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  • Zlatan Ibrahimovic – The Biggest Mouth in Football

    Somewhere along the way, Zlatan Ibrahimovic decided he is bigger than life, or at least larger and more important than anything else in football, allowing him to make insulting comments about, well, anyone and anything. Especially Barcelona and Pep Guardiola.

  • Lionel Messi – Between Barcelona and Argentina

    Lionel Messi – Between Barcelona and Argentina

    Here we go again. Lionel Messi leaving the comforts of the pressures of leading Barcelona with the help of the most talented players in the world and enters the pressure cooker that is playing for Argentina in the world cup qualifiers, this time playing against possibly the best team in South America, Uruguay.

  • Barcelona – Real Madrid Trash Talk: Gerard Pique on Jose Mourinho

    Barcelona – Real Madrid Trash Talk: Gerard Pique on Jose Mourinho

    One of the major factors in the Barcelona – Real Madrid rivalry is the trash talking, which took it up a notch quite a bit since the arrival of Jose Mourinho. More bad blood, more big egos, more words and actually more matches, although that is a bit of a lucky thing.

  • Biggest Transfer What If’s in Football History

    A lot of missed opportunities over the course of history, recent and from way back. Alex Ferguson, despite all of his success has had a few slip away from his fingers during his time with Manchester United; Arsene Wenger with Arsenal as well. And where would have European football gone if Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Zinedine Zidane and Diego Maradona wouldn’t have landed where they have?

  • Real Madrid – Jose Mourinho & Pepe Speak About Referees

    Real Madrid – Jose Mourinho & Pepe Speak About Referees

    You have to hand it to Jose Mourinho. He just doesn’t give it a rest, not even after a wonderful Clasico that was possibly the least violent and tense since his arrival at the Santiago Bernabeu. Still, all he and Pepe could do was to talk about how the referee helped Barcelona avoid a loss.

  • FC Barcelona – Lionel Messi the Only one who can Score

    FC Barcelona – Lionel Messi the Only one who can Score

    Only a draw at home against their biggest rivals, and still, Barcelona should be pleased. Still 8 points ahead of Real Madrid, and still one Lionel Messi, there whenever he’s most needed, scoring two goals in a match they probably didn’t deserve to win, a rarity in a Clasico from recent years.

  • Lionel Messi & Cristiano Ronaldo Rule Clasico Again (Barcelona vs Real Madrid)

    Lionel Messi & Cristiano Ronaldo Rule Clasico Again (Barcelona vs Real Madrid)

    If the pregame was all about the Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo rivalry and importance, the match was exactly the same. Barcelona and Real Madrid featured other players who had quite an effect on the match, but the big two were the only players who scored, as the Clasico ended in a 2-2 draw, keeping the 8 point distance at the top of the La Liga table.

  • Barcelona vs Real Madrid – El Clasico Predictions

    Super Sunday is about quite a few big clashes around Europe, but none bigger than the greatest club match in the world, as Barcelona, with an 8 point lead in the La Liga and a Lionel Messi in somewhat of a drought, face the chasing Real Madrid, with the recovering and non-stop scoring Cristiano Ronaldo.

  • Messi vs Ronaldo – The Battle for Best Player in the World

    Messi vs Ronaldo – The Battle for Best Player in the World

    The foundations were laid last season in the win at the Camp Nou. Cristiano Ronaldo is usually referred to as the second best player in the world, even when he outshines Lionel Messi in a title deciding Clasico match. However, if Real Madrid beat Barcelona this time, that may change.

  • Barcelona vs Real Madrid – A Rivalry by Numbers

    Barcelona vs Real Madrid – A Rivalry by Numbers

    All great rivalries, and few are as great as the Spanish Clasico between Barcelona and Real Madrid, about to be played for the 165th time since the rivalry began in 1929, are a lot about the numbers, that tell stories dominant periods, streaks and great players in the long and rich history between the teams, going well beyond the modern Lionel Messi – Cristiano Ronaldo debate.