SPANISH FOOTBALL & SPORTS (Free subscription) | yesterday
FIFA & FIFPro (the players Union) have combined to announce thisyear the "FIFA/FIFPro WORLD XI Team" which will be announced the21st of December in a Gala at Zurich (Switzerland).For the moment the organizations have handed in their 55 candidatesof which 11 are Spanish players:Casillas, Reina, Sergio Ramos, Piqué, Puyol, Iniesta, Xavi, Xabi Alonso,Cesc, Torres & Villa.The “World...
FCB News (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
As we near the end of the year the personal awards keep coming in recognition of our excellent year. Leo Messi has been named the best player of 2009 by the French magazine Onze Mondial, and in a final list of 57 nominations Barça were the team with the most candidates, besides Messi there were nominations for Valdes, Alves, Piqué, Puyol, Xavi, Toure, Iniesta, Ibrahimovic and Henry making...
CaughtOffside (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
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Fox News (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Rubin Kazan held off the constant attacking of defending champion Barcelona to earn a 0-0 draw Wednesday in the Champions League. Barcelona dominated possession but lacked sharp finishing against Rubin's disciplined defense, leaving the two teams tied for first place in Group F. The visitors came closest after only two minutes, when Zlatan Ibrahimovic curled a shot past goalkeeper Sergei Ryzhikov onto...
tribalfootball.com (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Former Spain coach Jose Antonio Camacho is backing Barcelona ace Xavi to win the FIFA Player of the Year trophy. read more
FC Barcelona news (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Former Spain coach Jose Antonio Camacho is backing Barcelona ace Xavi to win the FIFA Player of the Year trophy. read more
FCB News (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Let's be honest, it wasn't our best month ever. However, we could also say we only lost one game (to Rubin Kazan) in six and of the three main leagues in Europe - Spain, England and Italy - we are the only team to remain unbeaten in our domestic league. Whatever the case, when I look back at the six games from this month there are very few individual performances that stand out. After some careful...
Soccer news (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
Nominees list of FIFA World Player of the Year 2009: Michael Ballack (Germany), Gianluigi Buffon (Italy), Iker Casillas (Spain), Cristiano Ronaldo (Portugal), Diego (Brazil), Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast), Michael Essien (Ghana), Samuel Eto'o (Cameroon), Steven Gerrard (England), Thierry Henry (France), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Sweden), Andres Iniesta (Spain), Kaka (Brazil), Frank Lampard (England), Luis...
Fox News (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
Real Madrid winger Cristiano Ronaldo and Barcelona forward Lionel Messi are on a 23-player shortlist for this year's FIFA player of the year award. Other contenders include Barcelona teammates Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Andres Iniesta, Xavi Hernandez, Carlos Puyol and Thierry Henry. Samuel Eto'o, who won the Champions League title with Barcelona before moving to Inter Milan, is also on the list. Champions...
FOOTBALL: Just Love The Game (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have been named on 23-man shortlist for this year's FIFA World Player of the Year award. Real Madrid ace Ronaldo won the award last season for his stunning form with Manchester United , but the hot favourite to lift the award is Barcelona star Messi. The FIFA Football Committee has selected the shortlist, which includes six Spaniards, four Englishmen and three Brazilians,...
FCB News (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
You can tell we are moving towards the end of the year by the number of awards ceremonies. Last week we had the list of candidates for France Football's Ballon d'Or and now it is the turn for the other most prestigious individual award: the Fifa World Player. Fifa have released a list of 23 candidates for 2009 which includes six Barça players, Messi, Xavi, Iniesta, Puyol, Henry and Ibrahimovic...
ESPN (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
Barcelona midfielder Xavi hopes his side's 6-1 demolition of Real Zaragoza is more than enough proof that all is well at the European champions. After a 0-0 draw with Valencia and a shock home loss to Rubin Kazan, the midfielder insists that Barca are back to their best.
ESPN (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
Barcelona midfielder Xavi bemoaned the holders' "rotten luck" after they crashed to a shock 2-1 home loss to Rubin Kazan in their Champions League Group F match on Tuesday.
Ed's picks (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
This qualifying campaign has been extremely interesting and it’s a pity it is drawing to a close, but club football should keep us occupied for the next seven or eight months until the World Cup in South Africa starts. Most of the participants are already decided, although a couple of giants like France, Russia, Portugal and Uruguay will have to win their play-off ties before booking a ticket...
The Flat Back Four (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
The 30-man list of nominees for the 2009 Ballon d'Or has been announced. The list consisted of a Who's Who of European football. The most glaring thing is that there is no Italian player nominated in the top 30. 2009 Ballon d'Or Nominees Andrey Arshavin (Arsenal) Cesc Fabregas (Arsenal) Didier Drogba (Chelsea) Frank Lampard (Chelsea) John Terry (Chelsea) Fernando Torres (Liverpool) Steven Gerrard...
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