Piqué: “We want to win everything each season and to do that we need the best squad possible”

Piqué: “We want to win everything each season and to do that we need the best squad possible”

FC Barcelona is in a process of rebuilding the team. Changes are expected and there are lots of improvements to be made. Before embarking on the US trip with the Spanish national team, Gerard Piqué reflected on the recent season in an interview with El Mundo Deportivo.

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The ‘Cold War’ summer: reacting to Bayern both on and off the field

The ‘Cold War’ summer: reacting to Bayern both on and off the field

The coming summer was always going to be an exciting one for FC Barcelona and many other top clubs, but last week, Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund made it much more so. On the field, the German clubs provoked panic in Spain by dismantling Barcelona and Real Madrid with four goals apiece, leading many journalists to declare that the center of footballing power in Europe had moved at last. But off the field the German clubs were reshaping the transfer market as well. Bayern Munich acquired 20-year-old playmaker Mario Götze, Dortmund’s homegrown maestro and one of the world’s best young talents, as well as being strongly linked to Dortmund’s striker and four-goal hero against Madrid, Robert Lewandowski (24).

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Transfer talk: Van Persie to Barca, Afellay to Inter?

Transfer talk: Van Persie to Barca, Afellay to Inter?

Barca enters the crucial stage of the season as the race for La Liga and the UEFA Champions League  heats up. But no time is a bad time for transfer rumours, we have learned. This time around, Arsenal striker Robin Van Persie finds his name being linked to the club. And if you were to believe Daily Star, Barca’s trump card to seal the deal is not a briefcase with bundle of cash but the Dutch player’s former teammate, Cesc Fabregas. We can already see Fabregas sitting at the negotiation table with Rosell and co. trying to convince Van Persie to leave London and move into his apartment… sorry, to Barcelona. The club’s locker room , like the airport, has both arrivals and departures, and so there are two players who according to El Mundo Deportivo may be headed to Milan (Inter). Read a brief summary of all the transfer rumours after the jump.

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Henrique’s Racing Loan Extended

Henrique’s Racing Loan Extended

FC Barcelona’s Brazilian defender Henrique Adriano Buss (23) will remain on loan at Racing Santander for another year, according to reports published today on Barcelona’s official website.

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totalBarça debate: The Left-Wing

totalBarça debate: The Left-Wing

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Yup. The subject is being brought up yet again. This time it’s your turn to do the debating, state the facts, and argue your points. The question is: Who should be the left-winger for next season?

In this EXCLUSIVE totalBarça article you’ll find:

- a list of over 40 possible candidates for the left-wing position that have been linked to FC Barcelona
- a link to the players profiles on Wikipedia
- a video showcasing their talents and skills
- a poll of the top-10 realistic candidates
- a place to discuss and share your thoughts and ideas about this issue

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