Barcelona have reportedly earmarked Manchester City star Julian Alvarez as a target to replace Robert Lewandowski. According to SPORT, the Blaugrana are monitoring Alvarez’s situation at City and Xavi is an admirer of the Argentine attacker. The 23-year-old has a release clause of €50 million and has been at the Etihad since January 2022. Alvarez…
Lionel Messi has been informed that he is the winner of the 2023 Ballon d’Or according to family friend Alessandro Dossetti. The 2022 FIFA World Cup winner has been widely tipped to win his eighth Ballon d’Or on October 30. It appears that he may have been told that he has won the award by…
The cheers stretched from Andalusia to Aberdeen as Spain’s victory over Norway put both themselves and Scotland into the Euro 2024 finals next summer. It was a tale of two VAR checks in Oslo on Sunday night as interpretations of the offside law became the main focus of proceedings in an otherwise uneventful encounter. Alvaro…
Barcelona have seen their fair share of legends across the years, with names like Ronaldinho and Lionel Messi evoking sentiments across the fanbase. But new stars are always on the horizon. According to icon and Barca Atletic coach Rafa Marquez, Lamine Yamal might just be the next massive talent to illuminate Camp Nou. Yamal has…
Barcelona have several important fixtures every year, but very few compare to El Clasico. The storied rivalry between Real Madrid and FC Barcelona is a thing of footballing folklore. Twists and turns at every end, the teams from Madrid and Catalonia always battle it out in a contest of footballing philosophies as well as political…
Porto manager Sergio Conceicao was irate with referee Anthony Taylor on Wednesday night after his side fell to defeat, feeling that several decisions went against his side. The home team had two penalty appeals that were not given in their favour, and Taylor was not called across by VAR to review the decisions. Porto fans…
Barcelona secured a narrow 1-0 win over FC Porto away from home in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday, October 4. Barca entered this game on the back of a narrow 1-0 win over Sevilla in their last league outing. An own goal from old foe Sergio Ramos gifted them the win as they kept…
Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski has added to Xavi’s injury problems after limping out of Wednesday’s Champions League clash with Porto. The Poland international appeared to pick up a problem after being hit by a heavy challenge from David Carmo. Lewandowski did continue for a few minutes but eventually had to be replaced by Ferran Torres…
Joao Felix has cited style of play as the key difference between Barcelona and his former club Atletico Madrid. The talented forward joined Barcelona on loan from Atletico on deadline day of the summer transfer window, bringing an end to what had been a difficult spell at the Estadio Civitas Metropolitano. Atleti forked out a…
The UEFA Champions League returns to the fold with another round of matches this week as FC Porto take on Xavi’s impressive Barcelona side in an important clash at the Estadio do Dragao on Wednesday. FC Porto vs Barcelona Preview Barcelona are currently in second place in the La Liga standings and have been fairly…
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