Barcelona

Nine teams are through from the group stage but 16 other sides can still dream of joining them this week. Here’s a look at the the key deciding matches of today and tomorrow. Seven places remain to be filled in …

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Football fans are geniunely interested in buying the weirdest things if they are carrying their favorite club’s logo.

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There’s only one more month left in 2011, and it looks like the year will go out with a real bang from a football standpoint. December features several must-see matches, with a few that will have title implications on top …

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All of Messi’s 202 goals scored for Barcelona (2005-2011), in a simple, no-frills video. After the constant adulation, it is still ridiculous how good is really is. Of course, when you’re playing with the likes of Ronaldinho, Eto’o, Henry and …

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Viktoria Plzen v Barcelona: Plzen host Barca and this is their sixth visit to Czech Republic.

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So, everyone says that Barcelona are unbeatable, or are least the untouchables. Which is twaddle. Sure, they have lots of excellent players. (MessiXaviAlvesIniestaPiquePuyolBusquetsVillaSanchezPedroetc… say that five times fast) and they have the best player in the world, backed by a …

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It seems that in almost every aspect of the game, two clubs dominate the footballing world. They are Spanish super heavyweights Real Madrid and Barcelona. Any team boasting multiple stars is said to echo Real’s Galactico era, while teams – …

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Like a love affair, Arsene Wenger had stated in a pre-season interview posted by The Guardian that he would fight until the last second to keep midfielder Cesc Fabregas by his side. Why do managers continue to reject monetary offers …

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Jose Mourinho has many gifts. For organisation, for having team buy into a philosophy, for quick quips and irritation. It’s perhaps fitting that a master of hyperbole has been pilloried by the more rampant sensationalists in the British media concerning …

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Everyone knows Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are way ahead of the curve. Here we look at just how far they’re in front of everyone else.

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So to get the most obvious fact out of the way first, Argentina should beat Bolivia. They should hammer them off the pitch. Messi should be dancing around the bloodstain pitch at full time with the still beating heart of …

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Thiago Alcantara has signed a two-year contract extension at Barcelona – subsequently warding off any potential suitors. After impressing in Spain’s European Under-21 Championship triumph, speculation had arose that interest from Italy and England had surfaced. However, the Blaugrana have …

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