Barcelista 12 November @ 06:27 AM EST
Lionel Messi continues to pick up awards left and right, as last night he recieved the Trofeo
Alfredo Di Stefano, with Di Stefano himself along with Diego Maradonna presenting him with the
award, to Leo's delight:
"I'm prouder than ever to be beside Maradona and Di Stefano and very
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Barcelista 10 November @ 09:10 AM EST
- FC Barcelona legend Johan Cruyff has been officially presented as the new manager of the Catalan
national team. He's been given the full option to call up players from Barca, and for a man who's
project is coaching a team that plays two matches year, he's pretty psyched about it:
"Our
style of play will depend, logically, on the quality of the players we have. Click to continue reading...
The one and only Matty Taylor spins us a little yarn on why young boys should not be allowed to
have nice cars. I highly recommend checking out the extensive Channelbee Football section. Many
hilarious videos.
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Barcelista 02 November @ 02:07 PM EST
- Barca's upcoming match against Rubin Kazan is no small deal. Weather conditions are looking to be
pretty harsh, with the climate there at this time of year much colder than what our players are
used to, and measures have been taken... from the team traveling to Kazan two days before match day
to get used to the cold a bit, to the special gear designed by Nike to keep the players warm.
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Barcelista 24 October @ 09:10 AM EST
- Chygrynskiy is back from his injury, more cause to rejoice! He's greenlighted for this Sunday's
Liga meet with Zaragoza, wonderful news especially now that Dani's out. Medics are saying that Titi
could be returning as well, things really seem to be picking up now don't they?
- People call Pep harsh for fining the players when they're naughty, but who would have guessed
that the club's donating the money for great causes?
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Last night
Man United defender
Rio Ferdinand was down in London at the premiere of
the film he helped to fund. Another one of the men to fund this film was Chelsea's
Ashley
Cole who was also there.
Cole's and Ferdinand's new gangster movie Dead Man Running features rapper 50 Cent, Brenda Blethyn,
Ashley Walters and Danny Dyer.
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Barcelista 18 October @ 09:55 AM EST
For reasons that we don't know or really care about, the mayor of Barcelona, Jordi Hereu, wants
U.S. president Barack Obama to visit the city. How does he intend to achieve this? By having sent
Obama an invitiation... accompanied by two FC Barcelona shirts!
The way Señor Jordi sees it, the Barca shirt is the "most internationally recognized symbol of the
city" which makes it in order to gift a pair of them to the president of the United States.
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Barcelista 10 October @ 05:34 AM EST
A tremendous greeting to all our readers out there who have been waiting and wondering why we
haven't been updating... this blog has
not been abandoned, and hopefully it won't be
anytime soon; it's simply a problem with our interent that is taking an annoyingly long time in
getting fixed. Please bear with us until we can sort things out, and we'll soon be back and better
than ever!
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FourFourTwo.com have released their latest football rich list in English football. Where do the
Man United owners, manager and players come?
Owners-1. Lakshmi Mittal, QPR, £18.4bn
2. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Man City, £17bn
3. Roman Abramovich, Chelsea, £7.
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This made me laugh and definitely worth checking out. There are a few problems with the width of
the video and I am trying to sort that out. Via the spoiler
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Barcelista 23 September @ 02:20 PM EST
- Zlatan Ibrahimovic has already made history in his little time wearing the Blaugrana shirt: He
has become the first player ever in the history of the club to score in the first four Liga
matches.
But this achievement comes along with some sad news: Zlatan's out with an ankle injury after last
night's match, ironically enouh at the hands - or rather feet - of Barca loan-out Henrique.
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You can't wait to watch Manchester derby tomorrow in Old Trafford? Are you kind of disappointed
because you won't see City's star 'Manu' Adebayor in the pitch? Are you an Arsenal fan fed up with
your team's last performances and bored enough to play the first random game you could find? Well,
we have this for [.
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Barcelista 18 September @ 03:29 AM EST
- Barca coach Pep Guardiola stars in a new book entitled "Paraula Pep", or "The World of Pep". The
book is the result of the success of a television program by TV3 under the same name, which was
broadcasted in the week before Barca's CL victory in Roma. Editor Ernest Floch was quick to take
the initiative to commision the book, which records the phrases that have been considered
outstanding in the path of Guardiola on the bench of FC Barcelona, and that define his philosophy.
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Diego Forlan joined Man United in 2002 and he has said that his Man United career ended because he
chose the wrong studs. Forlan has said that he chose the wrong boots for the all-important
match...
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Barcelista 08 September @ 09:30 AM EST
- Apparently, Gerard Pique has been turning down modeling deals repeatedly from various renowned
international fashion designers, insisting that his focus is on football - which is just too bad,
considering that the photo shoots this man does are simply made of sizzle. Word is that he may
consent to a gig or two sometime in the future though, so we're keeping our fingers crossed.
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Barcelista 08 September @ 07:17 AM EST
The new season calls for an updated poll, what with new players arriving and others leaving - which
Barca Boy will win your votes as the ultimate hottie on the squad this time around?
Despite being new to the club, Gerard Pique won the last one by almost a hundred votes, with Leo
Messi behind him followed by Bojan.
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Barcelista 04 September @ 02:00 PM EST
- Looks like Leo Messi's been feeling kind of frisky lately - apparently, this photo of Xavi was
taken by Leo himself, having snatched the camera from one of the photographers at a recent training
session to snap a picture of his teammate. Leo couldn't possibly be any cuter, and he's got some
serious camera skills too!
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Barcelista 02 September @ 05:04 AM EST
- Let's get to know the new man on Barca, Chygrynskiy - who we are just going to call Chygy from
now on. According to Sport, this dude is quite a devout guy. His friends call him Jesus Christ, and
not just because he's got the Jesus-style hair and beard...
.
He hates nightclubs. He never drinks alcohol.
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Barcelista 29 August @ 12:02 PM EST
- Xavi gets grabbing as he holds up Leo, who, while thus supported, is able to kind of match up to
Zlatan's height and hug him. Priceless.
- What would happen if the Barca boys were to meet in a chatroom? This is quite possibly the most
ingenius thing we've ever read... oh Dani-boy.
- Looks like Barca keeper Jorquera has officially signed for Girona of the Spanish second division;
while Sylvinho is off to Manchester City.
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Barcelista 22 August @ 06:46 AM EST
- The chicas over at ONTD Football have gone and done
the most amazing interview with
ex-Barca Boy and hottie, Xavi Torres. We cried buckets when he left the club and never gave up
loving him, and this interview is pure gold. Who knew that Xavi did part time male modeling? That
he's completeing a college degree for a career in
teaching?
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FOOTBALLSUP 12 August @ 08:40 AM EST
The Twitter bandwagon is in full flow - some would say slowing down, almost - and there is a
steady flow of footballers and football related Twitterers appearing in the micro-blogging sphere.
It really hit the back (and front) pages with Darren Bent's Twitter 'rant' at Daniel Levy a few
weeks back - but did you know that Hull's new striker, signed on the back of Daryl Murphy and Bobby
Zamora turning them down, was also there?
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Barcelista 12 August @ 08:01 AM EST
- Lionel Messi went off to join his national team, Argentina, for their friendly against Russia,
but he won't be able to play after all. Leo suffered a contraction in his right abductor muscle
during training, and though reports are it's not too serious, Argentine coach Diego Maradona claims
he won't risk Messi for a single minute, adding "I'm a wizard.
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Barcelista 05 August @ 04:38 AM EST
- Ibrahimovic has taken part in Barca's training for the first time - and what an apparent effort
he's making! We're liking the guy more and more every day. Ibra came onto the pitch met by applause
from the squad, then started out with some light ballwork with a few other players before joining
the rest of the team.
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Barcelista 31 July @ 12:16 PM EST
- Former Barca manager Sir Bobby Robson unfortunately passed away today at the age of 76, after
he's been battling cancer for a long while. He coached the team for the 1996-1997 season, achieving
such titles as the European Cup Winners Cup, the Copa Del Rey as well as the Spanish Super Cup. He
will be greatly missed by the footballing world, may he rest in peace.
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Barcelista 29 July @ 08:19 AM EST
- The team's off to L.A. today! The second step of Barca's preseason, after the Wembley Cup, is the
United States tour, which will kick off in California (against LA Galaxy - hello there Becks)
before the squad continues to San Fransisco and Seattle. Pep's taking the entire squad with him
except for Caceres and Hleb, also calling up B-teamers Muniesa, Fontas, Jeffren and Jonathan.
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Barcelista 26 July @ 05:59 AM EST
- As it turns out, the chica vacationing with Puyol is none other than Romanian model Claudia
Neghina (photo) - more pictures of them together here.
- The deal with Inter Milan for the signing of Ibrahimovic and departure of Eto'o is almost
complete. Reportedly, the two clubs have reached an agreement and the only step that remains is the
paperwork.
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Barcelista 23 July @ 01:13 PM EST
- Leo sends everyone greetings from Barca's training camp, Bisham Abbey, London, and begs for
someone to please make Pep take it easy on them. The coach's been working the boys extra hard
today, with two training sessions involving a mixture of physical and tactical exercises. They
focused on ball skills, defensive pressure and building stamina, with Pep in the midst of
everything making the sure the players were doing things right, and interrupting frequently to
correct them (pictures below).
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Barcelista 20 July @ 04:08 AM EST
- We've all been missing Gabi Milito terribly since he got injured, and now, over a year later, his
recovery isn't looking any nearer. It's strange, how complicated this injury has turned out to be,
but Gabi is still hopeful, so we'll follow in suit. He wrote a letter adressed to all of us, his
fans, saying, "I know that I will overcome this and recover.
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Barcelista 17 July @ 11:10 AM EST
- Barca players link hands and frolick together on the Mini Estadi, the stadium that has been, for
a while now, the first team's training ground and the youth teams' match ground - but not anymore.
The club will be using the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper instead, while the Mini Estadi will be sold
so that the land can be converted into flats, a hotel, a series of parks and gardens, a nursery
school and secondary school in addition to a health center.
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Barcelista 15 July @ 07:28 AM EST
Lionel Messi spent his last day of vaycay in the United States in LA, California, where he picked
up the ESPN Deportes Latino Athlete of the Year award. He'll be spending the rest of his holiday in
Cali with his family, before it's time to head back to Barcelona for preseason.
The best video ever.
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Barcelista 11 July @ 09:25 AM EST
- 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.
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Barcelista 09 July @ 02:12 PM EST
- Sporting Gijon want to loan out Barca-B defender Alberto Botia. He says he's honored by their
interest because it means he's doin well, and that there's a 50% chance he'll go. We're mentioning
this because it's suddenly come to our attention how incredibly hot he is - so we hope he sticks
around on the team.
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Above is a leaked picture of what is thought to be the new Manchester United 2009/10 away shirt. We
won't know if it is the real one but it wouldn't surprise me if it is. This shirt is very
similar...
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Futbolita 03 July @ 10:27 PM EST
We first spotted this fan "All Dressed Up" at the Brazil-Uruguay game a while
ago. Amazingly, this hombre his real name is André actually got in touch
with us to explain his crazy choice of outfit!
"I'm from Santa Vitória do Palmar.
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Barcelista 03 July @ 03:03 PM EST
As it turns out, Barca coach Pep Guardiola was at the kickoff concert for U2 on Camp Nou last
Tuesday. He and lead singer Bono are pals now - at Bono's request, the two were introduced and held
a short meeting in the singer's dressing room, where Pep presented him with a Barca shirt bearing
his name and the number "1".
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