England international and Manchester United forward Wayne Rooney lately admitted that he was amazed by the performance of FC Barcelona in the Clasico. Barcelona conquered its arch rival in “a show that was the best” the striker has ever seen in his life.
Argentine international Javier Pastore, 21, has renewed his contract with the Italian team Palermo until 2015. The star midfielder, the revelation of the Italian championship, has reportedly been an object of interest for FC Barcelona for a long time now.
As reported by Spanish newspaper Sport and Italian football site Calciomercato.com, FC Barcelona have their eyes on Rome as the club is reportedly interested in Romanian international Lazio full back Stefan Radu (24).
According to Catalan sports paper Sport, the former center back of FC Barcelona and captain of the Dutch national team, Frank de Boer, was appointed yesterday as the new manager of AFC Ajax Amsterdam. De Boer took charge after Martin Jol handed his resignation to the club board.
The number one goalkeeper of Athletic Bilbao, Gorka Iraizoz, will not be wearing the Barca jersey next season. According to the Basque club’s official site, the player and the club have reached an agreement for the goalkeeper’s contract extension. The new deal will keep him in Bilbao until 2015.
Two of the key members of the current Barcelona squad, Lionel Messi and Andrés Iniesta, urged their team-mates to remain focused after their 0 – 2 win at La Romareda this Saturday, according to Sport.co.uk. Two goals from Messi, one in each half, ensured the three vital points for the Blaugrana.
According to British newspaper Sunday People, the French coach of London’s Arsenal, Arsene Wenger, is ready to put pen to paper with one of the youth products of FC Barcelona. The player in question is said to be Barcelona’s Cadet A midfielder and Spain U-16 international Sergi Samper (15).
Valencia CF winger Juan Manuel Mata, together with FC Barcelona’s defensive midfielder Sergio Busquets, was proclaimed a champion of the world on 11 July 2010. Both of them, however, agreed to represent their country in a lower category of the Spanish national team, in the Under-21 selection.
Spanish youth international striker and FC Barcelona forward Bojan Krkic believes that a possible defeat on Sunday to rivals Atletico Madrid would not necessarily mean the end of the world. As was reported by El Mundo Deportivo, the striker said that it “would not be a catastrophe” as the league started just a while ago.
Former Barcelona forward Thierry Henry officially apologized to FC Dallas keeper Kevin Hartman for the incident that took place in the game between the New York Red Bulls and FC Dallas just a couple a days ago in Pizza Hut Park in Dallas.
Sweden international and Barca forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic (28) who is on a loan deal with Milan was yet again the cause of a minor controversy after the Champions League game AC Milan played against AJ Auxerre this Wednesday. The player was first interviewed by a journalist in the stadium, and later on a commentator together with ex-coach of the Italian national team Arrigo Sacchi joined in. That’s when it all started…
The agent of Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Mino Raiola, might be stuck in time as he always finds a moment to comment on Zlatan’s stay in Barcelona despite the fact that his client switched sides a couple of days back. Raiola attacked Guardiola, a thing that seems to be scheduled on a regular basis.
Belarusian international Alexander Hleb (29) is on the move again as he is leaving FC Barcelona after the club agreed on a one year loan spell in England, as it was reported by Spanish newspaper AS. Lending players seems to be a new trend in Barcelona, when Hleb was loaned out after Keirrison, Henrique, Cáceres and Ibrahimovic (on loan to AC Milan before being bought).
Italian, English and Spanish media have been contemplating the future of Brazilian international striker Robinho (26) for a couple of months now. According to various sources, Barcelona was fascinated by the idea of Robinho joining the team. Some even claim, that Guardiola would have welcomed Robinho, but for some reason the deal fell through.
FC Barcelona striker Lionel Messi (23) will receive another prestigious individual award during the last week of September. European Sports Magazine (ESM) along with Adidas will present the Golden Boot award to the striker for being best goalscorer among European clubs during the last season.
The new coach of arch-rival Real Madrid, Jose Mourinho, took a little time recently to analyze the situation between his own club and FC Barcelona before the start of the new season. Mourinho confessed that there is a major difference between the play of FC Barcelona and his new team. As reported by Spanish newspaper El Mundo Deportivo, the 47-year-old coach believes that Barca has a great advantage when it comes to familiarity between the players and the team’s style of play.
Young Brazilian talent Keirrison da Souza Carneiro (21), according to Spanish newspaper Sport, is enjoying a good start at his new club Santos, where he was loaned out by FC Barcelona. Keirrison’s performance in the game against Atletico Mineiro was far from ideal, but he showed some good movement during the game.
According to Spanish newspaper Sport, Barcelona is monitoring the situation around the highly rated Venezuelan striker Josmar Zambrano (18). His performances for Tenerife B caught the eyes of Barcelona coaches, who are interested in signing the striker, especially after their last player from the Canary Islands, Pedro Rodriguez, developed into a world-class player himself.
Brazilian international and Barcelona defender Maxwell (28) is being investigated by UEFA on a suspicion of using a false passport, as was reported by news portal Globo Esporte. According to the newspaper, Maxwell will have to visit UEFA’s headquarters in Switzerland and explain the whole situation.
According to Spanish newspaper El Mundo Deportivo, the negotiations between Barcelona and Liverpool over the signing of Javier Mascherano are in the final stages. The talks appear to be finally heading in the right direction, although the initial offer from the Blaugrana was rejected by Liverpool. According to sources close to the dealings, in recent hours the clubs came to a very close position and about 3 million are separating the two clubs of a definitive agreement. Liverpool however, is very reluctant to accept the inclusion of Aliaksandr Hleb or any another player in the operation as the English outfit urgently needs money, so they will demand to pay the full amount of the transfer fee in cash.
Jose Mourinho’s former assistant, Brazilian Baltermar Brito (58) thinks that Mourinho is currently way ahead of Guardiola as a coach and that the Catalan giants are scared of the Portuguese.
According to Spanish newspaper AS, Brazilian left back Filipe Luis (24) is from Friday afternoon officially an Atletico Madrid player. Luis signed a 5 year contract with the club after he successfully passed a medical examination at the clinic FREMAP Majadahonda which was supervised by Dr. Villalon.
All the speculations about a possible transfer to FC Barcelona came to an end when the Spanish U-19 international Pablo Sarabia (18) signed a new contract with Real Madrid and prolonged his stay at the Bernabeu until June 30, 2013.
“I think Pique is in line with the best (defenders) in the world. And he even may be the best.”
FC Barcelona defender Gabriel Milito praises his team-mate Gerard Pique, as quoted by Radio Catalunya.
Spanish national hero and Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta (26) is very close to a special honor. A stadium in Albacete might bear his name in the near future. After his winning goal in the World Cup final helped Spain to win their first-ever title, some of the fans started a petition.
Arsenal’s captain and Spanish international Cesc Fabregas (23) asked for a little understanding from Arsenal supporters after he was a victim of a prank organized by team-mates Pepe Reina, Carles Puyol and Gerard Pique. Cesc was called in front of the stage by Reina where he was dressed in a Barcelona jersey. According to Metro.co.uk’s information, the player himself explained that he had no idea what was about to happen.
According to the New York Times, France international and FC Barcelona striker Thierry Henry (32) is one step away from a transfer to the New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer. Speculation about Henry’s departure has been circulating in the media for several months now, but it could be confirmed as early as this Thursday. As the NY Times reported, the club management of the NY Red Bulls has decided to call a press conference in the Red Bull Arena when Thierry will be officially presented to media and fans.
Spanish international and Barcelona defensive midfielder Sergio Busquets (21) thinks that the Spanish midfield formation have what it takes to eliminate the danger represented by Wesley Sneijder (26) in Sunday’s World Cup final, as reported by British tabloid FourFourTwo. Spain will face Holland and the main danger will most likely come from the Oranjes creative midfielder Sneijder and winger Arjen Robben (26).
According to Spanish newspaper Sport, Keirrison da Souza Carneiro (21) is just a step away from completing a move to Brazilian team Santos. A final agreement can be sealed within the next few hours as Santos reportedly offered 2.8 million euros for the Brazilian striker, plus a purchase option for Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior (18).
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