Samuel Eto’o couldn’t help but have a joke after being told he ‘played with Lionel Messi‘ during his Barcelona career. Eto’o spent five years alongside Messi at at the Camp Nou between 2004 and 2009, when the Argentine superstar was first breaking through. The pair won three La Liga championships and the Champions League in 2009, although Eto’o was … Read more
An enormous prospect is emerging from Barcelona’s famed youth system and his name is Gavi; a 16-year-old midfielder with the talent to become a real star. The teenager, who made his debut for the club in their pre-season win against Gimnastic on Wednesday, continued his run in the first team set-up when Ronald Koeman named him on … Read more
Barcelona have a headline about Cristiano Ronaldo pinned up in their dressing room for Lionel Messi and teammates to see. An extract of Spanish newspaper AS is pinned up inside the club’s Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper training base. Ronaldo terrorised the Blaugrana during his nine-year spell with Real Madrid – but the headline is nothing to do with that. … Read more
Lionel Messi was absolutely mobbed by fans who found out where he was eating in Miami, Florida. The six-time Ballon d’Or winner is spending time in the sunshine state after winning his first international trophy with Argentina last week. Messi will have been hoping for a relaxing break with family but that’s not quite what he got as fans … Read more
Gerard Pique has taken a dig at Real Madrid president Florentino Perez, after the creator of the Galacticos had some private conversations leaked. In the past few days Perez, who is in his second stint as Real Madrid president, has had three old conversations, in which he insulted legends and staff of the club, … Read more
Simon Jordan has claimed he is “not sad” Barcelona captain Lionel Messi didn’t move to the Premier League as he didn’t want a “replication of the Galacticos mentality.” Messi, 34, was a free agent at the end of June after his contract at the Camp Nou expired. The Argentine superstar was heavily linked with both Manchester City and Paris … Read more
Barcelona’s attempts to send Antoine Griezmann back to Atletico Madrid have been complicated by the fact the club didn’t tell the player negotiations had started. Griezmann moved from Atletico to Barcelona in 2019, a year after he was originally expected to leave for the Nou Camp, but things haven’t worked out as well as … Read more
Barcelona and Atletico Madrid are close to agreeing on a deal in which Antoine Griezmann would return to Los Rojiblancos and Saul Niguez would join the Camp Nou. This may be the most intriguing deal on the transfer market this summer. There have been other player deals in the past that caught the football … Read more
Lionel Messi sent a lovely message to a 100-year-old Argentina fan who logs every goal the six time Ballon d’Or winner scores with a paper and pencil. In a world where all of Messi’s stats are available to us at the touch of a button, on numerous devices and sites, Argentina fan Don Hernan does things … Read more