NEITHER COPA, NOR LIGA, NOR CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
The final failure of Mourinho
He was sent off for protesting
The Portuguese coach saw a red card and his team finished short, with a sending off for Cristiano and a scuffle
1-2 – Atlético broke its jinx in extra time, and left Real without a trophy
Neymar only wants to play for Barça
Sport has featured reports in recent days placing FC Barcelona goalkeeper Victor Valdés in Monaco for the upcoming 2013-14 season. The Catalan is said to have made up his mind about a new adventure in his career and it only remains for the two clubs to work out the details of the transfer.
BARÇA-NEYMAR-SANTOS
Frantic Negotiation
Sanllehí met the player’s father yesterday in his office
The signing enters into a critical stage and the only OK left to get is from Santos
NEYMAR CLOSE
The Santos board sees in plain sight the offer from Barça and the negotiation takes a step forward
Reina / Ter Stegen – The Two
Barça plans on signing both keepers in June to replace Valdés
Yesterday, May 16, FC Barcelona were honored by FIFA with the “Medical Center of Excellence” status. This recognition is given to institutions that portray a mission “of which is to use medical knowledge and experience to improve the care and medical treatment of footballers of all categories“. This is in actuality quite a prestigious award for the club. Before yesterday’s official announcement, only 33 other such centers of excellence existed globally, and the majority were university medical centers or private medical practices. FC Barcelona are in fact the first ever football club to be donned with such an illustrious title and are also now the only medical center in Spain with this accreditation. More after the jump.
“My son is 14 years old and he still hasn’t seen them win a derby … I don’t want to pressure, but … Don’t you think it’s about time?”
“Jinxed Atleti.”
Cartoon by Caye
Sky Sports football pundit Gary Neville interviewed former teammate David Beckham this week on the details of his recent decision to retire from the sport. Beckham singled out Barcelona star Lionel Messi as the culprit:
Neville: “When did that moment come, when did it hit you [that it was time to retire]?”
Beckham: “I probably knew when Messi was running past me in the home game, but I’m privileged to have won the trophies I have won.”
Words: SkySports • Image: Kevork Djansezian [Getty]
This evening FC Barcelona has celebrated the league title with a dinner at Arola, a restaurant at the Hotel Arts Barcelona. All members of the first team squad and the technical staff were invited, as were their partners.
At today’s lunchtime press conference at the Ciutat Esportiva, Pedro Rodríguez expressed his pleasure at winning the league title, as it is a mark of consistency across the entire year and the effort that the team exerted, although he would have liked to have given more.
About the possibility of reaching the 100 points record through the last three remaining games, he echoed the sentiments of his teammate Jordi Alba by saying, “the 100 point record is a motivation for us and an objective we have in mind. We know it will be difficult because the other teams we are playing are still playing for things – but we intend to try.”
It’s time for another Crackòvia episode! Today we have a video about Alexis Sánchez (Jordi Rios) who taught his teammates to interpret the “murmur” of the Camp Nou, as he has become an expert on it this year. Click “continue reading” to enjoy the video. Continue reading »
FC Barcelona’s preparations continue for Sunday’s league match against Valladolid at the Camp Nou. The team held a training session this Thursday morning at the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper in which goalkeeper Víctor Valdés began to work on the pitch with his fellow keepers. Valdés continues to recover from plantar fasciitis and a calf strain in his left leg that have prevented him from taking any part in the last two league matches.
[Lineup for 2013 Copa: Modric, Xabi Alonso, Essien, Diego López]
Mou: “I’m thinking about playing the final with the players that are still loyal to our sect.”
Karanka: “There aren’t many, but against ‘the Jinxed Ones,’ they should win.”
Cartoon by Caye
NEYMAR, DONE DEAL
Total offensive from Barça, already in Brazil to finalise the transfer of the superstar
It is a difficult negotiation, but the club hopes to close the deal this week
Thiago Silva wants to come
The central defender from PSG likes Barcelona’s attacking football and wants titles
NEYMAR – FINAL APPROACH
Barça is already in Brazil to seal the deal for the forward
57 million – what Barça is paying
If the management at Santos sanctions the transfer, he would be a culé this very day
120 million – what Madrid is offering
Neymar could say his final goodbye to the Santos fans this Sunday
This is a translation of an article originally found in sports daily El Mundo Deportivo. You can find the original article here. Some information has been added to give a clearer view of the player.
One of the few pearls in the academy that came from the Eto’o Foundation in Cameroon is Joseph Fabrice Ondoa Ebogo, mostly known as Fabrice Ondoa. The Cameroonian, born in Yaoundé on December 24, 1995 is the most promising goalkeeper currently in the academy.
LIST OF OUTGOING PLAYERS
Abidal – end of contract
Villa – for sale – 15m
Adriano – for sale – 10m
Bojan – for sale – 5m
Afellay – for sale – 3m
Dos Santos – for sale – 4m
Cuenca – for sale – 4m
Fontàs – for sale – 3m
Muniesa – end of contract
Sergi Roberto – on loan
Zubizarreta and Tito already know which players are not needed for next season
Valdés wants to go this summer
Barça wishes that he complete his contract and maintains he is not available for transfer at any price
THIAGO ON THE MARKET
The priority is that he stays, but if offers arrive, they will be heard
Guardiola’s Bayern is tracking the young, Barça product
Confirmed: Messi, out for 2-3 weeks
FC Barcelona player Jordi Alba, speaking during the presentation ceremony of his youth training campus, said that despite winning the main objective, the La Liga title, the team still wants to do something important this spring. “We have three games left and we’ll try to win them. We want to equal Madrid’s record and win 100 points,” he declared. Asked about plans for next season and his opinion about upcoming signings, Alba noted that “the coaching staff and the board of directors will strengthen the team where they see fit. I think the team is great, we have a bright future, and I hope we win more titles next season.” When asked specifically about the possibility of Neymar joining the blaugrana, he said, “I don’t know if he’ll come or not. He’s a great player and he’s proving that he’s a different kind of footballer.”
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