What in the world is Pep wearing? This is certainly not his best moment in press conference attire, or any occasion attire, for that matter.
We're mortified a bit. Why would you even glance twice at such an abysmal sweater - except to gawk at it - let alone buy it and actually wear it? At a press conference in front of forty hundred cameras? Click to continue reading...

The cutest photo we've ever seen of Leo Messi and his girlfriend, Antonella. Can this couple be any more adorable? They're at Disney World so we're guessing it was taken when Leo was there promoting the youth soccer tournament, during his United Sates vacation which he mainly spent between California and Florida with his family. Click to continue reading...

Leo and Pep do press conferences prior to tonight's freeze-fest against Rubin Kazan, and look great while they're at it. Leo's got this whole I'm-thinking-ginger-stubble-totally-works-for-me look, while Pep is sending out I'm-just-too-hot-to-handle vibes even in the midst of his epic stare-down with the microphone. Click to continue reading...

Bojan and Pique were the ultimate royal couple at Barca last season, but we've all seen how they've drifted apart since the season ended... we blame Cesc, he seduced Pique on the Spanish NT over the Confed Cup. Baby Bo's been flying solo ever since; but check out him and Andres Iniesta together at the Airport on the team's trip to Kazan! Click to continue reading...

After Samuel Eto'o's alleged statements against Pep and others at Barca, he adressed the subject as expected at the presentation campaign for "Shoe Aid In Africa" which he's the face of. And Samu's statements were far from any sort of lashing out at the club:
"My relationship [with Guardiola] has never been bad. Click to continue reading...

It looks like Gerard Pique has replaced Samuel Eto'o this season as the player who most often shows up late to training. And today was no exception, with Geri arriving five minutes later than the 11:30 deadline (pictured). Naturally he's up for a fine now; all the better for the club's contributions to medical research. Click to continue reading...

Gerard Pique is looking hella hot in an shoot he did last week for Catalan publication Plaer D'avui, but then again, he always does! Even the pink trainers seem to work.
With Geri featured in a close-up on the front cover, there's also a photo spread and interview inside. We've included some photos from the spread, and you can read the full interview (in Spanish) in it's original context at the magazine's website (pages 12 to 17). Click to continue reading...

- According to EMD, ex-Barca striker Samuel Eto'o as given an interview to Canal+ in which he lashes out at some of the figures from his former club. The interview won't come out till next Thursday, but leaked statements suggest that when asked which members of the club he's dissapointed in, Samu's reply was something like "Yes, I think if I'd pick two, I'd probably aim at Pep and Joan, but there are many more people who let me down, many more. Click to continue reading...

Leo Messi's getting to be quite the little model, isn't he? We don't know when he found the time to do this what with the insanely hectic football schedule right now, but here he is in a photo-shoot for LadyStork shoes, for the second time.
We still can't get over how dorky that name is, but Leo manages to come out anything but dorky with these casual poses. Click to continue reading...

This picture of Lionel Messi was taken last month when he attended some women's wear fashion week thing in Uzbekistan. Don't ask us what he was doing there, but hello beard! Isn't he looking fine?
We're saddened though that Leo's let his hair grow out even more since then, and now he's sporting that long-stringy-hair-parted-over-a-headband look again. Click to continue reading...

Barca coach Pep Guardiola made quite a statement when he showed up to yesterday's press conference in a shirt with a message that underlines his concern for the environment. Not only that, but it's a bold choice of dress for a figure like him when going before all the media, but Pep never ceases to surprise. Click to continue reading...

No, the sight of Zlatan Ibrahimovic enjoying his water is not the reason for this post, although it could have been. We're actually here to talk about Zla's latest comments about facing his former club, Inter Milan...
After around a month of being a Barca boy, Zlatan is already heaping praise on his new team, rating them above his old one as he claims that Barcelona will beat Inter Milan when the two teams meet in the Champions League. Click to continue reading...

Barca coach Pep Guardiola had what we can only imagine was an incredible evening for him, attending the Coldplay concert last night at the Montjuic Olympic Stadium, as one of over 63,000 spectators. Pep, there with his wife Cristina, was recognized and recieved by the fans with a standing ovation before the concert began. Click to continue reading...

It's been like two days since the international break kicked off, and Zlatan Ibrahimovic has wasted no time in going and getting his hair cut. Normally we really don't like it when players spring new haircuts on us, because more often than not they are horrific (think Pique). But, we are quite liking this look on Zla. Click to continue reading...

Congratulations to Barca keeper Victor Valdes: he's just become a father!
Victor was absent from training yesterday to be with his partner, Yolanda Cardona, as she gave birth. The baby boy is called Dylan, the couple having picked out the name a while ago, and weighed in at 3 kgs. Baby and mama are both healthy. Click to continue reading...

We had plenty of goss and beach/poolside photos of such lads as Pique, Puyol, Iniesta, Messi, Eto'o, even Pep during the offseason; but apart from the Confed Cup and the vague knowledge that he was vacationing in Brazil, what was Dani Alves up to this summer?
Well we know one thing: Before returning to start preseason in Barcelona, Dani went and had cosmetic surgery on his ears - and not because of tearage or some such injury caused by his sparkly studs. Click to continue reading...

Barca coach Pep Guardiola has been invited along with a select few to the Elite Managers Forum organized by UEFA, over two days in Switzerland in the beginning of September - we imagine our treble-winning phenomenon was the first one called; no coach ever had a more amazing first year.
We could sit here and gush over Pep from now till next Tuesday, but let's get back on topic: The attending managers will discuss potential changes needed to favor the sport and preserve sportsmanship as well as to discuss the previous season (which can be summed up by everyone just paying tribute to Barca). Click to continue reading...

After Barca's 4-0 win yesterday, Dani Alves went out for a walk to the Pike Place Fish Market near Elliot Bay in Seattle. Pictured here with a 3 kg salmon, Dani hung out with the fishmongers and learned more about fish prepping, even partaking to try out the fish-tossing that makes up part of the process. Click to continue reading...

The players on Barca generally seem to have strange or out of the ordinary interests - Victor Valdes plays the piano; Bojan is a math genius as well as a movie lover (note: he lists Titanic as one of his favorites); Henry and Pique are both basketball fans, Dani Alves and Ibrahimovic are equally mad about the Formula 1 with Ibra also having a passion for martial arts. Click to continue reading...

Catalan paper Sport are one of the top authorities for Barca news, but we really don't know what to think of thier report that Pep Guardiola has not only gone and completely shaved his head and beard, but his arms and legs as well.
We're not as surprised as we might have been, since we've already been suspecting Pep of waxing his chest hair, but is this taking it too far? Click to continue reading...

The Inter deal hasn't been finalized yet, and he is still our player, so we can still, for a couple days more at least, post stories on Samuel Eto'o. Needless to say, we're going to miss him... but anyway.
Samu and his lovely wife Georgette were out for a romantic moonlit walk along the French Riviera on the island of St. Click to continue reading...

Barca captain Carles Puyol is enjoying his vacation on the Spanish island of Formentera, with an unidentified blond. And even though we have no idea who she is, the sight of Puyol in his swimming trunks is always welcome.
But seriously. We've never seen them together before - what happened to his long-time girlfriend, Agnes? Click to continue reading...

Barca's Andres Iniesta has a new home! His father Jose Anotonio, who is a bricklayer, has been overseeing the construction for the last year and a half, and now it's finally complete!
It's located in his homwtown of Fuentealbilla, on the street bearing name of Iniesta in the heart of the city, about one hundred kilometers from the club. Click to continue reading...

In an event organized by their common sponsor PUMA, Samuel Eto'o met with Jamaican runner Usain Bolt at the offices of L'Equipe (a nationwide french daily newspaper dedicated to sports) in Paris last Wednesday. Even though the two speak different languages, they had quite an interesting conversation, full of laughs, via translator. Click to continue reading...

While the club is in a tumult over what to do about Samuel Eto'o's future, the striker himself seems quite detached from it all, chilling poolside in Miami. He's there with his wife Georgette and their three children, and they seem to be having quite a nice time.
Reportedly, Samu will be back in Barcelona on Monday to start preseason with the rest of the team. Click to continue reading...

Seeing as it's offseason, and today just happens to be one of those days when there is really not much to report apart from boring transfer rumors, we're just going to post this even though it's old news, it having slipped us when still fresh... we hope you don't mind? Great then.
There was supposed to be quite an exciting friendly footie match taking place on the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in LA on the fourth of July, featuring a team made up of South American stars - including Barca's Leo Messi - against a team of stars from the rest of the world, including such players as Materazzi, Camoranesi, Viera, etc. Click to continue reading...

Leo Messi's been hanging around Disney World in Orlando, Florida for the past week, and yesterday he was at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex attending a promotional event for the 'Disney Cup Youth International Soccer Tournament'.
Leo met with the young participants and kicked the ball around with them, also taking the time to sign autographs and pose for photos. Click to continue reading...

Xavi Hernandez two days ago visited his very own "Campus Xavi", a summer camp for kids that was launched eleven years ago on his father's suggestion. The camp runs for two weeks for three hundred children under the direction of Xavi's brother Oscar, and Xavi himself drops by once a week.
Xavi gave the kids football tips and pointers, took photos with them and told them stories about Barca's wonderful season, and later expressed his joy at being there. Click to continue reading...

Titi is on vacation now in New York, and it seems he's sticking to a set dress code: Skater shorts, slogan tees and flashy high-tops. Don't forget the sunnies! We're liking the look on him, despite being a bit doubtful about the shoes - but they do seem to complete his look.
And since we're talking about Titi and his fashion choices, we might as well mention the completely unrelated and probably quite irrelevent fact that he is best buddies with B-ball star Tony Parker of the San Antonio Spurs and his wife, Eva Longoria. Click to continue reading...

What happens in Vegas isn't really staying in Vegas as far as Gerard Pique is concerned. He's out there with his mates and the pictures are leaking right out onto the net... and such yummy pictures they are too. Geri looks smoking hot, and quite happy! Seems to us he's having a hell of a good time. He's working up a tan, too - somebody catch us, we're about to faint. Click to continue reading...

After Bojan made his appearance at Spain's Nike camp a week ago and helped out coaching the youngsters, yesterday it was Marc Muniesa's turn. The seventeen-year-old defender rocked out with the 28o children participating in the camp, alternating between the three groups of kids ranging from eight to sixteen years. Click to continue reading...

Andres Iniesta is off vacationing in where we're going to say is his hometown, Fuentebella, because again, that's where he always goes.
Anyway. Doesn't he look like he's having a lovely time with his girlfriend, Anna? They're too cute. And he's too pasty. Will nothing get this boy's skin to darken up just a little bit? Click to continue reading...

Pep's vactioning at the beach, at an undisclosed location which we're guessing is the Canary Islands. Because that's the only place he ever goes.
We never thought he'd be the type to go for waxing off his chest (and arm?) hair, but looks like we were wrong... because compared to the mat of hair on his chest pictured here (back when he was a player on Barca) which is, by the way, virtually the only other shirtless photo of him we have ever seen - he's looking quite hairless in the vacay pics. Click to continue reading...

Ballers in high-tops: Epic fashion fail. Why are we bringing this up? Well you see, it's mainly because of Thierry Henry.
He's out, erm... somewhere. With some chick who we're going to say is his girlfriend Andrea (no seriously, we're pretty sure that's her). We like his outfit too - except that we're gagging at the sight of those shoes. Click to continue reading...

Let's check in on Barca's favorite little baller, Baby Bo, shall we? Bojan's been working it with his fellow Spaniards in the European under-21 championship, after he missed out on the call-up to the Spanish first team for the Confed Cup... but sadly, his team couldn't make it past the group stages.
Bo didn't sweat it though, and returned to Spain yesterday for the children's Nike Camp. Click to continue reading...