Javier Mascherano is set to leave Liverpool after his advisers agreed on personal terms with Barcelona to line up a move in January or the summer, according to a report.
The Argentinian midfielder is desperate to complete a switch to Camp Nou and now knows he can expect to earn around €120,000-a-week should he join the European champions, the Sunday Express states. Click to continue reading...

FC Barcelona easily advanced to the fifth round of the Spanish Copa del Rey tournament last night with a 5-0 win over Cultural Leonesa. Bojan Krkic scored a brace for FCB while Pedro Rodriguez, Lionel Messi and Xavi Hernandez added goals in a second-half outburst that saw the Catalan club beat its third-division opponent 7-0 overall. Click to continue reading...

Barcelona are reportedly preparing a bid for Liverpool midfielder Javier Mascherano, who the Merseyside club are preparing to offload during the winter transfer window according to Spanish publication El Mundo Deportivo.
The Argentine central midfielder, who holds an Italian passport, was a summer target for the Blaugrana and had showed signs of a desire to make the switch before Reds boss Rafael Benitez insisted he would not be leaving. Click to continue reading...

Arsenal's use of the whole pitch created space and angles to open up the Spurs defence as two goals inside a minute set-up a comfortable win.
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A period of forty-nine seconds in the first half typified what Arsenal are about this season as Arséne Wenger's Catalan-inspired reinvention has given the Gunners an explosiveness and unpredictability that was beginning to seep away from the side.

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Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has hailed the World Player of the Year nominations received by silky striker Fernando Torres and talismanic attacker Steven Gerrard; indicating that it bodes well for the club that two of their influential stars have won external commendation.
The Spanish gaffer also noted the increased form of Argentine battler Javier Mascherano insisting that he believes the midfield anchor is returning to his best form. Click to continue reading...

Pepe Guardiola's Barcelona side overtook Real Madrid at the top of La Liga with this impreious display against Zaragoza. Seydou Keita scored a magnificent hat-trick and Zlatan Ibrahimovic grabbed a brace and Leo Messi scored to hand the Catalan giants a fabulous win over very weak opposition.

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Rafael Benitez has revealed that Liverpool did not come close to selling Javier Mascherano because once he had spoken to Barcelona no bid was received.

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Robinho to join the Catalan giants?

Robinho has found himself in the middle of yet more speculation about his future this week. The latest rumours have him heading to Barcelona, which was previously talked about at the end of the summer.

The deal that is being discussed would be a £80 million swap which includes cash and players.

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thegoonblog.com understands that Arsenal will sign Lionel Messi in the January transfer window after it has emerged to Barcelona that Messi contains Arsenal DNA, reportedly shocking Barcelona president Joan Laporta so much that he had to be locked up in a padded cell whilst he exploded in a mix of rage and disappointment.

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Sweden striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has become the latest Barcelona star to egotistically pronounce the treble winning club's's dominance over their global rivals. Following Sweden's bitter loss to Denmark this weekend, where the spotlight was stolen away from him thanks to Nicklas Bendtner's scintillating performance for the Danes, Ibrahimovic has taken his frustrations out on former club Inter Milan.

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Brett Chase is a guest contributor to Arsenal Station. He is the Vice-President of the New York City Arsenal Supporters' Club and has supported the Arsenal for a decade. Here, he talks about the position which Cesc finds himself in regarding the media and the constant speculation surrounding his future.

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I've lost all respect for FC Barcelona.
Of course they have the living legend Thierry Henry and on their day football-wise they are almost as good as Arsenal reserves but thats about it for me. To put it politely, they can go fuck themselves.
Its not Chico time but it has to be time for UEFA, FIFA or the WWE to throw the book at the Catalan's. Click to continue reading...

In the 2006-7 season Blackburn came to the Grove and scored in the third minute. Arsenal went on to win the game 6-2.

Yesterday Blackburn scored in the fourth minute and the result was exactly the same. I don't think it'd be unfair to say Arsenal might have scored more too, in what was probably their best attacking display of the season.

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Arsenal's free-spirited style has seen them score 27 goals in 9 matches so far how long will it be before they set their sights on the magic century?
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In 2005, Johan Cruyff took a private jet along with golfer Ian Poulter to Amsterdam to watch Arsenal's 2-1 Champions League win against Ajax.

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The summer's Blockbuster trade involved� Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Samuel. Eto'o swapping clubs and Inter also received a boat load of cash. The� first Champions League� clash between the two clubs failed to give a decisive edge as to� which team gained the most from this transaction. While Inter made a handsome profit, Barca was able to offload an unhappy camper and replaced him with a� stocky and talented� forward, albeit one who has often failed to deliver on the big occasion. Click to continue reading...

I hope I'm not making a mountain out of a mole hill here but I'm worried about our little darling Cesc Fabregas.
I hate to say it but I've watched him in recent games and he doesn't seem right. His body language and the way he is playing suggests that he either has things on his mind or he is just short of confidence. Click to continue reading...

Barcelona president Joan Laporta revealed the reason for the replacement of Dutch manager Frank Rijkaard at the start of the 2008/09 season.Speaking to Catalan paper La Vanguardia, Laporta said,"Frank lost his authority in the dressing room".He said he was displeased with the lax rules imposed by Rijkaard which allowed players to do as they pleased. Click to continue reading...

Would Mark Hughes be tempted by such a deal?

Barcelona will seek to persuade Manchester City into selling them Robinho in the January transfer window by offering Thierry Henry in exchange, according to a report.

The Catalan club saw an enquiry for the Brazilian over the summer rebuffed after the Premier League side stated that a deal could only be done if Lionel Messi was included.

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Albert Riera has dismissed talk that he could have joined Barcelona in the summer, insisting that he wanted to stay at "the biggest club in Europe".
The Catalan winger was linked with a move to Camp Nou as the Blaugrana sought a player to compete with Thierry Henry down the left, but nothing materialised. Click to continue reading...

For those Ibrahimovic supporters, you have finally gotten your first dose of what he has to offer in big games. When the deal went down, George and I mentioned that Ibrahimovic was not a big-game player. Part of what he was brought to do was score in those games and he will have to surpass the player he was replacing. Click to continue reading...

Ok, Arsenal fans could up in arms against me for posting this. But relax guys there is no chance of this completeing this season. But it is always good to have a debate on a subject which matters most to Catalans. Guardiola and Laporta both have made clear their hopes of signing the Catalan. Click to continue reading...

Champions League winners make themselves look like idiots..again!

Barcelona are said to have turned their attention to Cesc F� bregas after failing to sign Javier Mascherano, the Liverpool midfield player. The Catalan club believe that an offer in the region of £25 million could tempt Arsenal to sell the Spain midfield player, who has expressed his unhappiness at the club's failure to win a trophy in the past four seasons.

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To commemorate the 50th of anniversary of the Camp Nou, Barcelona contracted English architect Norman Foster to re-structure the stadium in 2007. His plan was to spend around €250m on remodelling and to expand capacity by 10,000. However... not everyone is impressed with Foster's plan, as it apparently fails to solve some access problems. Click to continue reading...

For those who wonder about the idea of 'running the score up' against an opponent, read the AP wire report of a pre-season exhibtion between Villarreal and Navata. Where this seems to be a common practice in college football, this has reached a new level in soccer.
GERONA, Spain (AP) -- Villarreal has begun its Spanish league preparations with a 27-0 victory over minnows Navata in a preseason friendly. Click to continue reading...

- Xavi Hernandez is going to be the face of the upcoming Fifa 2010 video game. He's excited about it, too: "For me it's an honor and I am very grateful for the opportunity to represent the new release of FIFA 2010 in Spain and be the image of the World Cup campaign."
- The picture is Xavi with his dog Tro (Catalan for thunder) that he got following Barca's treble victory. Click to continue reading...

Various reports in Spain appear to be hinting that Barcelona are growing impatient at their lack of activity in the summer transfer period.
Following rumours yesterday that Spain's treble champions are on the verge of signing Keirrison from Palmeiras, AS is now reporting that the Barca hierarchy are about to send off a fax, if they haven't already done so, to Liverpool with an "irresistible offer" for Javier Mascherano. Click to continue reading...

Barca president Joan Laporta Catalan talked with Catalan radio station iCatfm, where he commented on the club's transfer events as well as his taste in music...
He talked alot... about Villa, Ribery, Keirrison, Eto'o, Mascherano, Luis Filipe, Valdes, and Bojan... basically, informing us that Pep and Txiki are handling everything and he's got nothing to do with it. Click to continue reading...

Bruno is ours!

No, not Sacha Baron Cohen's newest character Bruno.

Bruno Saltor Grau, a Catalan RB who played his football with Almeria last season.

VCF will pay 2 million Euros to Real Betis owner Manuel Ruíz de Lopera's company Tegasa (who held his rights), for the 29-year old's services, who was being scouted by clubs like FC Barcelona.

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Cesc Fabregas has pleaded with boss Arsene Wenger to sign a midfield hardman. Arsenal skipper Fabregas misses tough-tackling Mathieu Flamini who quit the Gunners last summer for AC Milan and has not been replaced. Spanish international midfielder Fabregas, 22, said: "We are accustomed to playing alongside the likes of Patrick Vieira, Flamini and Gilberto Silva. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool Manager Rafael Benitez has today told Barcelona that Javier Mascherano is not for sale at any price, after his agent allegedly said the midfielder would sign for the Catalan giants.

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Liverpool Manager Rafael Benitez has today told Barcelona that Javier Mascherano is not for sale at any price, after his agent allegedly said the midfielder would sign for the Catalan giants.

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Here's a tactic that Alex Ferguson may need to add to his repertoire.Pep Guardiola showed this video to his team just before they went out to meet Man U at the Champion's League final game.The rest is history. The film used images of Barca's finest moments of the season - featuring every member of the squad - interspersed with clips from the Russell Crowe film Gladiator.

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My Catalan isn't great but I believe the picture says "Players, Fans, Everyone United Makes Strength, Thanks To Everyone" Barcelona wrapped up its 19th La Liga title and all the European cup spots are pretty much sewn up. The final week of the La Liga season still has some drama left with 5 teams still fighting to avoid relegation.

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The Spanish press were unreserved in their praise of Barcelona following Wednesday's Champions League success, universally hailing Pep Guardiola's side as the best team on the planet.

Barca became the first Spanish club to win the treble of league, cup and European Cup after goals in either half from Samuel Eto'o and Lionel Messi earned them a deserved 2-0 win over holders Manchester United in Rome.

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An angry Patrice Evra last night accused Cesc Fabregas and Arsenal of trying to kick him out of the Champions League Final. French full-back Evra - who described United's semi-final win at the Emirates as "men against babies" - claims the Gunners targeted him in the goal-less draw which gave United a third title in a [. Click to continue reading...