tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55032737923655195392024-03-16T08:36:17.869+01:00FC Barcelona Blog: Barça Transfer ZoneAll the rumours, all the factspephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05504092527765425653noreply@blogger.comBlogger6317125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503273792365519539.post-48792172631916713302009-09-30T14:05:00.007+02:002009-10-01T11:32:20.968+02:00new barca reading materialunder the title "fc barcelona 2010. covering the race to the presidency of the greatest sports club in the world", i have launched a small niche blog that will focus on next year's presidential electionswe will follow all pre-electoral movements and will start with a series on the espionage case that was made public last weekyou can visit the new blog at:http://barcaelections2010.blogspot.com/pephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05504092527765425653noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503273792365519539.post-16228014408773311952009-09-05T10:13:00.010+02:002009-09-06T09:54:20.472+02:00The End (final draft)Today, I have to basically repeat what I already said a little two months ago. Some changes in my personal life mean that I won't have the time anymore that I think is necessary to keep up the level of this blog nor to get things organized for people to join in and deliver more of the same. The quality of the content has always been our main concern and quality asks time.We didn't only bring the pephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05504092527765425653noreply@blogger.com206tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503273792365519539.post-35724770140627496732009-09-05T10:00:00.000+02:002009-09-05T11:30:39.787+02:00Latest newsThe Front: Sport The Front: El Mundo Deportivo Txiki: "It's difficult for Barça to sell players" Estiarte: "Pep cannot say that he's the best" Cesc talks about Barcelona exitYouth players take part in training sessionsInter Milan has first option on MessiQuote of the day: PintoCocktail of the day: Chygrynskiy Music Video of the day: U2 Student of the day: Messi Book of the day: "One year in pephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05504092527765425653noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503273792365519539.post-19273984921487909962009-09-05T09:46:00.002+02:002009-09-05T09:54:59.728+02:00The Front: SportMESSI AGAINST KAKAMessi: "This is a very special game to me because it is played in my hometown. We will win."Maradona: "Messi is better than ever. He should now stop being a boy and turn into a man."Iniesta: "I want to retire at Barça"Puyol, Piqué and Xavi starterspephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05504092527765425653noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503273792365519539.post-60851677265064153292009-09-05T09:41:00.006+02:002009-09-05T09:46:49.369+02:00The Front: El Mundo DeportivoBIG BATTLEArgentina-Brazil, 2:30 am - Argentina plays for the world cupArgentina counts on the magic of Leo against BrazilMessi faces Alves in the dramatic shock of Rosariopephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05504092527765425653noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503273792365519539.post-78178612130228252762009-09-05T06:59:00.000+02:002009-09-05T06:59:00.576+02:00Txiki: "It's difficult for Barça to sell players"Speaking at a press conference, Barcelona sports director Txiki Begiristain looked back at the summer transfer window.The squad"Having a shorter squad is not a risk. You can have a larger squad but then you have the problem of managing all that and that carries some risks too. I don't see a problem compared with next season.The exit of Jorquera won't have an effect because we just return to thepephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05504092527765425653noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503273792365519539.post-19450506907487281262009-09-05T05:44:00.003+02:002009-09-05T05:44:00.540+02:00Estiarte: "Pep cannot say that he's the best"Barcelona head of external relations and close friend of Barcelona manager Josep Guardiola gave an interview to Catlan sports paper El Mundo Deportivo. Some excerpts.Tell the truth. Did you and Pep ever think about winning the treble before you started?Not at all.What did Pep thought when he took over the team?Before I joined Barcelona, he spoke highly about this Barca. And sometimes, at dinner pephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05504092527765425653noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503273792365519539.post-27885844860472665092009-09-05T04:29:00.000+02:002009-09-05T04:29:00.455+02:00Cesc talks about Barcelona exitAsked about why he left Barcelona in 2003, Arsenal midfielder and Spain international Cesc Fabregas (22) has said in an interview with television network Gol TV that the club didn't really believe in him:"At Barça, they used to renew your contract every year and there were players like Leo, Piqué and others who they really believed in.I was average, not good, not bad. I was there but I wasn't pephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05504092527765425653noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503273792365519539.post-60438231348964466502009-09-05T03:44:00.000+02:002009-09-05T03:44:00.102+02:00Youth players take part in training sessionsOver the past two days several youth players have joined the training sessions of the first team.On Thursday, Barcelona Atlètic players Jonathan, Masip, Nolito, Ilie and Montoya and Juvenil A player Gustavo joined in, this morning the selected ones were Barcelona Atlètic players Luque, Nolito, Ilie and Armando and Juvenil A players Etock, Gustavo, Terrón and Balliu.pephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05504092527765425653noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503273792365519539.post-16967844738797208742009-09-05T02:29:00.000+02:002009-09-05T02:29:00.200+02:00Inter Milan has first option on MessiItalian sports paper La Gazzetta dello Sport claims that Inter Milan has an informal agreement with Barcelona right wing attacker and Argentinian international Lionel Messi (22). Inter president Massimo Moratti would have closed a verbal deal with the player's father and agent Jorge Messi that they will first negotiate with the Italian club if Messi would have to leave Barcelona in the future forpephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05504092527765425653noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503273792365519539.post-91217787291487652782009-09-05T01:14:00.001+02:002009-09-05T01:14:00.192+02:00Quote of the day: PintoIbrahimovic doesn't just shoot hard... He hurts people! Somebody should tell the president about this and I should get a pay rise.José Manuel Pinto,Barcelona playermore quotes and numberspephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05504092527765425653noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503273792365519539.post-35096479573077592972009-09-04T23:41:00.004+02:002009-09-04T23:59:41.465+02:00Cocktail of the day: ChygrynskiyThe Boadas Cocktail Bar in Barcelona has made a cocktail named "Chygrynskiy", in honour of Barcelona's new signing.The cocktail consists of two-quarters vodka, one-quarter lemon juice, one-quarter cranberry juice, some ginger ale, a couple of cucumber slices and a cherry.Barkeeper Jerónimo Vaquero, who invented the cocktail, explains: "I analyzed the person, who is tall and strong. So we needed pephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05504092527765425653noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503273792365519539.post-73582846872028215632009-09-04T23:10:00.001+02:002009-09-04T23:14:54.050+02:00Music Video of the day: U2One of the two videos that accompanies "I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight", the new single of Irish rock band U2, is a live-action video filmed at the Camp Nou in Barcelona on the 360° Tour. watch the music video herepephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05504092527765425653noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503273792365519539.post-8951413835077323832009-09-04T21:48:00.003+02:002009-09-04T22:20:27.717+02:00Student of the day: MessiSchool report of Barcelona player Lionel Messi when he was 12 years old and studied at the Las Heras primary school in Rosario. Messi got a 10 for Physical Education, an 8 for Plastic Education and Musical Education and a 6 for most of the other courses. pephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05504092527765425653noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503273792365519539.post-11001229469779677902009-09-04T21:42:00.003+02:002009-09-04T21:47:17.173+02:00Book of the day: "One year in paradise"Barcelona player Andrés Iniesta presented today his book"One year in paradise. My diary of the treble."read more about the book herepephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05504092527765425653noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503273792365519539.post-38766993906025187662009-09-04T20:28:00.005+02:002009-09-04T20:49:09.401+02:00Getafe-Barcelona kicks off at Saturday 12, 6 pmThe kick off time for Barcelona's second league game of the 2009-2010 season has been announced earlier today. Barcelona will play away against Getafe on Saturday 12 september at 6 pm.Saturday 1218.00 Getafe-Barcelona18.00 Atlético Madrid-Racing20.00 Espanyol-Real Madrid22.00 Sevilla-ZaragozaSunday 1317.00 Deportivo-Málaga17.00 Villarreal-Mallorca17.00 Tenerife-Osasuna17.00 Sporting-Almería19.00 pephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05504092527765425653noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503273792365519539.post-28569792748703582812009-09-04T19:14:00.004+02:002009-09-04T21:00:04.097+02:00Messi scores best goal of Champions LeagueThe goal of Barcelona player Lionel Messi against Olympique Lyon at the Camp Nou was last week chosen by UEFA as the best goal of last season's Champions League. Iniesta's late equalizer at Stamford Bridge in the semi-final against Chelsea finised second and the free-kick scored by Lyon player Juninho against Barcelona was third. pephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05504092527765425653noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503273792365519539.post-56332430074273042822009-09-04T18:55:00.002+02:002009-09-04T19:00:23.379+02:00Barça B - Transfer summer 2009: OverviewINEdu Oriolformer club: sant andreu (3)age: 22official announcement: wednesday 17 junecontract duration: 2 yearsLuqueformer club: villarreal c (4)age: 18official announcement: thursday 16 julycontract duration: 2 yearsArmandoformer club: cartagena (3>2)age: 24official announcement: friday 17 julycontract duration: 2 yearsIvánformer club: las palmas b (3)age: 21official announcement: wednesday 22 pephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05504092527765425653noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503273792365519539.post-27333822962967731972009-09-04T17:40:00.000+02:002009-09-04T17:44:07.769+02:00Riera confirms Barcelona interestAsked about the rumours linking him earlier this summer with a move to Barcelona (read more here), Liverpool left winger and Spanish international Albert Riera (27) has confirmed in an interview with Madrid sports tabloid As that Barcelona was interested:"I will not deny that there was something going on. It's true that they were interested in me. But I play at Liverpool, which is a European pephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05504092527765425653noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503273792365519539.post-71852924512855550552009-09-04T16:09:00.005+02:002009-09-04T17:21:04.715+02:00Youth: Nelson Mandela and Camara (FundEsport)Catalan sports paper El Mundo Deportivo reports that FundEsport youth players Nelson Mandela (11) and Cámara (probably 10) will join Barcelona.Both players will arrive this month in Barcelona and will start the new season with respectively the Alevín A and the Alevín B youth team.FundEsport is the foundation of former Barcelona player Samuel Eto'o, with which Barcelona has a co-operation pephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05504092527765425653noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503273792365519539.post-2006808281366716672009-09-04T15:23:00.003+02:002009-09-04T15:45:55.708+02:00Iniesta not worried about contract renewalAsked about his contract renewal (read more here), Barcelona attacking midfielder and Spanish international Andres Iniesta (25) has said at a press conference that he is not worried about the issue:"I won't lose sleep over it because I feel loved here and because the club has always valued me in a correct way. I hope to retire at the Camp Nou.The only thing I want now is to be given the green pephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05504092527765425653noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503273792365519539.post-73818059374464701842009-09-04T13:56:00.005+02:002009-09-04T14:36:45.634+02:00Shakhtar winger Willian on winter target listCatalan sports paper El Mundo Deportivo claims that Barcelona is still interested in Shakhtar Donetsk winger Willian Borges da Silva (21).The Brazilian player would be on the list of possible winter transfers, but with a contract until 2012 and a buyout clause of 30 million euros° a transfer seems difficult.Last year, Barcelona sports director Txiki Begiristain would already have met once with pephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05504092527765425653noreply@blogger.com47tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503273792365519539.post-6521832503230159522009-09-04T12:53:00.004+02:002009-09-04T13:37:14.591+02:00Chygrynskiy: "Barcelona is a religion"Speaking at a press conference, new Barcelona player Dmytro Chygrynskiy has commented on his transfer to Barcelona:"Adapting will depend on me. The language can be a problem because my English is quite basic. And although it's clearly an international team, all the players speak Spanish and the majority of them Catalan.I am already looking forward to return there and to start working with the pephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05504092527765425653noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503273792365519539.post-43804705539859223802009-09-04T11:30:00.002+02:002009-09-04T11:42:47.837+02:00Guardiola wanted to replace Henry this summerMadrid sports tabloid As claims that Barcelona wanted to replace Barcelona forward and French international Thierry Henry (31) during the past summer transfer window.Because Barcelona manager Josep Guardiola would have had enough of the clash of the egos of Henry and Eto'o, he reportedly asked the club to look for a new left winger. Although it was Eto'o who took all the hits from the press and pephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05504092527765425653noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5503273792365519539.post-10737282983681978622009-09-04T11:20:00.002+02:002009-09-04T11:31:38.426+02:00Barcelona scouting French third division clubFrench sports paper L'Equipe reports that three Barcelona scouts have asked French local club US Luzenac for tickets to assist the club's league game later today. Newly promoted amateur club Luzenac is the surprising leader of the French third divison and will face Troyes tonight at 8 pm.Read more:Barcelona scouting Hoffenheim's Carlos EduardoYouth: Liverpool intensifying Deulofeu scoutingpephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05504092527765425653noreply@blogger.com16