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However, Pep Guardiola is now facing his sternest test since taking over the reins at Barcelona. It is still the same breathtaking style of Total Football but Barcelona's invincibility is waning. Replicating last year's success is already impossible as Barcelona were eliminated from the Copa del Rey by Sevilla. The chase for La Liga and Champions League titles is still on, if hanging by a thread.
0 Comments. Posted by admin on Sunday, April 25, 2010 at 7:38 am.
Filed under Barcelona, Champions League, La Liga.
Real Madrid shocked the football community with their audacious raids in the transfer market, bringing in Kaka and Cristiano Ronaldo, both winners of Ballon d'Or and FIFA Player of The Year.
1 Comment. Posted by admin on Monday, June 15, 2009 at 6:57 pm.
Filed under Ballon d'Or, Barcelona, Champions League, Cristiano Ronaldo, La Liga, Real Madrid, Ballon d'Or, Barcelona, Champions League, Cristiano Ronaldo, Florentino Perez, football, Galacticos, Kaka, La Liga, Real Madrid, soccer.
Barcelona are on track for a Spanish treble but of late, the euphoria surrounding this scintillating team has fizzled out and they have looked less than invincible. Not to take anything away from the Blaugrana, they remain the most thrilling team in Europe on their day.
0 Comments. Posted by admin on Friday, May 1, 2009 at 3:41 am.
Filed under Barcelona, Chelsea, La Liga, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Champions League, Chelsea, football, Guus Hiddink, La Liga, Pep Guardiola, Real Madrid, soccer.
The 28-year-old Ronaldinho Gaucho has chosen the next and possibly last station of his footballing career - a move to AC Milan instead of Manchester City for a 3 year contract till June 2011.
2 Comments. Posted by admin on Saturday, July 19, 2008 at 8:54 pm.
Filed under AC Milan, Barcelona, Champions League, Serie A, AC Milan, Barcelona, Carlo Ancelotti, Champions League, FIFA World Player, football, PSG, Ronaldinho, Serie A, soccer, World Cup.
Meanwhile, the ball is in Real Madrid's court. Though their 1-0 victory over Real Murcia wasn't a high-quality display, it was enough for them to surge nine points clear of Barcelona.
1 Comment. Posted by admin on Monday, April 14, 2008 at 7:45 am.
Filed under Barcelona, Champions League, La Liga, Real Madrid, Barcelona, Champions League, fabio capello, football, La Liga, Real Madrid, Real Murcia, Recreativo Huelva, Schuster, soccer.
Barcelona are, of course, a safer bet for the Champions League crown but Thierry Henry failed to acknowledge the risks in joining a team chock full of talents.
2 Comments. Posted by admin on Saturday, April 12, 2008 at 5:50 am.
Filed under Arsenal, Barcelona, Champions League, Chelsea, La Liga, Liverpool, Arsenal, Barca, Barcelona, Champions League, Chelsea, football, Frank Rijkaard, La Liga, Liverpool, soccer, Thierry Henry.
Despite drawing a metaphor for the conquest of Barcelona to climbing Mount Everest, Celtic are quietly confident of a major upset but they have to overturn the 3-2 deficit first.
0 Comments. Posted by admin on Tuesday, March 4, 2008 at 6:29 am.
Filed under Barcelona, Celtic, Champions League, Barca, Barcelona, Celtic, Champions League, Chelsea, football, Frank Rijkaard, La Liga, Messi, Ronaldinho, soccer.
Mourinho's unemployment status will stay for a while longer. After snubbing the England job, it is presumed that his next destination, Barcelona, will be falling over themselves to get his signature.
0 Comments. Posted by Amano on Wednesday, February 6, 2008 at 10:19 am.
Filed under Barcelona, Barcelona, football, Frank Rijkaard, Joan Laporta, La Liga, Mourinho, Ronaldinho, soccer.
The latest rumor is that Chelsea are willing to spend up to £40 million to lure Eto'o to Stamford Bridge. The Russian has got the urge to play Championship Manager again so fans can salivate at the dream pair of Eto'o with Drogba in attack soon.
2 Comments. Posted by Amano on Monday, January 21, 2008 at 10:23 am.
The mother of all football clashes: Barcelona against Real Madrid. El Clasico, as it is known in the Spanish press. Adding to the significance is the fact that Real Madrid and Barcelona are currently first and second in the Primera Liga.
4 Comments. Posted by admin on Saturday, December 22, 2007 at 3:09 am.
Filed under Barcelona, La Liga, Real Madrid, Barcelona, el clasico, La Liga, Real Madrid, soccer.
Chelsea want to emulate the fluent attacking football of Manchester United and Arsenal, and they figure that Ronaldinho will be a key ingredient to that vision.
0 Comments. Posted by admin on Thursday, November 15, 2007 at 1:35 am.
Filed under Barcelona, Chelsea, La Liga, Premier League, Barcelona, Chelsea, football, La Liga, Premier League, Ronaldinho, soccer.
Will Barcelona Sell Ronaldinho? It is funny how this question can be raised at all. After all, Ronaldinho is the jewel in their crown. Here is a man who has won three times the World Player of the Year award and instrumental in Barcelona's success.
0 Comments. Posted by admin on Thursday, November 1, 2007 at 10:20 pm.
Filed under Barcelona, La Liga, Barcelona, Chelsea, football, La Liga, Milan, Ronaldinho, soccer, World Cup.
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