should turn out to be an easy affair for Barcelona with Athletic Bilbao not placing much importance on the fixture, opting to save them for the Europa league qualification game against Tromso later. Athletic coach Joaquin Caparros has elected to rest eight key players

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Barcelona have made a preliminary 4 million euro bid for Schalke's Brazilian right full-back Rafinha (23), reports Catalan daily Sport.Rafinha's relationship with Schalke's management is reportedly strained since last year's Olympic games, where they had fined him 700,000 euros for a "breach of contract", when he had returned after representing Brazil in the Olympics.Schalke nevertheless would be

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Barcelona fielded a largely second string side in the Gamper trophy, and found themselves on the wrong end of a 1-0 scoreline against Manchester City, despite a dominant second half performance.Martin Petrov scored in the 28th minute to give City the lead from a counter-attack.Guardiola brought on eagerly awaited signing Ibrahimovic in place of Bojan in the second half, and he came close to

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Zlatan Ibrahimovic will make his debut for Bacelona against Manchester City in the Gamper Cup at 2215 hours Barcelona time.Ibrahimovic had been signed from Inter Milan but was unable to play until now because of a broken metacarpal bone in his left hand. When asked how he felt ahead of his debut, Ibrahimovic said,"Of course I am a bit nervous but I am not worried about my qualities. I know how

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Well, this is the first humour article I have written on B/R and thought of posting it here too. It is not strictly about Barcelona, but there are some references. So, without further ado, let me introduce (drum roll)The Transfer Policy of Some Football ClubsA lot of Europe's top clubs have displayed a sort of "pattern" when it comes to signing players. Here is taking a firmly tongue-in-cheek

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Barcelona kicked off their season with a win over Athletic Bilbao at San Mames in the first leg of the Spanish Super Cup final. The starting lineup was: Valdes Alves Piqué Puyol Abidal Xavi (80th Busquets) Touré Keita Pedro Bojan Henry (69th Jeffren) Iniesta, Ibra, Messi and Marquez were all unavailable for this match due to injury. Considering that, and considering the stature of the

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At 2200 hrs. Barcelona time, the Spanish Super Cup first leg encounter between Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao will kick off at San Mames in Bilbao.Barcelona have been Super Cup winners on 11 previous occasions, with the most recent win coming in 2006.Bilbao, in contrast, have only won the Super Cup once, in 1984.Thierry Henry has been named in the squad despite being doubtful with an Achilles

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Why are Barcelona trying to sign Cesc Fabregas? Why, when they already have the best central midfielder pairing in Xavi and Iniesta, are they willing to spend another 40-45 million euros on another central midfielder? And also, where in the name of heaven will Fabregas play, with two superior midfielders in Xavi and Iniesta most definitely above him in the pecking order? Why also, do they want to

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Barcelona players Lionel Messi and Thierry Henry have suffered minor injuries which might rule them out of this Sunday's Super cup game against Athletic Bilbao.Lionel Messi has suffered a cramp in his right leg and will definitely miss Argentina's friendly match against Russia. However his exact recovery time is not yet known, and there is a possibility that he might also miss the Super cup game

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British tabloid The Daily Mail have claimed that after being spurned in their efforts to sign Ukrainian Dmitryo Chigrinskiy from Shakhtar Donetsk, Barcelona have turned their sights to Vincent Kompany (23), Jonny Evans (21) and Joao Miranda (24) of Manchester City, Manchester United and Sao Paulo respectively.While Manchester United are unlikely to let go of Evans who would be seen as a promising

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After being told that Javier Mascherano is most definitely not for sale, Barcelona have now turned their focus and attention to bringing back Arsenal captain and playmaker Cesc Fabregas (22), report all Catalan media.Barcelona representatives reportedly spoke to Fabregas' entourage, and were told that Cesc had given the green light for discussions with the club, but would do so only after

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Betting site bet365 has made Barcelona 4/1 favourites to win next season's European Champions League, thereby also making them favourites to make history by being the first team to successfully defend the Champions League crown.Other favourites according to the odds published by bet365 are:Real Madrid at 9/2.Chelsea at 6/1.

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Barcelona's signings of Maxwell and Zlatan Ibrahimovic have filled up the left fullback and striker positions respectively. However, at least one more player needs to be bought, to give the squad enough depth to compete for six trophies.Barcelona's signing of Ibrahimovic has been criticised in the media, and the club has been accused of overpaying to get their man. The fee paid has also decreased

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Barcelona's new signing Maxwell Scherrer could be in line for his debut for the European champions after medical tests conducted by club staff gave him the green light to play against LA Galaxy later today.Maxwell had been assigned a special program by the medical staff to strengthen his right knee muscles, a result of his serious knee injury suffered a few seasons ago.As a Barcelona fan, I wish

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Barcelona's Argentinean wizard Lionel Messi is going to be offered a significant improvement on his current contract, according to El Mundo Deportivo.Messi currently earns 8 million euros as a gross salary plus 2.4 million as maximum in incentives. He will be offered a new salary of 11 million euros plus a possible 30 percent of that amount in incentives.Most importantly, his buyout clause will

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Barcelona players Aliaksandr Hleb(27) and Martin Caceres(21) have officially joined Stuttgart and Juventus on loan deals.Hleb was originally meant to be a part of the deal with Inter on Ibrahimovich. However, he suffered the same problem that he has at Barcelona all this time - he is too lazy to learn the language. Also, since he has played at Stuttgart for five years, he will be familiar with

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Barcelona have confirmed an accord has been reached between both clubs and with the players. Barcelona have also hinted that Ibrahimovic may be unveiled on Monday.Juan Oliver, who left Inter's offices after completing the deal told Sky Sport Italia, "The deal between both clubs is done. That goes for [Aliaksandr] Hleb too."The Barcelona director has been thrashing out final details in Milan, and

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K9’ believes he has what it takes to play for Barca, but acknowledged that he would accept the club’s decision to send him out on loan…Keirrison will land in Barcelona today [Thursday] to sign his contract and officially complete his move to the Camp Nou from Palmeiras.It has been speculated, however, that he will be immediately shipped out on loan, possibly to Benfica or Porto, in order to learn

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There is speculation that Barcelona could be interested in signing Dutch midfielder Ibrahim Afellay (23) from PSV Eindhowen.Afellay is being looked on as another possible candidate for the wings. Barcelona have got glowing scouting reports on him from former players Ronald Koeman and Marc Overmars. Following Pep Guardiola's assertion that he is looking to buy a cheap yet quality midfielder, it

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This situation is so not appreciated, and is getting out of hand. I have had to delete quite a few comments and enable comment moderation. And since I am busy with college and everything, you will now find a very irritating time lag before your comment is published.I never wanted to enable comment moderation and only Google account commenting on this blog, but well, some people are just here to

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The agent of Argentinean midfielder Javier Mascherano has reportedly reiterated the player's wish to leave Liverpool for Barcelona. Walter Tamer, Mascherano's representative, was the man who initially revealed his client would be open to a move to Spain over the summer. Reds manager Rafael Benitez was quick to dismiss any talk of the Argentina international leaving Anfield as the holding

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Samuel Eto'o has agreed personal terms with Inter Milan, report all Italian media.He will reportedly sign a five year contract worth 10 million euros a year, with a 2 million bonus for any trophy that Inter might win over the course of the season.President Massimo Moratti met with the player’s agent, Josep Maria Mesalles, at the club’s new headquarters in Corso Vittorio Emanuele, and it is

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Many Barcelona fans, neutrals and haters alike, are wondering why the signing of Zlatan Ibrahimovic is even taking place. Why, they say, is Barcelona trying to sell off a proven goal-scorer, a man who has scored in two Champions League finals and who has also built up an on the pitch understanding with Xavi, Iniesta and Messi?In short, why are they changing something that works? The most popular

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Barcelona could be playing on their own island off the coast of the Catalan capital in a new 150,000-capacity stadium if a local architect were to have his way.Emili Vidal has laid out ambitious plans to build the European champions a new arena that would stun the world of football and change the face of the Blaugrana.La Vanguardia report that the visionary came up with the plans because he feels

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Zlatan Ibrahimovic is yet to talk to Barcelona regarding personal terms, despite there being an agreement in place between Barcelona and Inter Milan.His agent (incidentally, the same as Maxwell's) is quoted as saying to ANSA,"The two clubs have found an agreement, now we'll see. As Zlatan said, if there really is a concrete interest, the deal could be done. But I have not yet spoken with

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Zlatan Ibrahimovic's future has been in doubt all summer and the Spanish press recently revealed that he was the subject of a mega-money bid by treble-winners Barcelona. The 27-year-old was Capocannoniere in Serie A last year, pipping Diego Milito and Marco Di Vaio at the finish line with a cheeky goal against Atalanta.Inter are currently on a pre-season tour in the United States and he told the

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Inter Milan technical director has said that Zlatan Ibrahimovic will be a Barcelona player in the 2009-10 season.Though Inter president Moratti said earlier today that a deal had not been reached yet, fresh developments coming from Italy suggest that Ibrahimovic's deal has been confirmed.When asked about the future of his star player, Luis Suarez, Inter technical director said,"I did not conduct

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Barcelona have reportedly agreed on the signing of Swedish frontman Zlatan Ibrahimovic of Inter Milan.The president's of both clubs, Joan Laporta and Massimo Moratti met in Milan and the deal was agreed a little after midnight on Friday, 17th July.The move also sees Samuel Eto'o and Hleb moving to Inter Milan. The deal is valued at 40 million euros+Samuel Eto'o+Aliaksandr Hleb on one year

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Jose Luis Tamargo, David Villa's agent and representative, will be calling president Manuel Llorente on Friday to clarify the club's position on Villa's move to the Camp Nou.Tamargo's main objective will be to ask Villa's asking price in order to relay it to the Barcelona board so they can choose to meet the valuation, if they so wish. Villa's assertion that he would take a pay cut to fund the

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Barcelona are reportedly interested in Danish midfielder Christian Poulsen (29) of Juventus.The player's agent reportedly told a Danish football site that Barcelona have approached Juventus on the possibility of a deal. He also said that though at present, Poulsen was concentrating on Juventus, Barcelona would be a very attractive proposition which he would find very hard to refuse.It is unclear

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We are strikers who defend, we are defenders who attack, we are speed, we are strength, we are effort, we are precision, we are as one... We are Barça- Josep "Pep" Guardiola i Sala

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Barcelona have completed a signing that has taken everyone by surprise.Albeit, a pleasant one.In this age of Perez-esque prices, Barcelona have pulled off a major coup by signing proven Inter left wingback Maxwell for a measly price of just 4 million euros.With Deportivo president Lendoiro demanding an arm and a leg for Filipe Luis, it was inevitable that Barcelona would be linked with several

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Inter Milan left wing-back Maxwell Scherer (28) has signed for Barcelona. This news has been confirmed by the official Barcelona website.It is reported that Maxwell will sign a five year deal, paying him 3.7 million euros a year. The transfer fee is reportedly close to 4 million euros.The main factor that has contributed to this deal is Deportivo president Lendoiro's insistence of 20 million

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Barcelona have reached an agreement with the Catalan government to sell their Mini Estadi in order to see the land converted into flats, a hotel, a school and open spaces.The Catalan giants have moved all their teams to the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper on the outskirts of the city and no longer have any use for the 16,000-all seater arena.President Joan Laporta struck a deal with the city mayor,

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Samuel Eto'o will join the Barcelona squad for the pre-season training from 27th July, reports Sport.Eto'o has been heavily linked with a move away from Barcelona, but with each of his suitors dropping out of the race to sign him, there is a possibility that he will stay on at the Camp Nou.Manchester City, Manchester United and AC Milan were among the clubs looking to secure Eto'o's signature,

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David Villa has been linked with football away from the Mestalla, with Barcelona now believed to be the only interested party after Real Madrid's signing of Karim Benzema. The player had a meeting with Valencia president, Manuel Llorente, on Monday, in which he reportedly restated his desire to link up with Barca.Llorente has now stated that during the conversation with Villa, the player was

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Bayern are determined not to let Franck Ribery leave the club at any price and have stated that they would not even consider a bid of €70 million. The Bundesliga giants were reportedly prepared to consider huge offers for their star player, but general manager Uli Hoeness has dismissed that notion by claiming that he will not leave at any price. Ribery has attracted the likes of Real Madrid,

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Pep Guardiola has told David Villa that Barcelona will wait for him and will not seek to sign a new striker while talks at boardroom level continue with Valencia, according to a report. Guardiola is adamant that the Spain international is the player that he wants to lead his new-look front-line next term after deciding that he does not want Samuel Eto'o. Earlier reports indicated that Valencia

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Laporta : Cristiano Ronaldo says he wants to win the Ballon d'Or with Real Madrid. Benzema also says the same thing.Fortunately, all Xavi and Iniesta want to do is win another triplet for Barca.

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Catalan paper Sport has revealed that Sporting have completed the signing of Barcelona Atletic central defender Alberto Botia.The signing was reportedly slightly complicated because Botia's contract, which expired next season, had to be renewed first, before any transfer deals could be closed.Sport also states that this deal could have come through because Barcelona are about to sign Villarreal C

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Lionel Messi will once again be Barcelona’s leading star player for the 2009/10 campaign and if the club thought the Argentine had a hectic season last term, it could get even worse this time around, reports Goal.com.All in all, ‘El Mesias’ made 51 competitive club appearances last campaign, scoring 38 goals and providing 18 assists, while he also played a handful of other matches with the

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Barcelona could be given an opening to go for the kill and snap up Filipe Luis, after the attacking left-back was surprisingly left out of Deportivo’s official pre-season photo shoot.According to Marca and Sport, the Brazilian was inexplicably missing from the final group picture despite his club reiterating that they would not sell the player if the Blaugrana could not meet the asking

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David Villa's meeting with Manuel Llorente has not achieved any major breakthroughs, reports Sport.According to reports, Villa clearly stated his desire to play for the Blaugrana next season. However, Valencia have deemed Barcelona's bid of 40 million euros to be unacceptable.Marca states that Valencia would only be willing to sell Villa for 50 million euros. It remains to be seen how Barcelona

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With club after club dropping out of the race for Samuel Eto'o, it is very likely that he will be spending next season at Barcelona. On Friday, Manchester City had made it clear that they were unwilling to continue their pursuit of the Cameroonian hitman.Now, Barcelona's attempts to offload Eto'o have been met with another blow. City's rivals Manchester United have stated that they will not be

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Manchester City owner Sulayman Al-Fahim has targetted El Capitan in a bid to strengthen his club's defense.According to El Mundo, the reason Puyol has not yet signed a deal with Barcelona is that Manchester City have made a new multi-million euro proposal. According to this, Puyol would get a salary of 8 million euros net for a period of three years.The paper also goes onto say that Puyol is no

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The lack of new entries has forced Pep Guardiola to include several Barcelona Atletic players in the squad for at least the London stage of the pre-season, from July 21st to 26th, reports Sport.Many of the international players of Barcelona's first team will also not be in this leg of the pre-season. Xavi, Busquets, Puyol, Piqué and Dani Alves played the Confederations Cup, while Messi also has a

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Real Madrid coach Manuel Pellegrini has acknowledged that bitter rivals Barcelona are still the team to beat next season, despite his own club's spending spree.The Chilean coach has enjoyed his first training sessions of pre-season after taking charge at the Santiago Bernabeu this summer and summed up what he expects from the season ahead.Arch rivals Barcelona swept the board last term and

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The international players' union (FIFPro) has shown its support for the French international Franck Ribéry of Bayern Munich and has sent a protest to the European Commission and FIFA on the grounds that the club limits the free movement of the player.FIFPro announced on its website that Bayern president Karl-Heinz Rummenigge recently acknowledged that "the clubs belonging to the European Club

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Despite starting their squad rebuilding plans well before the 2008-09 season even concluded, Barcelona have made little progress six weeks into the summer transfer market.The key issue for the club has been their hunt for a top class striker, which has now been whittled down to David Villa, and their search to find a buyer for one of their own, Samuel Eto'o. And with just one week left until the

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Catalan paper Sport claims that, at 1800 hours on Monday, 13th July, David Villa is scheduled to meet with Valencia president Manuel Llorente and clarify the position on his future once and for all. Llorente will, during the meeting, reiterate Los Che's wish to make Villa stay with them again next season. Villa will try and convince Valencia that his future lies at the Camp Nou.One of the major

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Barcelona are hoping to be able to persuade Manchester City to rekindle their interest in Samuel Eto'o after the player stated the no longer wants to stay at Camp Nou, reports Goal.com.The Blaugrana want to off-load the Cameroonian goalscorer to make way for a new striker and are keen to push through a deal within the next few days, according to the Mirror.Reports in Spain state that Eto'o's

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Catalan paper Sport has claimed that Brazilian starlet Keirrison is about to become Barcelona's first confirmed signing of this transfer season.Keirrison previously played in the Brazilian league side Palmeiras and had 80% of his rights owned by Traffic, with whom Barcelona's principal negotiations took place.It is reported that only a few fringe details of the contract are to be ironed out, and

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Pep Guardiola has already made it clear—he wants four new faces to cope with the strain of contesting six trophies next season.Over the course of this transfer summer, Barcelona have been strongly linked with a number of players—Filipe Luis, Javier Mascherano, David Villa, Cesc Fabregas, Diego Forlan, Andre Santos, Keirrison and Yuri Zhirkov. Approaches have also been made for Filipe, Villa, and

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