FC BARCELONA TEAM PHOTO FOR UEFA

FC Barcelona summoned today their entire 2013-2014 squad for the Official UEFA Team Photo. The boys put on their famous outfit-uniform & gave their best smiles to the camera. Below is the the FC Barcelona Team Photo season 2013 - 2014 in all its splendour. 




Hope the Barça readers & fans find this picture useful. If you click the image it should open up to a bigger size.

REAL MADRID | MOST VALUABLE SPORTING CLUB IN THE WORLD

While the 91M€ signing by Spanish Football Club Real Madrid of Gareth Bale is still causing comment & opinion around the Sporting World, American prestige Financial magazine "Forbes" has released its "Top Valuable Sporting Clubs in the World"

Here is an extract from the Forbes article:


"Real Madrid is now worth $3.4 billion, according to my math, $100 million more than we valued  the Spanish

TOP 10 FOOTBALL - SOCCER - PLAYERS TRANSFERS 2013

With the 2013 - 2014 European Football season now under way & the "Transfer Window" has shut until the 1st of January 2014 ( Winter Market ). Thought it may be informative for the readers to see the TOP 10 Transfers where Spanish Football Clubs have been very active selling & buying.

The list is shown below & some final transfer economic figures are "distorted" as they include only the cash

FC BARCELONA SHIRT - PLAYERS NUMBERS FOR SEASON 2013 - 2014

This post ( & pic )  is for the FC Barcelona fans & those readers interested. Found this curious & informative picture on the web of the shirt numbers assigned to each player of the FC Barcelona squad for season 2013 - 2014. 





The picture may be small but perhaps you can click on it & get a bigger size. Hope its useful for you as it helps keep up with all your favourite Barça players & to

MANCHESTER UNITED MAKES OFFER TO ATHLETIC BILBAO FOR ANDER HERRERA

English Club Manchester United needs to fill the midfield with a class player. The Club has made offers for Cesc Fabregas ( FC Barcelona ) , Ozil ( Real Madrid CF ) & others around Europe (eg Fellaini ). The transfer window shuts the 2nd of September & time is running out.



Latest news locally is that Manchester United has made a 30M€ offer to Spanish Football Club Athletic Club Bilbao for

FC BARCELONA 0 - ATLETICO DE MADRID 0 ( 1 - 1 AGG + AWAY GOAL ) FC BARCELONA WINS SPANISH SUPER CUP

The away goal scored in the first leg of the Spanish Super Cup by FC Barcelona at the Atletico de Madrid ground was enough tonight to give them the title with a 1 - 1 aggregate plus with the away goal advantage. 




Tonight's 2º leg return 0 - 0 final result had goalkeeping match savers by Barça Victor Valdes, a red card to Luis Felipe in the 80th min  which left Atletico down to 10 men & a

SPANISH SUPER CUP 1º LEG RESULT | ATLETICO DE MADRID 1 FC BARCELONA 1

Hot night in Madrid that gave the atmospheric backdrop to the 1ºst leg of the Spanish Super Cup between Atletico de Madrid & FC Barcelona which ended in a 1 - 1 draw that keeps the first title of the new Spanish Football season open for the 2º leg at Barcelona next week.




In general terms it was even between both teams & but perhaps Barcelona was fortunate to have equalized in the second half

FC BARCELONA THINKS IN PSG SAKHO AS AN ALTERNATIVE OPTION

FC Barcelona Coach Gerardo Martino has apparently told Club Directives that if it means sending money not currently available that he has sufficient squad resources to "patch up" the Central Defender position. However, it seems President Rosell is adamant that the team needs a Central Defender reinforcement right now.  




The latest name to arise is Paris St Germain defender Mamadou Sakho. The

FC BARCELONA CENTRAL DEFENDER WOES

Brazilian International & Chelsea FC defender David Luiz is occupying the Spanish Sports papers after news from England comments that FC Barcelona has made a 40M€ offer for the defender. Contradictory news, because from Barcelona that figure is close to 25M€ which should not really surprise us as these numbers are often distorted. The case is that David Luiz seems to be the man chosen by Barça to

CRISTIANO RONALDO - RIBERY - MESSI FINALISTS UEFA PLAYER OF THE YEAR

UEFA has handed in their list of the three candidates up for the "UEFA Player of the Year" season 2012-2013. The three chosen are:

Cristiano Ronaldo ( Real Madrid CF)
Franck Ribery ( Bayern Munich)
Lionel Messi ( FC Barcelona)


The winner will be announced the 29th of August in Monaco where 29 leading Football journalists will vote live & direct via an electronic voting system.






Cristiano

FC BARCELONA SEES LIVERPOOL FC DANIEL AGGER AS THE OPTION

The search by FC Barcelona for a Central Defender seems to be coming to a safe port after weeks of "testing the market". The two candidates seem to be David Luiz of Chelsea FC & Daniel Agger of Liverpool FC.According to Barcelona based Spanish Sports paper "Sport" , the 28 year old Danish International & Liverpool FC defender Daniel Agger is currently the best positioned for Barça. This option is

MANCHESTER UNITED THIRD OFFER FOR FC BARCELONA CESC FABREGAS

Third time lucky,  perhaps ? News out of England comment that Manchester United will put on the table of FC Barcelona a third offer for Spanish International midfielder Cesc Fabregas. The offers have been rising from 30M€ to 35M€ to a now & last 40M€ that would be a record for the English Club. The English Football giant considers Fabregas a priority for the new season & in their future plans &

NEYMAR DEBUTS WITH FC BARCELONA

It is the photo that FC Barcelona fans have been waiting all year. The debut of Brazilian Football sensation Neymar with his new Spanish Football Club. 




The forward came on late , around the 77th min mark, to replace Alexis in a pre-season match against Polish Club Gdansk which ended 2 - 2. The Brazilian was fiercely followed & one may say was welcomed to European Football with some "rough"

SPANISH FOOTBALL MARKETING & TREND - SETTERS

Hi guys, been out on a "mini summer break" this weekend. There was three "big" matches played yesterday - Saturday - that saw Real Madrid defeat PSG, FC Barcelona won Valerenga & Atletico de Madrid lost overseas to Estudiantes. All were pre-season matches & you would have seen the results & scorers already.To get things back & rolling today's post is about two Football Players that look like they

FC BARCELONA THINKS IN VERGINI OF NEWELL S

FC Barcelona needs a Central Defender. The Spanish Football Club has been scouting the market & the prime candidate the Brazilian & Paris St Germain player Thiago has been discarded while the other alternative Marquinhos of AC Roma goes an signs with Paris St Germain. The name of Chelsea FC defender David Luiz sounded but nothing has come of it. 

Now with the arrival of new Coach Gerardo Martino

PRE-SEASON GAME RESULTS | FC BARCELONA LOSES REAL MADRID DRAWS

Pre-season games & tests for Spanish Football Clubs FC Barcelona & Real Madrid. The first travelled to Munich to face Bayern, while the second flew to Lyon to play Olympique. The non-Spanish Clubs are fitter with more pre-season training & with more matches under their belts & in both cases it showed as the Spanish Teams have only been training for just more than a week. Added to this the Spanish

AN OPEN LETTER FROM ex-FC BARCELONA COACH TITO VILANOVA

The now ex-Coach of  FC Barcelona Tito Vilanova has published an "Open Letter" on his website. The letter is in Spanish & reads

"Después de cinco años maravillosos formando parte de un equipo que ha hecho realidad los sueños de cualquier entrenador, ha llegado el momento de afrontar un cambio en mi vida profesional para dedicar fuerzas y energías a continuar el proceso de la enfermedad que me

FC BARCELONA LOOKS FOR NEW COACH

FC Barcelona announced yesterday the unfortunate & sad news that its Coach Tito Vilanova could not continue with his job because his illness had "advanced" & the treatment in coming weeks was not compatible with the position. Shockwave that has shaken the Club & has put into motion the urgent need to find a substitute Coach. 

The names on the table are Bielsa, Laudrup, Rubi & Villas-Boas. But

FC BARCELONA | CESC FABREGAS OFFERS - SIGNING RUMOURS

Lot of rumours flying around about FC Barcelona player Cesc Fabregas. The news coming out of the UK comments on offers from Arsenal FC & the last from Manchester United after a "failed" attempt for Thiago Alcantara.



The lastest is that Cesc Fabregas wants to stay at Barça & that FC Barcelona has said NO to the offers ( for now ). The player has not been all that happy at Barça since his

REAL MADRID CF 2013 MOST VALUABLE SPORTS TEAM IN THE WORLD

According to the prestigious american financial magazine "Forbes", Spanish Football Club Real Madrid CF overtakes English giant Manchester United as "The 2013 Most Valuable Sports Team in the World" with an overall value of 3.3 Billion US$.



The calculations take into account numerous factors like all the assets ( including players, stadium, infrastructure) plus revenue sources & potential. For