The vineyards of Andrés Iniesta in his hometown will soon allow him to label bottles under his name. The Catalán news site Sport describes the new venture of the azulgrana player.
FC Barcelona forward and Argentine international Lionel Messi (22) outshined Real Madrid’s Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo (25) and Manchester United’s English striker Wayne Rooney (25) who came second and third respectively in terms of media value, a team of Spanish researchers claimed on Friday.
Messi was given a media value of 21.6 while his Real Madrid counterpart Cristiano Ronaldo apparently has a media value of 19.6. England’s Wayne Rooney was given a media value of 13.6.
A research group named Economics, sports and intangibles (ESI) from the University of Navarra rated the last year’s Ballon d’or winner as the player with the highest profile in the world for the second year running.
FC Barcelona players defender Rafael Marquez (31) and midfielder Jonathan Dos Santos (19) have been convened by coach Javier Aguirre for Mexico’s friendly against New Zealand on March 3rd. Former Barcelona youngsters Giovani dos Santos (20) and Efrain Juarez (22) have also been called up.
Mexico national team coach Javier Aguirre yesterday summoned nine Mexicans playing in Europe and nine players from the Mexican league, for the friendly against New Zealand in Pasadena (USA).
The friendly against New Zealand will be the second of four that Aguirre has scheduled to observe his players before finally revealing his squad for the World Cup. Mexico won the first friendly against Bolivia (5-0) and two other friendlies with North Korea and Iceland are still pending.
FC Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola is the latest high-profile name to become an ambassador of Qatar’s 2022 World Cup bid.
“I believe this is a truly unique bid, and a wonderful opportunity to spread the magic and the benefits of the world’s favourite game across the globe,” he said in a press conference today.
Guardiola, who played for Qatar’s Al Ahli Club from 2003 to 2005, recently returned to the Gulf nation after leading his team to the FIFA Club World Cup title in Abu Dhabi, the sixth trophy of Barca’s 2008-09 season.
Saying he was impressed by Qatar’s football development and infrastructure investment, he added: “My experience in Qatar, as well as the outstanding organisation and football passion we witnessed in the UAE during the Club World Cup, makes me confident that Qatar and the Middle East can host a spectacular, passionate and unforgettable World Cup that embraces all the FIFA ideals.”
Barcelona superstar and FIFA World Player of the Year Lionel Messi along with his Barcelona team-mate Thierry Henry, Chelsea duo Didier Drogba and Frank Lampard, and Liverpool talisman Fernando Torres all teamed up with Pepsi MAX to show their true colours as part of the new bodypaint campaign.
The bodypaint campaign forms part of the overall 2010 Pepsi MAX activity, which includes the latest Pepsi MAX TV commercial and is set to launch this summer, report fourfourtwo.
The new TV commercial was filmed in Africa and highlights the talents of the ‘MAX football stars’.
FC Barcelona are ranked fifth in the latest version of Eurosports European power rankings.
FC Barcelona have swapped places with Manchester United after the European champions suffered their first loss of the season at Atletico Madrid. However, that famous win is not enough to lift Atletico off the foot of the table of teams left in European competition, by virtue of their woeful Champions League group stage performances.
Chelsea have lost top spot in the European Power Rankings following a defeat at Everton that reignited the Premier League title race.
“HAS FLORENTINO SPENT ANOTHER 300 MILLION…ON THE WITCH PEPE?”
Club member Roland Gombau Rius, 17, is the lucky winner of a very special prize from FC Barcelona – free tickets for every Barça match, home and away, for the rest of the season.
Roland Gombau Rius, member number 86403 will be travelling with a friend or relative to all of Barça’s home and away matches – and all completely free of charge.
Roland won the prize – offered as part of the 2010 membership renewal campaign – out of 6,000 members. This year, renewing your membership card can win you some wonderful prizes. And registering for the draw is free!
With Villareal’s regular midfielder Bruno suspended Villareal B’s Javier Magro Matilla (21) may finally get his chance to shine for the Yellow Submarine this weekend, possibly finding himself paired with Marcos Senna when Athletic Bilbao visit El Madrigal tonight. And with his form for Villareal B catching the eye of potential suitors, it seems many people will be watching his performance very closely tonight.
After making his first-team debut last season against Almeria, the midfielder has found his chances limited, but even from the B team the pundits have heaped praise upon the young ball-player, with many drawing comparisons to Barcelona great Xavi Hernandez. ”These are big words. He’s the best organizer. Without doubt, the best reference. Guardiola was my idol and now it is Xavi”, said Matilla, in an interview with El Pais, where the player went on to confess to watching the Barca play-maker for educational purposes, “I have a similar physique to his and I try to get the most benefit from watching him.”
Gerard Pique is fast becoming an iconic figure in the media, after recently becoming one of the images of Nike, the Barca defender is now the new brand ambassador for the Prince Double Choc campaign, which will start airing on the 15th of February.
With his pull amongst the younger generation, “Prince Pique” is fast becoming an iconic brand in the media and his performances on the field are only multiplying his marketing potential.
NBA’s Pau Gasol was the previous image of this “Prince” campaign. The Lakers’ power forward (who has previously played with Regal Barca) was the ambassador of this campaign in 2002, and will now be replaced by Pique.
FC Barcelona are unwilling to accept a system of sharing television revenue among La Liga clubs as it would weaken their ability to compete with European rivals, president Joan Laporta said on Wednesday.
Barca and Real Madrid dominate in Spain in part because they each have TV contracts worth around 120 million euros ($165 million) a year, around half the total pot for the 20 clubs in the top flight.
Spain’s professional league (LFP) essentially backs the introduction of collective bargaining but recognises that persuading Barca and Real to accept it would be difficult.
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Who’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic beyond press conferences and hasty half-time interviews? Who is the man behind the sports columns praise choruses or the blurry paparazzi pictures? In a unique one-hour portrait of the TV3, Rene Nyberg has closely been following the circus Zlatan.
When Marc Valiente (22) of Sevilla was featured pulling Messi in the video Real Madrid used in their appeal against Cristiano Ronaldo’s two game ban recently and then later defended Messi’s actions to the press (read more here), most Barca fans were surprised as Valiente was thought to be playing with Celta Vigo in the Segunda A division. I decided to find out what happened to him.
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Former Arsenal manager George Graham, said in an interview that current arsenal boss Arsene wenger is a great fan of Barcelona and their total football but believes Wenger needs a physical presence.
“Arsene is a great believer in total football and I think he is a great admirer of Barcelona.
“Whether Arsenal can do a Barcelona in English football… there’s a big question mark over that. I think Wenger loves the way Barca play and I think he wants Arsenal to evolve in that way.”
Graham adds: “Arsene was the manager who developed that pacy and athletic game in England and I don’t know why he has changed it.
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