It’s been about about ten months since that special night at Anfield when Liverpool crushed Barcelona 4-0 to qualify for the Champions League final in Madrid last season. The task for Jurgen Klopp’s men seemed to be a huge mountain to climb after a 3 goal deficit from the first leg, however, the spirit, passion, …
The Bilbao International Football Summit (BIFS) is an annual gathering of footballing talents and executives from the Basque region. It acts as a showcase for Athletic Bilbao’s ever present philosophy (the club is known to only have Basque players on its teams). The event has only grown in stature throughout the years, and yesterday, at …
Football is most commonly known by its moniker joga bonito – the beautiful game – for a host of reasons. Chief among them is the sport’s storied history of fantastic playmakers. These players had it all – an exquisite touch, superb vision, a predatory eye for goal and so forth. Their mastery over the leather …
FC Barcelona manager Ernesto Valverde has not been receiving too much love from those around the Camp Nou recently. The Spanish tactician has been at the receiving end of fan fury for some time now and following Wednesday’s stalemate in the El Clasico, the calls to sack him have been growing louder and louder. Barca …
To say that Liverpool have been in fine form this season would be a massive understatement with Klopp’s men still unbeaten almost half way into the campaign with an astounding 13 wins in 14 Premier League matches. While catching a glimpse of Liverpool’s bright red colors might bring back some unhappy memories for most Barcelona …
Kid sporting mohawk in an attempt to look like Arturo Vidal steals the spotlight in away fixture against Leganes Barcelona recorded their third win on the trot after they came from behind to beat 20th placed Leganes 2-1 away from home. Even though they are level on points with Real Madrid, the win saw Barca …
Lionel Messi’s form from dead ball situations in the past few years has simply been on a different level than everybody else to play the sport, as he has been surpassing one milestone after the other. Only recently, he scored his 50th direct free kick for club and country against Real Valladolid on Tuesday, a …
The 30-man shortlist was announced for this year’s Ballon d’Or prize was announced on Monday which features Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Virgil van Dijk. While Virgil van Dijk is this year’s favourite to win the Ballon d’Or after inspiring Liverpool to a Champions League victory against Spurs in the final, Messi …
A Luis Suarez double sealed the comeback win for Barca after Inter had led through Lautaro Martinez’s early goal. Lautaro Martinez scored in the 2nd minute of the game but the Blaugrana responded after half time with two brilliant finishes from Uruguay hitman Suarez. The second goal for Barca came just 6 minutes before the …
Lionel Messi left everyone speechless with a sensational run and assist in the win against Inter Milan. Luis Suarez’s second-half brace ensured Barcelona came from behind to beat Inter Milan 2-1 in the Champions League. Lautaro Martinez scored in the second minute and the Italian side had further chances to extend their lead at the …
La Liga juggernauts Barcelona came from behind to beat Inter Milan 2-1 at Camp Nou and there was one Barca player who was credited for providing the change in momentum for Ernesto Valverde’s side. Inter, without the injured Romelu Lukaku, had lost their last four games in Barcelona, yet they made a fine start courtesy …
Ansu Fati and Frenkie De Jong are Barcelona’s future and that future is now! Barcelona bounced back from a shock 2-0 defeat to Granada with a 2-1 home win over Villarreal to move up to fourth in the LaLiga table. Antoine Griezmann and Arthur got the first-half goals at the Nou Camp as Barcelona moved …
While FIFA is the world’s biggest authority on international football it’s safe to say that the organization hasn’t always been adored by fans of the beautiful game. From corruption cases to some very questionable governing decisions, the regulatory body has had some bad blood with fans for some time now. The already fragile relationship seems …
Every King needs a Queen! Lionel Messi has always been regarded as a one-club man. Having been part of FC Barcelona since 2001, one can hardly question his loyalty. A little known fact about Messi along the same lines, he has known his wife since the age of five! Growing up, Messi was good friends …
Lionel Messi found himself to be the center of attraction during Argentina’s preparation for the Copa America. The U-17 squad managed by Pablo Aimar had training sessions with the Argentine men’s football team. The young lads had to wait in line from both sides in-order to get a picture with the Argentine mastermind. Preparation period …
After a heartbreaking defeat at the hands of Liverpool 3 weeks ago, Barcelona had their eyes on the last domestic cup. With the elimination of the Los Blancos, they were the fan-favorites as they went up against Valencia for the Copa del Rey final. The Blaugrana & their supporters had a lot of expectations & …
Love him or hate him, we can all agree that Luis Suarez is one of the deadliest strikers in the world right now. After making waves at Ajax, he became one of Liverpool’s talismanic strikers before making the move to Catalonia in 2014 to spearhead Barca’s front line. But it’s not just goals that he …