Two years ago it was Cristiano Ronaldo gazing into a hand mirror, Last year it was Jose Mourinho kicking Pep Guardiola in the junk, but at midnight this March 19 Valencia's Las Fallas festival will stay with that Jose-on-Barca violence by burning a giant paper mache version of Mourinho poking Tito Vilanova in the eyeball.

This must be the millionth time I've said this, but I can't say it enough, because this team keeps on giving me reason to. I am so fucking proud of them. I love them so fucking much. This team is just something else. Such pride, such heart, it's unmatchable. After the last Clasico, where we beat them 3-1, I was talking to a fellow Culita about how Barca play these games and win them with their hearts.

This must be the millionth time I've said this, but I can't say it enough, because this team keeps on giving me reason to. I am so fucking proud of them. I love them so fucking much. This team is just something else. Such pride, such heart, it's unmatchable. After the last Clasico, where we beat them 3-1, I was talking to a fellow Culita about how Barca play these games and win them with their hearts.

Bitter rivals Real Madrid and Barcelona are set to write the next chapter in their storied Clasico history as they meet in the opening leg of the Copa del Rey quarterfinals at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu (4 p.m., GOLTV/ESPN3.com).

While Barcelona is looking for revenge in this tournament after being beaten by Madrid in last year's final, it is Madrid that is looking to try to even the overall score.

Here we go again.

The world's top rivalry takes center stage when Real Madrid hosts Barcelona in the first leg of the Copa del Rey quarterfinals (4 p.m., GOLTV/ESPN3.com), the first of two meetings in a week's time that will determine which club advances to the semifinals.

29.12.2011 - Tal como afirmaramos aquí (antes de la firma contractual), Alfio Basile fue presetado hoy como nuevo entrenador de Racing, lo que ya "sabía" desde hace unos meses.
Único partícipe de los tres títulos internacionales de Racing (Copa Libertadores 1967 y Copa Intercontinental 1967 como jugador y Supercopa 1988 como DT), el Coco ("fanático del tango, Pappo y el flaco Spinetta") inicia su cuarto ciclo como Director Técnico en el club que lo vio nacer al fútbol.

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David Villa Leg Injury 2011- Barca forward breaks leg against Al Sadd in Club World Cup is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter Spanish striker David Villa is likely to be out for a lengthy spell ( see Villa leg injury video below) on the sidelines after breaking his leg in [.

Granada vs FC Barcelona

Today's away match at the Los Carmenes stadium is a perfect opportunity for Lionel Messi to get his first away goal in La Liga since the start of the season. The Argentinean scored in away games in the Champions League and the Spanish Supercopa, so a goal versus newly promoted Granada would do him justice in La Liga.

Barcelona midfielder Cesc Fabregas admits that he still has feelings for former club Arsenal but believes that Arsene Wenger's side face an uphill battle returning to winning ways.

A superb Gunners squad dominated the Premier League to claim the domestic title with an unbeaten run in the 2003-04 season and although they did not repeat the following year, young Fabregas was able to come into the team to lift the FA Cup in 2005.

Manchester City chief executive officer Garry Cook has paid the ultimate price for an ill-mannered email mishap.

Cook resigned on Friday after being found culpable of sending an offensive email to defender Nedum Onuoha's mother that mocked her battle with cancer. Cook reportedly meant to send the response to City's director of football, Brian Marwood, but instead mistakenly sent it Dr.

Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola took time away from a highly successful period for his club to defend under-pressure Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger, insisting that the Frenchman has helped the club make significant progress during his tenure.

The Catalan giants opened their title defense with an emphatic 5-0 win over Villarreal, which featured goals from recently crowned European Player of the Year Lionel Messi as well as massive summer signings Alexis Sanchez and Cesc Fabregas, the former Gunners skipper.

After already capturing the Spanish SuperCopa, defending UEFA Champions League winner FC Barcelona goes after its second piece of silverware on the young season when it takes on defending UEFA Europa League winner FC Porto in the UEFA SuperCup in Monaco (2:45 p.m., Fox Soccer Channel).

The mass exodus from Arsenal continues.

Samir Nasri is the latest to bolt London after Arsenal and Manchester City agreed to terms for the transfer of the French midfielder.

Nasri, 24, enjoyed a breakout season during the 2010-11 campaign and reportedly cost Manchester City £24 million to secure the transfer.

It's still too early in the season for the rankings to be but so meaningful. Hell, they haven't even started playing in Spain, Greece or Italy and I don't know if they'll ever start playing in Turkey. Still, if we don't rank everybody, there's no reason to come back so we continue to do so.

Barcelona defender Gerard Pique has accused Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho of
"destroying Spanish football" following an ill-tempered Supercopa at the Camp Nou.

Barcelona and Real Madrid put on a show during the Spanish SuperCopa, but those hoping to see the two powerhouses in action again sometime soon will have to wait a little while longer than expected.

Players in Spain's first and second division will be on strike for at least the first two scheduled weekends of the season, starting with what was supposed to be Saturday's opening day of the season.

The ancient Greeks were a wonderful people, whose reliance on slaves and women to do all the actual work meant they could devote themselves to increasing the size of their brains, and then devote those gigantic brains to the asking of brilliantly pointless questions, many of which still entertain and irritate philosophy students today.

Why Jose doesn't deserve the United job

MirrorFootball Podcast Robbie Savage, Chris Kamara, Mick Rathbone Jose Mourinho lost the Supercopa to Barcelona, lost his head with a Barca coach and now he deserves to lose out on the biggest job of all. I think Mourinho believes he will replace Sir Alex Ferguson when the great man finally retires at Manchester United and until recently I supported him.

Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho is already in midseason from and has he picked up where he left off last season by calling Barcelona "a small team" after losing in last night's Supercopa second leg at the Nou Camp.

For 88 minutes last night's match was a fantastic footballing spectacle between arguably the best two sides in Europe.

Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho is already in midseason from and has he picked up where he left off last season by calling Barcelona "a small team" after losing in last night's Supercopa second leg at the Nou Camp.

For 88 minutes last night's match was a fantastic footballing spectacle between arguably the best two sides in Europe.

ESCANDALOSO!! It's interesting to consider how the media has analysed the aftermath of last night's Supercopa Extravaganza between Madrid and Barca. Fractions of the British press believe that the attention heaped onto the Portuguese coach this morning is a much welcomed one while the Madrid-based media chose to laud Barca's performance over the bust-up.

If early returns are any indication, the already-must-see Barcelona-Real Madrid rivalry might be reaching a new peak in 2011-2012.

Barcelona captured the SuperCopa after a 3-2 victory in Wednesday's second leg (5-4 on aggregate), with Lionel Messi scoring two goals, including a late match-winner, in a thrilling preamble to the Spanish regular season.

Mou contemplates the reality of losing a 'tiny little trophy'. Images: Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images.

Right, people. A little cautionary note. We know you're all foaming at the mouth and twitchy of the fingers after last night's er... match, which we are thrilled about.

By Chris Wright

Despite having only played for Barcelona for somewhere around 8 minutes, Cesc Fabregas already has a trophy to his name after the Catalans beat Real Madrid 3-2 in the second-leg (the first leg finished 2-2) of the Spanish Supercopa final at the Camp Nou last night.

Trophy number one: tick Cesc Fabregas made his Barcelona bow last night and has already won nearly as many trophies as he picked up during eight years at Arsenal. The midfielder made an eight-minute cameo appearance at the end of the match as Barca secured a Supercopa de España victory over Real Madrid.

Video: Watch Mourinho grab Barca coach's face after ill-tempered Supercopa

Barca defender Gerard Pique accuses Real Madrid coach of "destroying Spanish football"

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Everything was going so well. Sure, a few harsh and untimely challenges from both clubs, but it will always be an element of this bitter rivalry. For ninety minutes (plus the ninety from the first leg on Sunday), Real Madrid and Barcelona wowed the masses with a display of football that puts both clubs light years ahead of the rest of the competition.

Jose Mourinho Ear Pull Video- Francesc Vilanova- Spanish Super Cup 2011 is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter

Jose Mourinho Ear Pull Video- Francesc Vilanova- Spanish Super Cup 2011 is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter Jose Mourinho is never one to stay too far from controversy.

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Barcelona vs Real Madrid Goals 3-2 Highlights Video 2011 August 17 is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter Barcelona vs Real Madrid 2011 ( Barcelona vs Real Madrid Spanish Super Cup 2011) Final score and result:- Barcelona vs Real Madrid 3-2 ( Andres Iniesta, Lionel Messi*2/ Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema) Nou [.

17.08.2011 - Marcando el inicio oficial de la temporada futbolística de Europa, la final de la Supercopa 2011, en su edición 28º volvió a juntar al Barcelona (campeón de Liga y defensor del título) y al Real Madrid (campeón de la Copa del Rey).
Si bien el inicio de la temporada española está complicado debido a la huelga de los jugadores (2 fechas), las finales de la Supercopa se llevaron a cabo para que Barcelona vuelva a superar a Real Madrid y se lleve su 10º trofeo (Real Madrid tiene 8) y tercero consecutivo.

Last month during our travels to Malaysia, we tweeted a photo of Gerard Pique on a billboard as we were driving to the stadium. Many of you asked us what exactly he was doing and we finally have the answer! Pique was promoting the new Nike Tiempo Legend IV boots (with a lot of SWAG, Moc Moc!

After a 2-2 on Sunday, we will have another El Clasico on Wednesday, at Nou Camp. The season has barely started and we are offered a double portion of the most expected game in the world. Some might say that the SuperCopa is not a really sought after trophy, and I agree with that, but the rivalry will surely make it another disputed match.

David Villa goal vs Real Madrid Barcelona Video- 2011 August-Spanish Supercopa is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter

David Villa goal vs Real Madrid Barcelona Video- 2011 August-Spanish Supercopa is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter This fantastic David Villa goal vs Real Madrid came in the Barcelona vs Real Madrid first leg Supercopa ( Spanish Super Cup) tie on 14th August, 2011 ( Sunday).

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Sunday kicks off the first leg of the 2011 Spanish Super Cup featuring two of the greatest teams in the world, Real Madrid against Barcelona. Remarkably, this is the first time that Real Madrid and Barcelona have faced each other in the Spanish Super Cup since 1997 when Los Blancos won both La Liga and the Supercopa Espana.

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Despite the news that La Liga will delay the start of the 2011-12 season due to a strike by the Spanish players' union, soccer fans can still look forward to the 2011 Supercopa Espana which kicks off Sunday, August 14 between La Liga winner Barcelona and Copa del Rey champion Real Madrid.

David Villa scored on a header midway through the first half as Barcelona beat Mexico's Club America 2-0 in Dallas.

Villa scored a nice goal in the 24th minute. Adriano sped past America defender Oscar Rojas and his cross found Villa unmarked just outside the 6-yard box for an easy header.

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A Uefa definiu que a final da Liga dos Campeões de 2013 será no estádio de Wembley, como parte das comemorações pelos 150 anos da Football Association, a mais antiga do mundo.
O estádio recebeu a final da Liga dos Campeões nesta temporada, 2010/11, e voltará a sediar o evento dois anos depois.

O Wisla Krakow, foi campeão polonês em 2011, pela 13ª vez, e será o representante da Polônia, na 2ª fase da Champions League 2011/2012.
Além disso, ganhou 4 copas da Polônia, 1 supercopa da Polônia e 1 copa da Liga da Polônia.
Sua campanha na história da Champions League 2011/2012, foi de:
26 jogos, 10 vitórias, 4 empates e 12 derrotas.

O FC Copenhague, campeão da Dinamarca pela 9ª vez, será o representante do país nórdico na 3ª fase da Champions League de 2011/2012.
Além desses 9 títulos, o time dinamarquês, venceu 4 vezes a Copa da Dinamarca, 1 vez a Copa da Liga da Dinamarca e 3 vezes a Supercopa da Dinamarca.