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Barcelona vs Manchester United – What has changed since 2009?
2008/2009 was all-in-all Barcelona’s season. Pep Guardiola led his childhood club to glory like no other manager had done before him. United on the other hand, weren’t too bad the whole season. They were back again in the UEFA Champions League final to defend the title that they had won last year against Chelsea. 08/09…
FC Barcelona reveal 11/12 kits
Champions of La Liga and Champions League finalists have finally revealed the 2011/2012 kits. Last month there were two images circulating the internet showing the Barcelona home shirt. One was Ajax-style shirt and the other had much thinner stripes (Barca leaked home shirts). The latter was spot on. The shirt will have seven red stripes…
Barcelona & UNICEF extend partnership: Logo to go under player number
Barcelona announced today that they have agreed to extend the partnership with UNICEF through to the 2011/2012 season. The current contract was ending in June 2011. The UNICEF logo will remain on the shirt, however, it will be shifted to below the player’s number. Since 2006, Barca has supported UNICEF to improve the lives of…
Zlatan Ibrahimovic continuing his incredible domestic dominance
Zlatan Ibrahimovic was Silvio Berlusconi’s marquee signing last summer in a bid to discontinue Milan’s seven year drought without a Scudetto. Not only has the big Swede taken to Italian football like a duck to water as he did with rivals Internazionale prior to a brief spell in Spain, he has forged a formidable understanding…
Barcelona 2011 US Tour: Manchester United, Chivas and Club America
UEFA Champions League finalists, Barcelona and Manchester United will go face-to-face in their summer tours of the US. No matter what happens at Wembley, there will be a rematch. Barcelon will begin their summer tour in Europe against a yet unknown opponent followed by two matches in Munich’s Audi Cup on July 21st and 22nd….
PFPO Champions League Prediction: Barcelona to beat Manchester United
It has been yet another UEFA Champions League campaign that has been littered with thrills and spills. From the magnificence of Lionel Messi, to the Clasico debacle, the cream of the crop has rose as Barcelona and Manchester United make the final two at this year’s Wembley showpiece. Everybody has had an opinion on just…
Has Cristiano Ronaldo evolved too far?
The debate about who is the world’s greatest player has revolved for nearly five years now around two names: Barcelona’s Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, who now leads the line at Real Madrid after emerging as a tricksy winger at Manchester United. Only two other names are mentioned: Messi’s Barca teammates Xavi and Andres Iniesta….
Busquets’ Passing Skills More Important To Barcelona Than His Acting Skills
Castrol EDGE Performance data shows how Xavi Hernández and Sergio Busquets’ passing skills were vital to Barcelona’s 2-0 win over Real Madrid (and before you ask, no, Castrol doesn’t award points for diving). Sergio Busquets’ 129 successful passes against Madrid is the most seen in a Champions League game this season, while Xavi’s 122 is…
Real Madrid Need More Conversion, Not More Possession
It seems easy to blame lack of possession (i.e. negative tactics) on Madrid’s defeat against Barcelona but numbers don’t tell the whole story. In fact, as Castrol EDGE Performance data shows, one of Real Madrid’s main problems in both the league and Champions League this season has been poor finishing in front of goal –…
UEFA versus Real Madrid and Barcelona
Uefa have initiated disciplinary cased against both Real Madrid and Barcelona in the aftermath of their diving contest Champions League semi-final clash on Wednesday. UEFA’s case against Real Madrid: The throwing of missiles, a pitch invasion, the red card shown to Pepe, the dismissal of coach José Mourinho, as well as the inappropriate statement given…
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