Look who is taking over the #14 jersey left behind by Thierry Henry! Yes it is Javier Mascherano who was officially presented as an FC Barcelona player on Monday following his $26.6m tranfer from Liverpool. He joins Barcelona on a four-year deal with buy-out clause of €90m.

Can this team get any better, any deeper, any more experienced?

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La Liga Lowdown, Jornada 1: Barcelona lay down a marker is a post from: Just Football

The new La Liga season finally returned this weekend and the early advantage goes to Pep Guardiola and Barçelona. Alright, it's only day one and there's still a long road ahead, but I'm sure José Mourinho won't want to get into the habit of passing up on points too often.

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Bad news as La Selección meets before their qualifying match against Liechstein and the friendly against Argentina.

Third captain Carles Puyol did not play for FC Barcelona in their debut in La Liga over the weekend, due to some unspecified trouble in his right left leg, but he reported to the [read more]

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Argentinian international midfielder Javier Mascherano was officially presented as an FC Barcelona player on Monday following his $26.6m dollar from English Premier League club Liverpool. He joins Barcelona on a four-year deal with buy-out clause of €90m. Mascherano will wear the number 14 at Barcelona following the departure of the shirt's previous wearer Thierry Henry to [. Click to continue reading...

Argentinian international midfielder Javier Mascherano was officially presented as an FC Barcelona player on Monday following his $26.6m dollar from English Premier League club Liverpool. He joins Barcelona on a four-year deal with buy-out clause of €90m. Mascherano will wear the number 14 at Barcelona following the departure of the shirt's previous wearer Thierry Henry to [. Click to continue reading...

More SPANISH FOOTBALL with the scheduled Sunday games of Round 1º of the SPANISH LEAGUE - LA LIGA - in action with 6 matches. Note that tomorrow Atletico de Madrid & Sporting Gijon will play the last scheduled match of Round 1º at 22.00. Sp time.FC BARCELONA travelled to RACING DE SANTANDER & basically continued were they left things last season as Spanish Champions winning very comfortably 0-3. Click to continue reading...

"A chegada tardia dos mundialistas está a custar caro equipa", disse Jorge Jesus a propósito da actual situação da equipa do Benfica. Sem obviamente querer contestar o que quer que seja, relembro que o Benfica teve, salvo erro, sete jogadores no mundial, Fábio Coentrão, Ruben Amorim, Maxi Pereira, Cardozo e Luisão, mais Ramires e Di Maria, que já não contam para este filme. Click to continue reading...

Futbol, mercadotecnia, fichajes bomba,noticias tristes o alegres. Toda una novela lo del jugador sueco,quien despues de ser uno de los iconos del Inter de Milan paso a jugar con el el mejor club del mundo el Barcelona, para después fallar en el momento importante y demostrar que su contratación fue una cortina de humo para su presidente.

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FC Barcelona and AC Milan have agreed a deal for Zlatan Ibrahimovic to move to the Italian club on loan for the entire 2010/11 with the Rossoneri paying all his earnings.

Included in the agreement is the option for AC Milan to make the move permanent next summer for a fee of €24 million.

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FC BARCELONA has transferred forward ZLATAN IBRAHIMOVIC to AC MILAN after 5 hours of intense negotiations this afternoon with all parties involved. A year ago Barça paid Inter Milan 45M€ + Samuel Eto´o (= 75M€) to sell him tonight for 24M€. Surreal turn of events in 24 hours as yesterday the price was 40M€, but there is more to this than first meets the eyes. Click to continue reading...

FC BARCELONA has transferred forward ZLATAN IBRAHIMOVIC to AC MILAN after 5 hours of intense negotiations this afternoon with all parties involved. A year ago Barça paid Inter Milan 45M€ + Samuel Eto´o (= 75M€) to sell him tonight for 24M€. Surreal turn of events in 24 hours as yesterday the price was 40M€, but there is more to this than first meets the eyes. Click to continue reading...

The ZLATAN IBRAHIMOVIC situation with FC BARCELONA & negotiations with AC MILAN continue with new developments according the Barcelona based Sports papers. Apparently all sides have returned to the original formula of a LOAN, but with a twist.The idea now is that Barça LOAN Ibrahimovic to AC Milan this year with an obligatory clause that forces Milan to buy the player at the end of the season. Click to continue reading...

The ZLATAN IBRAHIMOVIC situation with FC BARCELONA & negotiations with AC MILAN continue with new developments according the Barcelona based Sports papers. Apparently all sides have returned to the original formula of a LOAN, but with a twist.The idea now is that Barça LOAN Ibrahimovic to AC Milan this year with an obligatory clause that forces Milan to buy the player at the end of the season. Click to continue reading...

Atlético de Madrid are the 2010 UEFA Super Cup champions

UEFA Europa League winners Atlético de Madrid claimed their first UEFA Super Cup title last night defeating UEFA Champions League holders FC Internazionale 2-0 in the Stade Louis II, Monaco. Since the game became an annual one-off fixture in 1998 the winners of Europe's secondary club competition (Cup Winners Cup until 1999; UEFA Cup & Europa League thereafter) have been victorious in this tournament eight times in thirteen matches with Atlético's triumph meaning that they became the fifth Spanish club to get their hands on the trophy in the last decade following Real Madrid (2002), Valencia CF (2004), Sevilla FC (2006) and FC Barcelona (2009).

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The results of the 2010-11 UCL group stage draw (projected advancers in blue):

GROUP A

• Inter Milan
• Werder Bremen
• Tottenham
• FC Twente

Inter, the defending champions of Europe, are the easy pick here, even sans The Special One.

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Manchester United have been drawn against Valencia C.F., Rangers F.C. and Bursaspor in Group C in the UEFA Champions League Group Stage, which should be one of the toughest groups in the competition.

United were the first team picked out of Pot One, and placed in Group C, and followed by Valencia (Pot Two); Rangers (Pot Three) and Bursaspor (Pot Four).

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El Nuevo Estadio de Wembley de Londres, donde juega la selección inglesa albergará por primera vez la final de la Liga de Campeones, 19 años después de la última final de esta competición disputada en el antiguo Wembley, sobre cuyas ruinas demolidas está construido el actual campo. Las otras cinco finales jugadas en la capital inglesa son las siguientes:
1963: AC Milan 2-1 SL Benfica
1968: Manchester United 4-1 SL Benfica
1971: Ajax Ámsterdam 2-0 Panathinaikos FC
1978: Liverpool FC 1-0 Club Brujas
1992: FC Barcelona 1-0 UC Sampdoria
Calendiario de sorteos de competiciones de clubes de la UEFA 2010/11 Fecha
HoraLugarDetalles del sorteo21/06/10
12:00 HECNyonUEFA Champions League
Primera y segunda ronda previa21/06/10
13:30 HECNyonUEFA Europa League
Primera y segunda ronda previa16/07/10
12:00 HECNyonUEFA Champions League
Tercera ronda previa16/07/10
13:30 HECNyonUEFA Europa League
Tercera ronda previa06/08/10
12:00 HECNyonUEFA Champions League
Play-offs06/08/10
13:30 HECNyonUEFA Europa League
Play-offs26/08/10
18:00 HECMónacoUEFA Champions League
Fase de grupos27/08/10
13:00 HECMónacoUEFA Europa League
Fase de grupos17/12/10
12:00 HECNyonUEFA Champions League
Octavos de final17/12/10
13:00 HECNyonUEFA Europa League
Dieciseisavos de fina, octavos de final18/03/11
12:00 HECNyonUEFA Champions League
Cuartos de final, semifinales y final18/03/11
13:00 HECNyonUEFA Europa League
Cuartos de final, semifinales y final Calendario de partidos de la UEFA Champions League 2010/11 FaseFechasPrimera ronda previa, partidos de ida29-30/06/10Primera ronda previa, partidos de vuelta06-07/07/10Segunda ronda previa, partidos de ida13-14/07/10Segunda ronda previa, partidos de vuelta20-21/07/10Tercera ronda previa, partidos de ida27-28/07/10Tercera ronda previa, partidos de vuelta03-04/08/10Play-off, partidos de ida17-18/08/10Play-off, partidos de vuelta24-25/08/10Fase de grupos, jornada 114-15/09/10Fase de grupos, jornada 228-29/09/10Fase de grupos, jornada 319-20/10/10Fase de grupos, jornada 402-03/11/10Fase de grupos, jornada 523-24/11/10Fase de grupos, jornada 607-08/12/10Octavos de final, partidos de ida15-16/02/11 y 22-23/02/11Octavos de final, partidos de vuelta08-09/03/11 y 15-16/03/11Cuartos de final, partidos de ida05-06/04/11Cuartos de final, partidos de vuelta12-13/04/11Semifinales, partidos de ida26-27/04/11Semi-finals, partidos de vuelta03-04/05/11Final (Wembley, Londres)28/05/11 Calendario de partidos UEFA Europa League 2010/11 Fase FechasPrimera ronda de clasificación, partidos de ida01/07/10Primera ronda de clasificación, partidos de vuelta08/07/10Segunda ronda de clasificación, partidos de ida15/07/10Segunda ronda de clasificación, partidos de velta22/07/10Tercera ronda de clasificación, partidos de ida29/07/10Tercera ronda de clasificación, partidos de vuelta05/08/10Play-off, partidos de ida19/08/10Play-off, partidos de vuelta26/08/10Fase de grupos, jornada 116/09/10Fase de grupos, jornada 230/09/10Fase de grupos, jornada 321/10/10Fase de grupos, jornada 404/11/10Fase de grupos, jornada 501-02/12/10Fase de grupos, jornada 615-16/12/10Dieciseisavos de final, partidos de ida17/02/11Dieciseisavos de final, partidos de vuelta24/02/11Octavos de final, partidos de ida10/03/11Octavos de final, partidos de vuelta17/03/11Cuartos de final, partidos de ida07/04/11Cuartos de final, partidos de vuelta14/04/11Semifinales, partidos de ida28/04/11Semifinales, partidos de vuelta05/05/11Final (Lansdowne Road, Dublín)18/05/11
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The always reliable "Guardian" is reporting that Javier Mascherano is on his way to Barcelona. The transfer fee is believed to be close to Liverpool's £25 million price. Mascherano's family never adapted to life in England, he also refused to play against Man city last Monday.
Reports in the Spanish media earlier this week claimed Mascherano had already agreed a four-year, £85,000 a week contract and, now that Liverpool have accepted a fee, the Argentina captain will travel to Barcelona for a medical this weekend.

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La Liga 2010/2011: Top 5 Summer Signings is a post from: Just Football

The new La Liga season is upon us and many clubs have been busy over the summer searching for new recruits and completing deals. As ever, there will be a host of new faces to look forward to, as well as players moving around within the league itself.

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FC Barcelona draw Group D in the Champions League and will face Panathinaikos, FC Copenhagen and Rubin Kazan. read more...
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FC BARCELONA & LIVERPOOL FC have come to an initial agreement for the transfer of midfielder JAVIER MASCHERANO. The English Club has "given" official permission for Barça to talk with their player so they can shut an agreement. It is expected that this part will have very little problems & that Javier Mascherano will fly to Barcelona this weekend to pass the medical exams & sign. Click to continue reading...

FC BARCELONA & LIVERPOOL FC have come to an initial agreement for the transfer of midfielder JAVIER MASCHERANO. The English Club has "given" official permission for Barça to talk with their player so they can shut an agreement. It is expected that this part will have very little problems & that Javier Mascherano will fly to Barcelona this weekend to pass the medical exams & sign. Click to continue reading...

Javier Mascherano's long-awaited transfer to Barcelona is set to be completed this weekend after Liverpool accepted a bid from the Catalans.
The midfielder almost joined the La Liga champions 12 months ago only for former manager Rafael Benitez to eventually price him out of a move.
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According to Liverpool FC's website:

Liverpool Football Club have agreed terms for the transfer of Javier Mascherano to FC Barcelona.

The Spanish club have now been given permission to speak to the Argentina midfielder.

The fee involved is an initial fee of $24 million (not pounds), and additional 9$M depending on performances.

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by Elizabeth Hanchett, writing from New York

When Spain won the World Cup last month in South Africa, one of the first things out of my dad's mouth as we were sitting around the dining room table, pouring out the celebratory Spanish wine, was that hopefully this would get more people interested in Spanish football, especially La Liga.

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No predictions actually, just one line telling you to back Real Madrid to lift ol' Big Ears because there is no way Mr Mourinho is letting that trophy out of his grasp...

Here are the group stages and I have arranged the teams with how I believe they will finish in their respective tables.

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The news comes out of Italy, from a Silvio Berlusconi owned "Mediaset" website, which informs that what was originally a LOAN option negotiation yesterday for FC BARCELONA player ZLATAN IBRAHIMOVIC has now become a BUY option with a price of 40M€. Things changed today as negotiations continued between AC MILAN & FC BARCELONA to find a way to make a Ibrahimovic transfer operation Click to continue reading...

The news comes out of Italy, from a Silvio Berlusconi owned "Mediaset" website, which informs that what was originally a LOAN option negotiation yesterday for FC BARCELONA player ZLATAN IBRAHIMOVIC has now become a BUY option with a price of 40M€. Things changed today as negotiations continued between AC MILAN & FC BARCELONA to find a way to make a Ibrahimovic transfer operation Click to continue reading...

The group stage draw for the 2010/11 UEFA Champions League has taken place with seemingly easy passages to the tournament Round of 16 for contenders Manchester United, Chelsea FC, FC Barcelona and holders Inter Milan. However, the draw did result in what can be deemed the UEFA Champions League "Group of Death" featuring former winners AC [. Click to continue reading...

The draw for the 2010/2011 Champions League has been made and there are some tastey groups including Group B, which includes: Spurs, Inter Werder Bremen, and FC Twente and Group G, which features three former winners of the event. Here are OTWT predictions on who is going advance to the knock out stages. Click to continue reading...

The 2010 - 2011 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Group draw has been celebrated in Monaco with the 3 Spanish representatives placed in their respective groups along with their respective opponents. Current Spanish Champions FC Barcelona will be happy with their Group D outcome which is relatively more easier than the Groups of Valencia CF & Real Madrid CF. Click to continue reading...

Yes it's that time again and just like the rest of you I am pumped to see how the group stages are going to play out. For the draw, the 32 teams are split into four seeding pots depending on each club's coefficient. Every group will contain one team from each of the seeding pots, though no club can play a side from their own association and there are further procedures determining the exact placing of each contender.

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By TRAVIS CLARK

Brazilian playmaker Diego looks set to make a return to the Bundesliga. Just one year after swapping Germany for Italy, the 25-year-old is reported to have passed a medical ahead of joining VfL Wolfsburg.

Wolfsburg will pay a reported fee of €15 million to Juventus for Diego's services, who returns to the league where he made for himself at Werder Bremen from 2006-09, before joining Serie A last summer.

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By TRAVIS CLARK

Brazilian playmaker Diego looks set to make a return to the Bundesliga. Just one year after swapping Germany for Italy, the 25-year-old is reported to have passed a medical ahead of joining VfL Wolfsburg.

Wolfsburg will pay a reported fee of €15 million to Juventus for Diego's services, who returns to the league where he made for himself at Werder Bremen from 2006-09, before joining Serie A last summer.

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Spain La Liga Season Preview 2010/11 (Part 2): Real Madrid, Barcelona and the rest is a post from: Just Football

FC Barcelona can anyone stop them? Well actually there is this one guy...

After Part 1 our Spanish La Liga 2010/2011 season preview we're now going to move onto Part 2 with a look at the top half of the league.

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Spain La Liga Season Preview 2010/11 (Part 2): Real Madrid, Barcelona and the rest is a post from: Just Football

FC Barcelona can anyone stop them? Well actually there is this one guy...

After Part 1 our Spanish La Liga 2010/2011 season preview we're now going to move onto Part 2 with a look at the top half of the league.

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Figure it out...

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Penalties 3-1 Barça

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FC BARCELONA has defeated AC MILAN 3-1 on penalties AFTER the match finished in a 1-1 draw, to take the "JOAN GAMPER TROPHY" which traditionally showcases to all the Barça members the new season squad.FC Barcelona took the opportunity to thank its appreciated ex-player & star RONALDINHO who returned to the ground, City & Club that made him the World Nº1 & gave him so many titles, as he did to Click to continue reading...

FC BARCELONA has defeated AC MILAN 3-1 on penalties AFTER the match finished in a 1-1 draw, to take the "JOAN GAMPER TROPHY" which traditionally showcases to all the Barça members the new season squad.FC Barcelona took the opportunity to thank its appreciated ex-player & star RONALDINHO who returned to the ground, City & Club that made him the World Nº1 & gave him so many titles, as he did to Click to continue reading...