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Dani Alves out of the Kings Cup with fractured collarbone

barcablogger — Fri, 18 May 2012 08:43:49 +0000

Going into next week’s Copa del Rey, it looks like the virus that has been going around Barca’s defense has taken another victim with it. Defender Dani Alves has had to be operated on for a fractured collarbone sustained on Wednesday morning during a training session. The Brazilian will now need at least 6 to [...]

Barca draws with Betis to end Guardiola’s last season

barcablogger — Sun, 13 May 2012 15:51:57 +0000

Catalan giants Barca found themselves struggling to snatch a draw last night against Betis at the Benito Villamarin stadium in Seville. Sergio Busquets was the one to get Guardiola’s team off the mark with a great glancing header but then an inspired Rubén Castro turned the game around for the green and whites with a [...]

Barca reach an agreement with Gareth Bale

barcablogger — Fri, 11 May 2012 09:06:25 +0000

Something that remains a priority for Barca’s coming season is for a player to fill the left back position. This is inline with Barcelona needing to reshape their squad for the 2012-13 season. The name that has been on everybody’s lips as of late is none other than Gareth Bale who is currently at Tottenham [...]

Carles Puyol sidelined for six weeks

barcablogger — Wed, 09 May 2012 13:39:48 +0000

Barca captain Carles Puyol has been sidelined for six weeks due to a knee operation. The news comes as a shock to fans as Puyol, who is Barcelona’s captain, will miss the final of La Copa del Rey against Athletic Bilbao and also the Euro 2012 campaign with current holders Spain. Puyol will have what [...]

Jorge Valdano: Leo Messi is first real genius of this century

barcablogger — Tue, 08 May 2012 09:31:26 +0000

Jorge Valdano, former General Director of Real Madrid, has spoken out and called his fellow countryman Lionel Messi the “first genius of the 21st century” and also had praise for Marcelo Bielsa, Athletic Bilbao’s coach, stating that “everything he does has an epic dimension that makes football more noble.” In a recent interview, Valdano said [...]

Barcelona 4 Espanyol 0: Match Report

admin — Sun, 06 May 2012 07:33:33 +0000

It was meant to be a party last night at the Nou Camp and a party it was! Pep Guardiola was given a farewell tribute by his adoring fans in style against Espanyol in the local derby game between these two great clubs. The scoreline ended on 4-0 to Barca and Leo got himself into [...]

Dani Alves plans to make his departure difficult

barcablogger — Fri, 04 May 2012 19:47:24 +0000

There’s been a lot of talk and speculation in the air about Dani Alves just lately concerning a possible departure from Barca in the summer. Alves is of the players that Barcelona hopes to cash in on to strengthen the squad for next season and it’s no secret. The Brazilian defender’s performance on the pitch [...]

Messi aims for top goal scorer

barcablogger — Thu, 03 May 2012 07:10:40 +0000

Real Madrid may have won the league last night but Messi was still pushing towards the crown of top scorer for this season. He's now on 46 goals with CR7 on 44

Messi catches CR7 in the fight for the golden boot

barcablogger — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:56:11 +0000

Barca superstar Lionel Messi and Real Madrid front man Cristiano Ronaldo both scored in their victories over Rayo Vallecano (7-0) and Sevilla (3-0) respectively and now both have 43 goals to their name this season. Thus the fight continues for the top scorer and the coveted European Golden Boot with three games remaining in the [...]

Guardiola: I’m tired of Barcelona

barcablogger — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:25:44 +0000

Pep Guardiola has shocked his team, management and the world by saying he is leaving his beloved Barca. Second in command Tito Vilanova will take over the hot seat that pep leaves. Pep confirmed the news that his club or the fans didn’t want to hear in front of a press conference filled with some [...]