Former FC Barcelona coach, Johan Cruyff, defended the Ukrainian central defender Chygrynskiy following recent criticism during and after the Cup match against Sevilla.
In his weekly article Cruyff said: “If people criticize Chygrynskiy, they are also criticizing the coach” and claimed that it’s a no win situation for the club.
The Dutchman further underlined his claims by [...]
Catalan sports newspapers report that FC Barcelona forward, Lionel Messi, is close to recovering for upcoming clash with Real Madrid.
Ivorian international Yaya Toure, recovered from swine flu and attended the latest training session. Lionel Messi was also present but he was practicing alone as he is still undergoing his special recovery treatment.
Messi, Ibrahimovic and Dani Alves missed [...]
The average attendance at the Nou Camp so far this season has been 12,000 higher than last year, with an average of 75,000 at each game.
The average attendance at the stadium so far this season after six games is 74.254, 12.256 more than for the first six games of last season, when the average was [...]
FC Barcelona defender, Gerard Pique, thinks that it will be impossible for his team to repeat last year’s success and thinks that Barca needs to remain humble.
“We have to try win it all again, but the coach (Guardiola) is right when he said that it’s hard to improve and that we’ll have to forget about [...]
Fans of Cultural Leonesa may look forward to hosting Copa del Rey champions – FC Barcelona. The draw for the knockout phase took place this morning in Madrid and Barca are scheduled to travel to Leon on 28th of October and will be hosting the minnows in return leg on 10th of November at Camp [...]
According to reports coming from England, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is keen on signing the FC Barcelona captain Carles Puyol. The Frenchman believes that Puyol could become a perfect partner for Vermaelen in Arsenal’s defense but their Premiership rivals, Manchester City, are also interested in signing the Barca icon.
Reportedly, Manchester City coach, Mark Hughes, is looking to [...]
FC Barcelona midfielder, Andres Iniesta, attended a press conference after a training session with the Spanish national team.
“I never asked anything from Barca. It’s the club that reached out to me regarding new contracts. If the club feels that I need a new contract then I can only hope it’s a fair one. I don’t [...]
Speaking for the Catalan sports daily “EMD”, FC Barcelona striker Bojan Krkic, revealed that he’s feeling confident and optimistic about his return to the pitch. “First thing to do is to is to pick up the pace, regain confidence and return to my previous form. I feel confident, I just lack some rhythm”, described the young striker.
Bojan went on [...]
Former Portuguese international, Luis Figo, who is currently working on administrative tasks at Inter Milan, wants to see FC Barcelona star, Leo Messi, play under Jose Mourinho at Inter Milan.
“It’s simple. The best footballer in Europe, at this time, is Messi. He has incredible qualities and is capable of breaking down any defense. We would [...]
Sandro Rosell is finalizing the details of his 2010 Barca presidential bid.
Speaking for “Esport Club”, Rosell revealed some of the key points of his project. Rosell said that above all he would like to preserve the good image of FC Barcelona, include the ethical code for directors and to give Guardiola more power to decide [...]