Joan Laporta

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August 1, 2008

Make Up Your Minds: Eto'o and Adebayor

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Would someone make up their minds about these players already?

One day, Cameroonian striker Samuel Eto'o is not wanted by Barcelona, new manager Pep Guardiola saying, 'We are putting a team together and they (Eto'o and Ronaldinho, who has since moved to AC Milan) aren't in our thoughts but we'll see what happens. Click to continue reading...

July 30, 2008

Barcellona, Laporta: "Se va via Henry, Trezeguet primo obiettivo"

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Ci potrebbe essere un avvicendamento o, per meglio dire, una staffetta in casa blaugrana. Qualora Eto'o dovesse andare via dalla Catalogna (direzione Manchester United), il Barcellona punterà diritto su David Trezeguet, come ammette Joan Laporta: "Trezeguet? Al momento non ci interessa ma se Eto'o andrà via, allora sarà lui il nostro primo obiettivo di mercato". Click to continue reading...

July 29, 2008

Same old story

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HEGS is back, but it feels, I must say, a bit like I hadn't really been away. When I left for Havana, Sergio Batista had named Lionel Messi in the squad for the Olympic Football Tournament, and Barcelona president Joan Laporta was making some decidedly 'we'll have to see about that'-type noises. The novel seems [. Click to continue reading...

July 18, 2008

Will Politics Dictate Whether Barcelona Make the Big Signing?

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After coming back from lunch and snooping (snooping since I should be working) the various websites covering summer transfer activities, it suddenly dawned on me that the numerous signings made by FC Barcelona, the most recent addition in the form of Alexander Hleb from Arsenal, have an eerie similarity to the signings made eight years [. Click to continue reading...

July 11, 2008

A quiet Friday + win the new home shirt in Arsecast 83

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It's a very quiet Friday, ladies and gents.

Having scoured the morning's press for you there's little or nothing of any great interest to bring you. In Spain the news is dominated by Joan Laporta managing to survive the goat fucking scandal so there's nothing new regarding Hleb or Adebayor beyond what we already know.

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July 10, 2008

Photo of the Day: Line Them Up

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The Barca board had "crisis talks" today about the status of Joan Laporta's presidency, and 8 of 17 directors resigned (pictured) over the fact that Laporta didn't resign or get canned. But Joan still has more than half remaining so he's good. (Josep Lago/AFP/Getty Images) Click to continue reading...

July 5, 2008

Vote on the Barcelona Vote

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Wasn't exactly a wildly successful season for Barcelona. After the hype to end all hype with an attack featuring Ronaldinho, Messi, Henry, Eto'o, etc. etc., they managed a haul of zero trophies and only nabbed 3rd place, while bitter rival Real Madrid won their second straight trophy. Finishing without trophies for two straight years is [. Click to continue reading...

March 26, 2008

Barcelona to poach Rafa Benitez?

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Now this could just be the final nail in Liverpool's coffin. Catalan dailies are reporting that FC Barcelona president Joan Laporta i looking at the Liverpool gaffer Rafael Benitez to revive the glory days at Camp Nou. There's not any particular quote from anyone and of course this could be nothing other than mere rumour thrown [. Click to continue reading...

February 6, 2008

Barcelona Doesn’t Need Mourinho

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January 19, 2008

Barcelona President: Ronaldinho not for sale

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Goal.com reports that FC Barcelona president Joan Laporta has declared in a press conference that Ronaldinho is not up for sale this January. Laporta, who came into the Barca hotseat in 2003, has dismissed all rumours linking Ronaldinho to a plethora of clubs, including Chelsea and AC Milan. Laporta said: We planned this campaign counting on Ronaldinho [. Click to continue reading...