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Barça players and the International Break: this time we swear in French
By: Ade C. |
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So this is it, boys and girls, the end of international break. Let’s hear that sigh of relief and the raucous celebrations because (with the exception of Touré and Keita leaving for the African Cup), our boys are home to stay until the next year at least.
And what did this day of friendlies and World [...]
Tags: Barcelona, Gabi Milito, Injuries, International Friendlies, Sergi Busquets, Team News, Thierry Henry, Thoughts, World Cup 2010Copa del Rey Preview: Cultural Leonesa vs FC Barcelona
By: Ade C. | 12 Comments
Today is the day in which we embark in yet another competition. F.C. Barcelona enters the Copa del Rey race with a thrilling match against Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa, a modest team that is currently sitting at the lower end of its group table in Segunda B (the third-tier league), currently risking slipping into Tercera [...]
The Two Faces of Messi: Argentina vs Barcelona
By: Ade C. | 48 Comments
The criticism of Leo Messi’s form with the Argentina NT, particularly when compared to what he does for Barcelona, has been so unrelenting lately that even Víctor Valdés, a man who’s been closest to a national team call-up when he has been sticking pins in an Iker Casillas doll, has had to come to his [...]
Preseason: Chivas – Barça, Saturday 11pmEST, FSC and TeleFutura
By: Isaiah | 156 Comments
We’re back to non-HD, sadly, meaning we’re going to have squint a bit (even on the bigass TVs) to see if it’s Pique, Muniesa, or Fontas out there. Puyol, at least, is always identifiable. It’s the final preseason game for Barcelona unless you count the Gamper as preseason — I don’t because it’s after the [...]
Seattle Sounders 0, Barca 4, a.k.a. “Let’s talk about The Kid.”
By: Kevin | 55 Comments
Here we have the man of the hour, The Kid. He could have had a hat trick before the end of the first half against the Seattle Sounders, a club whose fans deserve a lot more credit than the players, who really seemed more interested in not getting having the slaughter rule applied.
The pitch was [...]
Barca 2, L.A. Galaxy 1, a.k.a. “Paaaaayyydroooo!”
By: Kevin | 54 Comments
Pedro! is ready. Even if the rest of the squad isn’t. Buried on the official site in a recent post, along with birthday wishes for He Who Is No Longer Pedrito, was the news that he had been promoted to the A team.
And man, is he ready.
We saw glimpses of what was possible for him [...]
Sir Bobby Robson: 1933-2009, “Thank you and rest in peace.”
By: Kevin | 25 Comments
So, here’s the thing about Sir Bobby Robson, the man who, when people call Alex Ferguson “Sir,” make me think “Here’s a big, fat dose of ‘Whatever, dude.’”
Robson is my real “Sir.” He only had a season at the reins, 1996-97, a season in which he brought in Ronaldo, a.k.a. “Fenomeno,” still the best striker [...]
Comparing Caceres and Hleb
By: Isaiah | 103 Comments
During discussions about the various transfers we have left to make (or not make), reader Cojonudo pointed out that often times there is a lot of vitriol aimed at Hleb and it is, perhaps, not warranted. I have to admit that I am one of those anti-Hlebsters most of the time (if not all the [...]
Category: ThoughtsCaption This! a.k.a. “Yes, we listen to folks.”
By: Kevin | 114 Comments
So, we got a couple of requests for a bit of fun, similar to the “caption this” mirth that they have over at the Bilbao Offside. Why not, right? So here goes:
We don’t have any glorious prizes (or any at all, really) for the winner, except for a chance to show off your creativity.
So [...]
Are More Reinforcements Necessary?
By: Isaiah | 209 Comments
Just think a little, it’s not so hard!
Now that Ibrahimovic has been signed, presented, and bum-rushed and Samu is officially an Inter player, the daily rags (Sport and El Mundo Deportivo) are suggesting that our spending spree is not over. In fact, they’re saying we’re going to splash out something in the range of €20-30m [...]
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