Tag: FC Barcelona

  • FC Barcelona & Lionel Messi – Not Everything Lasts Forever

    FC Barcelona & Lionel Messi – Not Everything Lasts Forever

    There’s nothing to suggest there isn’t anything cosmic about the connection between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. Always the feeling that someone’s chasing someone, trying to outdo the other. Ronaldo got a raise? Messi finally signed his new contract with Barcelona.

  • Pedro Needs to Start Scoring For Barcelona Like He Does With Spain

    Pedro Needs to Start Scoring For Barcelona Like He Does With Spain

    He wasn’t a major part of the treble in 2009, but after Samuel Eto’o and Thierry Henry left, Pedro seemingly came out of nowhere to become one of the best wingers in the world, helping Barcelona win two more league titles and another Champions League final, not to mention his success with the national team.

  • Transfer Rumors 2013 – Neymar Isn’t Going to Europe Soon

    Transfer Rumors 2013 – Neymar Isn’t Going to Europe Soon

    You never know who to believe, and what. Some say that Neymar isn’t staying in Brazil for long, and that he’ll be landing at the Camp Nou, beginning his Barcelona career very soon. While not forgetting that Chelsea and Real Madrid are also interested in the player, there are quite a few that suggest he’ll be staying with Santos even after the 2014 World Cup.

  • FC Barcelona – Lionel Messi Barely Enough to Cover Up Weaknesses

    FC Barcelona – Lionel Messi Barely Enough to Cover Up Weaknesses

    The midweek Clasico took too much out of Barcelona and their rivals, who lost on the previous day. Only one shot on target in the first half, a Lionel Messi penalty kick, was enough to earn them the draw at the Mestalla after going down to an Ever Banega opener.

  • La Liga – Valencia vs Barcelona Predictions

    La Liga – Valencia vs Barcelona Predictions

    With both teams trying to get over some sort of Real Madrid hangover, it’s going to be interesting to see if Valencia, in a disappointing season, can be the team that puts another dent in the nearly perfect run Barcelona have put together so far this season.

  • Transfer Rumors 2013 – Neymar Will Become a Barcelona Player

    Transfer Rumors 2013 – Neymar Will Become a Barcelona Player

    At Santos, it’s the same old business – deny Neymar is leaving; not until the World Cup in 2014. The Spanish press and media in general is taking a different line, with some reports now claiming that Barcelona have already signed the striker, and he will land there when the 2013 summer transfer window opens.

  • Lionel Messi, Suddenly a Bad Boy

    Lionel Messi, Suddenly a Bad Boy

    Regardless of what the Real Madrid press are writing about Lionel Messi, the truth is meaningless. His persona won’t be damaged; on the contrary; seeing the Barcelona star add a little bit of venom to his act might not be such a bad thing.

  • Real Madrid vs Barcelona – Post Clasico After Shocks

    Real Madrid vs Barcelona – Post Clasico After Shocks

    Things aren’t too quite between the biggest rivals in Spain after the Copa Del Rey Clasico – Lionel Messi allegedly got into some sort of clash with Alvaro Arbeloa after the match, Dani Alves claims Real Madrid fans are racists while Xavi thinks Barcelona conceded a goal that never should have been allowed while Cristiano Ronaldo gets protection from the referees.

  • FC Barcelona – Lionel Messi Brings His Lazy Performance to Clasico

    FC Barcelona – Lionel Messi Brings His Lazy Performance to Clasico

    Not every match can be a Lionel Messi masterpiece, and in a match against an opponent that has the ability to make life very hard for him while still gain some control in the midfield, the world’s best player didn’t do anything out of the ordinary to himself be felt.

  • Cristiano Ronaldo & Lionel Messi Leave Scoring to Others (Real Madrid vs Barcelona)

    Cristiano Ronaldo & Lionel Messi Leave Scoring to Others (Real Madrid vs Barcelona)

    In a match that could have gone either way, Real Madrid probably enjoyed the better chances but it always felt like Barcelona weren’t giving it their all most of the time. Cristiano Ronaldo worked and missed, Lionel Messi walked around saving his energy, in a semifinal first leg that should and did end in a 1-1 draw.