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As Barcelona is now aiming to provide playing time minutes to some of its youth players, this may soon mean the end of the road for one veteran talent with the club. As noted by the Italian-based outlet CalcioMercato, Barcelona club officials will be open to parting ways with midfielder Philippe Coutinho over the upcoming […]

Barcelona all-time great Andres Iniesta is certain Xavi Hernandez has what it takes to take the place of Ronald Koeman. With Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Antoine Griezmann out, Barcelona seems to have lost its mojo and the pressure is starting to break the team apart. Rumors swirled that Barca boss Ronald Koeman is on […]

After a dismal start to the campaign, there have already been rumors circling that Barcelona boss Ronald Koeman could be out of a job sooner rather than later. Club president Joan Laporta is exploring other options to take over for the Dutchman but if you’re asking the coach himself, he has no intentions of leaving […]

Barcelona president Joan Laporta is encouraging fans to continue supporting the club despite its tumultuous start this season. After Barcelona’s devastating defeat to Bayern Munich in the UEFA Champions League opener, Joan Laporta addressed the club’s supporters and courteously asked for their patience. In the wake of Monday’s 1-1 draw against Granada, Laporta once again […]

Barcelona boss Ronald Koeman could be out of a job very soon. Per ESPN, the La Liga giants are exploring options to replace the Dutchman, with Belgium head coach Roberto Martinez emerging as a possible candidate. Barca president Joan Laporta reportedly had a long meeting following the club’s 1-1 draw with Granada on Monday regarding […]

Barcelona manager Ronald Koeman has expressed his disappointment on his team’s recent performance against Granada. Things have been completely different at Barcelona ever since Lionel Messi left. Unsurprisingly, Barca boss Ronald Koeman is already feeling the absence of the six-time Ballon d’Or winner. Evaluating Barcelona’s showing against Granada Monday, Koeman stressed that he has been […]

Barcelona has set its sights on FC Porto’s Luis Diaz, an attacker whom Tottenham Hotspur has been tracking for years. The departure of Lionel Messi has seen Barcelona mixing and matching things up in their hopes to fill the void left by the Argentine. There has been a wide array of targets linked to Barcelona […]

Barcelona came away with yet another difficult UEFA Champions League defeat against Bayern Munich, as the Bundesliga powerhouse secured a key 3-0 win on matchday one of the competition’s group stage round. After a promising start to the season in La Liga play, the main talking points regarding Barca have now quickly changed following this […]

With Barcelona’s injury problems continuing to mount, the club is eyeing a Premier League star in the January transfer window. According to Spanish outlet Sport, Barca is interested in making a move for Man City star Raheem Sterling. The report also states that the La Liga giants were close to getting a deal over the […]

After a turbulent summer, Spanish teams started La Liga a few weeks back. Barcelona lost Lionel Messi and Real Madrid lost Sergio Ramos, both stalwarts of the league. On the other hand, Atletico Madrid kept the squad together for the most part. They did lose, however, an important player in Saul Niguez and added Antoine […]

After the first week of football in the best club competition in the world, the Champions League, it can be said that some things are clearer. While there were surprises, such as PSG dropping points against Club Brugge or Manchester United losing to Swiss team Young Boys, most of the results were expected. In this […]

The injuries keep rolling with for Barca. Following their disappointing 3-0 defeat to Bayern Munich on Champions League matchday 1, the Catalan giants will be without two more key players: Jordi Alba and Pedri. The team announced the news on Wednesday morning: MEDICAL ANNOUNCEMENT@JordiAlba & @Pedri ➡ https://t.co/p9hgy8JWBC pic.twitter.com/cvuD2r27m3 — FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) September 15, […]

Barca is still adjusting to life without Lionel Messi, who shockingly departed for PSG this summer. Nevertheless, there are still high hopes for the club as they look to capture a La Liga title and conquer Europe. Veteran midfielder Sergio Busquets has all the belief in the world that Barcelona can still lift silverware without […]

Two European giants will meet in the opening week of the UEFA Champions League. Catalan pride Barcelona will meet Bavarian giants Bayern Munich at the Camp Nou on Tuesday and it was the opening of the world’s biggest club competition everyone was dreaming about. Not only are these amazing teams, but there is major recent […]

Barcelona signed only one player over the recent summer transfer window, although it subsequently sold that player as fullback Emerson departed to Tottenham. But now, Barca club president Joan Laporta is looking ahead to retooling the team—and he wants to begin this task with one possible major signing. As noted by Oriol Domenech on the […]

Even as the recent summer transfer window came to a close last week, Barcelona is reportedly already shortlisting targets for next year. For one, Barcelona is looking to revamp its left-back depth. As noted by the Spanish-based outlet Mundo Deportivo, Barcelona is showing an early intrigue in signing current Spanish and Valencia left-back Jose Luis […]

Nothing to see here. Just Lionel Messi setting another mind-blowing record in impressive fashion. Messi scored a hat-trick in Argentina’s 3-0 victory against Bolivia on Thursday in a World Cup qualifying match. With this, the iconic striker upped his international career goals to 79 and passed Brazil’s legendary Pele for most by any male player […]

After a whirlwind summer transfer window filled with changes across the board, Barcelona is now looking towards the future and building around its coveted talents. For one, Barca could be in for yet another free agency debacle as both forward Ansu Fati and midfielder Pedri are set to be out of a contract next year. […]

Barca has a much different look this season after the departure of club legend Lionel Messi but their squad took another big hit with Antoine Griezmann heading out on loan to Atletico Madrid. Unfortunately, it had to be done in order to help Barcelona’s financial situation, but it left manager Ronald Koeman pretty irritated. Via […]

The leaked current contract of Neymar with Paris Saint-Germain includes a unique clause stating he will be paid an extra bonus for just being “friendly.” Neymar already set a world record when he completed his £198 million move to PSG from Barcelona in 2017. However, the said transfer fee appears to be just a tip […]

Gerard Pique has dropped a major hint on his future with Barcelona. The 34-year-old centre-back, who has spent the majority of his senior career at Camp Nou, would like to retire as a Barca player but he doesn’t exactly know how soon it could happen. Per Goal, via La Sotana: “I will retire at Barca. […]

Barcelona fans are still mourning the departure of Lionel Messi as he abruptly left for PSG due to financial instability at Camp Nou. Club president Joan Laporta spoke out on the situation and made it clear that even with Antoine Griezmann going on loan to Atletico, Barca still wouldn’t have been able to keep Messi. […]

Barcelona was so eager to re-sign Neymar that Paris Saint-Germain had to gift his father €20 million to prevent his transfer. Prior to Lionel Messi’s move to PSG, the narrative was that Barcelona was looking to bring Neymar back. The Catalans have been trying their luck since 2017 and Joan Laporta spearheaded another attempt to […]

The recent summer transfer window was filled with a multitude of surprising deals, including Emerson Royal’s move to Tottenham from Barcelona. Emerson had just joined Barcelona from Real Betis earlier in the window. He was competing with Sergino Dest for the team’s starting right-back job, but those aspirations were put to a screeching end after […]

Former Los Angeles Lakers big man Pau Gasol continues to be a big draw in Europe. He finished a decent campaign in his emotional return to FC Barcelona and he looks forward to lacing up again in the next season. But in the meantime, Gasol has extra hours to reminisce about the good old days, […]

Antoine Griezmann is making his return to Atletico Madrid after a brief stint with Barcelona. Griezmann will initially be going to Atleti on loan until June 22, and then there is a buy option for €40 million. Fabrizio Romano has more details on the deal between the two clubs: Antoine Griezmann back to Atletico Madrid, […]

Memphis Depay is off to one promising start to his Barcelona career. The new Barca forward opened up his account with the club by notching an assist in the team’s La Liga opener against Real Sociedad and then followed it up with a game-tying goal in the 1-1 away result against Athletic Bilbao. Depay extended […]

Lionel Messi recently joined Paris Saint-Germain after an emotional exit from Barcelona. Sunday, Messi finally made his PSG debut in their matchup against Reims. The superstar came on the field to replace fellow star Neymar in the 65th minute. Messi got a rousing welcome from the PSG faithful: This is a little different… Leo Messi […]

Barcelona’s 2021-2022 UEFA Champions League group has already been tabbed among the ones to watch, as the Catalan side will face off against Bayern Munich, S.L. Benfica and Dynamo Kyiv. ⚽ This is @ChampionsLeague Group E! Barça 🆚▶ @FCBayernEN ▶ @slbenfica_en ▶ @dynamokyiven Who do you think? 👀 #UCLdraw pic.twitter.com/ZmeNmAfIUU — FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) August […]

There was much speculation heading into the ongoing summer transfer window on whether Philippe Coutinho would remain with Barcelona. After an underwhelming couple of seasons with Barca following his 2018 winter transfer move from Liverpool, Coutinho has been heavily linked with a move away from the Catalan giants. One recent report noted that Barca has […]

Following Lionel Messi’s departure from Barcelona, there has been much speculation on just what the club will end up doing with his famed No. 10 shirt. Messi donned the No. 10 shirt for much of his Barca career. Many have called for Barca to look into retiring the jersey number, such as with what Serie […]

Barcelona continues to have serious financial issues, despite the shocking exit of club legend Lionel Messi. However, it appears it’s a lot more serious than anyone thought. In a recent press conference, Barca president Joan Laporta revealed the La Liga giants are a whole €1.35 billion in debt, per Sky Sports. He also fully blamed […]

In the wake of Lionel Messi’s departure to Paris Saint-Germain, it was clear that Barcelona would have to find a solution to the issue of just who can help replace the Argentine’s astounding goal involvements production. Barcelona clearly needs multiple players to assist in achieving this feat, as the club currently does not have a […]

The post-Lionel Messi era is now underway for Barcelona. The Catalan giants opened up their 2021-2022 La Liga schedule with a home fixture against Real Sociedad, which is the club’s first official match since Messi’s departure to Paris Saint-Germain. Barca fans are planning to pay tribute to the six-time Ballon d’Or winner by chanting his […]

As Barcelona is still dealing with multiple notable financial dilemmas, the club is looking to once and for all resolve the long-term future of midfielder Philippe Coutinho. As noted by the Italian-based outlet La Gazzetta dello Sport, Barcelona is well still interested in offloading Coutinho over the ongoing summer transfer window, which will close in […]

Lionel Messi leaving Barcelona to join Paris Saint-Germain sent shockwaves throughout the football world. Now, it appears he has placed Paris at a standstill. Or at least that’s what a TikTok video says. Messi arrived in Paris on Tuesday and one fan caught an insane scene on video. Several all-black SUVs roared through an empty […]

Lionel Messi absolutely shocked the entire sporting world after it was revealed that he was leaving boyhood club Barcelona after 17 years. It was confirmed on Tuesday that the 34-year-old was set to sign a massive $104 million, two-year contract with PSG. Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry was one of the first NBA personalities […]

Lionel Messi has officially signed with Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) after his shocking exit from Barcelona. Now, fans get to see a first look of him in his new threads. With the sudden turn of events, it certainly feels weird to see the Argentine forward in a different jersey far from the usual Blaugrana colors. However, […]

It’s been quite the last couple of days for Barcelona. Club legend Lionel Messi has abruptly left the club after 17 seasons due to financial issues and now, the La Liga giants will be without another key figure for the next two months. Barca announced on Monday that summer signing Sergio Aguero will be sidelined […]