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Joan Laporta turned the Ateneu Barcelonès (a historic cultural institution and building in central Barcelona where lectures, debates, and book presentations are held) into a small festival of Barça nostalgia this week as he presented his book Així hem salvat el Barça – or, “This is How We Saved Barça.” The former president took the […]
Joan Laporta, outgoing president of FC Barcelona and now a candidate for the club’s presidency, faced the elephant in the room: a lawsuit filed against him and several board members at the Audiencia Nacional (a national court in Spain.) The complaint, reported by El Periódico, accuses him and key executives of money laundering, dodgy commissions, […]
FC Barcelona has asked UEFA to move the second leg of their Champions League round-of-16 tie from Tuesday, March 17th, to Wednesday, March 18th. The first leg would be played on March 10 away from home. According to ESPN Deportes, such requests are rare, but the club is trying to ensure that its presidential elections […]
Joan Laporta has been talking once again about an offer that Barcelona received for Lamine Yamal from Paris Saint-Germain. The Barca chief has previously revealed PSG tried with an audacious bid to land the teenager in 2024 and now claims some people were surprised he turned it down. “When PSG offered us €250 million for […]
FC Barcelona’s offices saw some unexpected movement today as Deco, the club’s sporting director, sat down with Arturo Canales, Marcus Rashford’s agent. According to SPORT, the meeting was meant to lay the groundwork for negotiations with Manchester United ahead of the summer. The discussions are still very much in the early stages, but it’s clear […]
Barcelona boss Hansi Flick is known for being a stickler for punctuality and has already made that crystal clear to his players. Jules Kounde, Inaki Pena, Marcus Rashford and Raphinha have all been left out of the German’s starting XI for being late to team meetings in the past. Pedri and Ferran Torres have been […]
Barcelona sporting director Deco is seemingly busy making plans for the summer transfer window and has been looking at ways to raise funds. According to Diario Sport, Deco has a ‘clear strategy’ for the summer and it goes something like this… Firstly, he wants to free up space on the wage bill and that means […]
Barcelona have finally clinched the signing of highly-rated English youngster Ajay Tavares from Norwich City. Tavares undertook a medical on Monday after jetting out to Catalunya and the transfer has now been announced. The deal has been in the works for a little while but had been held up by bureaucratic issues. However, the the […]
Barcelona’s striker search has reportedly taken the club to Mexico and Chivas starlet Armando González. According to Fox Sports, Barca have been in contact already to discuss his availability as they continue to look for attacking reinforcements. Gonzalez is still only 22 but has been out of the standout players in Liga MX, with 17 […]
Barcelona have been dealt another injury blow as left-back Jofre Torrents has been ruled out of action for 10-12 weeks with an ankle injury. Torrents had to be helped off the pitch at the weekend after sustaining the injury while playing for Juliano Belletti’s Barcelona Atletic and looked in real pain. Barcelona have now offered […]
Marc Bernal was on target for Barcelona again on Sunday in the 3-0 La Liga win over Levante in another strong showing from the Barcelona midfielder. The youngster is gaining prominence since returning to full fitness and looks set to play a greater role in the final months of the season. Frenkie de Jong was […]
Joan Laporta has spoken about his relationship with Lionel Messi and admits the relationship between the pair is still “damaged” and that the GOAT snubbed him at the 2023 Ballon d’Or ceremony. “The relationship with Messi isn’t what it used to be. There was also an incident at the Ballon d’Or ceremony where I went […]
FC Barcelona 3-0 Levante: Back on top – FC BarcelonaLast Monday Barcelona surrendered their lead in La Liga when they lost in Girona, but it has only taken them a week to recover their place at the top of the pile. While Real Madrid lost 2-1 at Osasuna on Saturday, the Catalans got the job […]
Barcelona have been regularly linked with a move for Nico Schlotterbeck but have now reportedly decided to give up the hunt for the Dortmund star. Real Madrid are now believed to be in the mix to land the defender, with Diario Sport claiming that the word from Barcelona is: “Let Madrid keep Schlotterbeck if they […]
Barcelona midfielder Marc Bernal was asked about those comparisons to Sergio Busquets after scoring in Sunday’s La Liga win over Levante. Bernal opened the scoring with his second goal of the season as Hansi Flick’s side took three points to return to the top of the table. Here’s what he had to say afterwards: “Comparisons […]
João Cancelo must have heard the chorus of criticism that was starting to ring out in Barcelona. He must have felt that even Hansi Flick was having his doubts as to whether there was a place for the creative defender. One thing we all knew is that Cancelo has talent. He is dangerous on the […]
Barcelona are back on top of the La Liga table thanks to a comfortable 3-0 win over Levante at Camp Nou on Sunday, and the standout performer was undoubtedly João Cancelo. The Portuguese started ahead of Alejandro Balde and had a complete performance at left-back as the team’s chief chance creator while also making important […]
Barcelona went into Sunday’s game knowing they had a 100% record at home in La Liga this season (11 wins from 11), and as long as there was no complacency, Hansi Flick’s side would make it a round dozen victories. After two awful results at Atletico Madrid and Girona, a win was much needed to […]
Barcelona boss Hansi Flick jumped to Lamine Yamal’s defence after the teenager was spotted looking frustrated at being taken off in the closing stages against Levante. Flick subbed Yamal in the 88th minute and sent on Roony Bardghji in his place. The Barcelona boss was then quizzed on Yamal’s reaction but was quick to play […]
Joao Cancelo was a happy man after shining in Barcelona’s 3-0 win over Levante in La Liga as the Catalans returned to the top of the table. The Portugal star has had to be patient since returning on loan in the January transfer window but put in a strong performance and was happy with his […]
Barcelona are back to winning ways and have reclaimed their spot on top of the La Liga table thanks to a very comfortable 3-0 win against Levante at Camp Nou on Sunday afternoon. The Blaugrana dominated the entire game and created really good chances throughout the game, and João Cancelo was the standout performer as […]
WELCOME TO CAMP NOU!!! The Greatest Stadium on Earth is the site of a crucial La Liga match for Barcelona as the defending champions welcome Levante for a Sunday afternoon game that Barça must win to bounce back from two painful defeats and reclaim top spot in the table. This should be fun, and you’re […]
Joan Laporta has told Real Madrid not to complain in the wake of their surprise defeat to Osasuna on Saturday in La Liga. Los Blancos went down 2-1 in a game that saw Osasuna awarded a penalty after a VAR check for a foul on Ante Budimir. The match referee originally booked Budimir for diving […]
Last session before Levante home match – FC BarcelonaThe finishing touches to preparations are in place for the upcoming LaLiga gameweek 25 fixture for Hansi Flick’s side, when they will be wanting to get back to winning ways and rack up another positive run of results. Hansi Flick: ‘It’s a good opportunity to turn the […]
Barcelona youngster Xavi Espart has been tipped to make it into the first team and take over from Jules Kounde at right-back at some point in the future. Former academy coach Óscar Jorquera says the right-back has what it takes to go all the way at Barcelona and can become a regular in the senior […]