SearchArchives for: June 2006Espanyol after Barca´s on loan player Damia30th June 2006 Espanyol Barcelona has made inquiries about the services of right full back Damià Abella. Damià has still one year left on his 2-year loan agreement with Racing Santander but Espanyol seemed to be very intersted in a transfer of the yound talented Barca… more » FC Barcelona wants Zambrotta - Also Inter and Milan interested30th June 2006 Despite technical secretary Txiki Beguiristain´s claim that the Barca team is complete for next season, FC Barcelona are stepping up their chase to sign Italian World Cup star Gianluca Zambrotta from Juventus Turin. The versatile Italian international fu… more » You don't get hurt in this sport – play poker, roulette, blackjack and other amazing casino games at 888.com, the world's No.1 online casino, in a safe and established environment. Coming soon to 888 – Sports Betting, so you can turn your hockey passion into profit. The upcoming Sports Betting will be the latest addition to a huge variety of games, from bingo and backgammon to slot machines and video poker. Barcelona´s Edmilson: "Soon, I will be in top form again!"30th June 2006 FC Barcelona´s star midfielder José Edmílson, who missed the World Cup due to a knee injury during Brazil´s preparation is very happy with the process of his recovery and told Radio Barcelona: "Soon, I will be in top form again. I am feeling very well. J… more » Barca´s Mexican Star Marquez with Spanish Passport soon30th June 2006 Mexican international Rafael Marquez will be soon carrying a Spanish passport which would give Barca the possibility to sign a third foreign player from outside the European Community. The Club and the player is in no rush for Marquez receiving Spanish C… more » Guus Hiddinck: Neeskens is great signing for Barca!29th June 2006 Australias national team coach at the World Cup in Germany, Guus Hiddinck, believes that Johan Neeskens is a fantastic addition to FC Barcelona´s back room staff.
Guus hiddinck revealed: "Johan Neeskens is a great professional but is even a greater perso… more » FC Barcelona midfielder Verdu joins Celta de Vigo - Rodri future not clear29th June 2006 FC Barcelona and Celta of Vigo have agreed on Barca´s young midfielder Joan Verdú. The talented Barca B player still had a contract until the 30 of June of 2007 but will leave for Balaidos Balaídos for the next season.
The future of Sergio "Rodri" Rodri… more » FC Barcelona player Iniesta changing from Nike to Adidas?29th June 2006 Barca player Andres Iniesta could change his current sponsor, US sport equipment producer Nike to the German rival Adidas.
Iniesta was under contract for three years with Nike and the contract will expire in August. If no new agreement is made with Nike… more » Barca Player Oscar López leaves for Betis Sevilla29th June 2006 Barca player Oscar López will leave the Club and join Betis on a permanent basis.
Last season Oscar López was on loan to Betis Sevilla but the two club found an agreement to transfer the Barca player on a permant basis. The transfer fee is €200,000 and… more » And then there were 4: Deco, Messi, Saviola and Ronaldinho28th June 2006 4 Barca players are still out to win the World Cup in Germany.
Lionel Messi and Javier Saviola, both for Argentina, Ronaldinho (Brazil) and Deco (Portugal) are the Barca players among the eight teams that have proceeded to the quarterfinals. Though Deco… more » Barca´s Deco: Rooney is no Pele!28th June 2006 Barca and Portugal star Deco who will miss the quarter final clash between England and Portugal next Saturday has laughed off any comparison between Manchester United youngster Wayne Rooney and Brazilian World Cup legend Pele.
He believes that the Man U… more » Barca star Deco: "I would prefer to pay to watch Portugal than England"28th June 2006 FC Barcelona star midfielder Deco is suspended due to a red card and will not play a role in the quarter final match between Portugal and England.
Portugal´s international Deco is hoping England are continuing their long ball game and playing a long wa… more » Italian International Zambrotta honoured by Barca Interest28th June 2006 Juventus Turin and Italy´s international full back Gianluca Zambrotta admitted that he feels very honoured that FC Barcelona are interested in him.
The versatile Juve player Zambrotta, who can play at right and left full back revealed that he will not… more » 28th June 2006 SPAIN v FRANCE 1-3
Spain: Casillas, Pernía, Puyol, Raúl (Luís García, 54´), Xavi (Senna, 71´), Torres, Xabi Alonso, Ramos, Fábregas, Villa (Joaquín 54´), Pablo
France: Barthez, Abidal, Vieira, Gallas, Makelele, Malouda (Govou 73´), Zidane, Henry (Wilto… more » Barca Players at World Cup: Brazil wins 3-0 against Ghana28th June 2006 BRAZIL v GHANA 3-0
Brazil: Dida, Cafú, Lucio, Juan, Emerson (Gilberto Silva 46´), Roberto Carlos, Adriano (Juninho 61´), Kaká (Ricardinho 82´), Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Zé Roberto.
Ghana: Kingson, Gyan, Mensah, Pappoe, Shilla, Appiah, Muntari, Amoah (Tachi… more » Barcelona star Rafa Márquez signs new deal until 201028th June 2006 FC Barcelona Blog reported several weeks ago that FC Barcelona and their defender Rafa Márquez are ready to sign a new deal. (Click here for story). Yesterday afternoon, after Mexico´s captain returned from the World Cup in Germany, Márquez signed a new… more » FC Barcelona Pre-Season Plan starts on 17th of July 200626th June 2006 FC Barcelona´s first team training plans for the preparation of the 2006-07 season are as following:
17th of July: First day of training. The Barca players will train in Barcelona until July 23, and then fly to Aarhus, Denmark.
28th of July: Barça wil… more » Categories: FC Barcelona News Barca Youth win Copa del Rey Final - 2:0 against Zaragoza26th June 2006 Barca´s youth team have won the Copa del Rey for the second time in a row. Barca´s youth players Sergio Busquets and Jaime Hernández scored the two goals in a 2-0 win over Real Zaragoza. Winning the Cup rounds up a very succesful season for Barca´s y… more » Barca players at World Cup: Deco´s Portugal send Holland home26th June 2006 Portugal will play England in the World Cup quarter-finals in Germany after midfielder Maniche scored the only but superb first half goal for Portugal to beat Holland 1-0.
But the story of the match was a remarkably undisciplined display from both side… more » Barca Players at World Cup: Argentina beats Mexico26th June 2006 Argentina will meet Germany in the quarterfinals after beating Mexico 2-1 in one of the most exciting matches of the World Cup so far.
The game got off to a feisty start when Barca´s Rafael Márquez put Mexico 1-0 up after only 6 minutes but Argentina… more » Barca Players at World Cup: Larsson first Barca player out of world Cup26th June 2006 Germany beat Sweden 2-0 to reach the quarter finals of the World Cup on Saturday afternoon. Henrik Larsson's Swedish national team had not much of a chance in this encouter, despite Barca´s Larsson missing a penalty in the second half.
Podolski´s two e… more » FC Barcelona president Laporta expects more success23rd June 2006 FC Barcelona president Joan Laporta is targeting more success under Barca coach Frank Rijkaard. Laporta is aiming for a treble next season: La Primera Liga, UEFA Champions League and Copa del Rey.
In Europe, he expects Chelsea to challenge Barca the mos… more » Barca most successful team in World Cup - All players qualified for 'Round of 16'23rd June 2006 11 Barça players are playing in the World Cup in Germany and all have qualified for the round of last 16. It seems that Barcelona´s Champions League success has spread to the World Cup in Germany.
Xavi Hernandez, Carles Puyol and Andres Iniesta for Spa… more » Application for European Super Cup tickets will start on Monday23rd June 2006 FC Barcelona announced on their official Website all information about the application for the European Super Cup tickets in Monaco on Aug, 25.
Only members of FC Barcelona are entitled to take part in the ticket application procedure:
On Monday June 26… more » Aussie at Barcelona? Neeskens recommends Australian defender Lucas Neill23rd June 2006 New Barca asssitant coach and former player Johan Neeskens feels that Australian defender Lucas Neill could do a good job at any top team in Europe.
Neeskens, currently assisting Guus Hiddink in managing the Socceroos in the World Cup in Germany, is i… more » Barcelona president Laporta: "We are not signing Lampard this year"23rd June 2006 Barcelona president Joan Laporta told British tabloid The SUN that FC Barcelona will not persue a transfer of Chelsea and England midfielder Frank Lampard.
Barca´s Laporta told the British newspaper The SUN that he is a great admirer of Chelsea´s Lampa… more » New FC Barcelona Kit for Season 2006 / 2007 presented in Germany22nd June 2006 The new FC Barcelona kit for the 2006-07 season was officially presented to the public presented during the World Cup in Frankfurt, Germany. FC Barcelona president Joan Laporta and vice presidents Marc Ingla and Albert Perrín attended the official presen… more » Barca Players at the World Cup: Larsson scores against England21st June 2006 Barca player and Champions League final hero Henrik Larsson scored the equaliser against England. Larssons last minute goal gave Sweden second place in Group B on Tuesday night. England finish top of the group but are likely to be without Newcastle unite… more » Ramon Canal appointed as new head of FC Barcelona's medical services21st June 2006 After Doctor Jordi Ardèvol has stepped down as manager of the FC Barcelona Medical department a few days ago, doctor Ramon Canal has been appointed as the new head of FC Barcelona's medical services. The appointment is part of the restructuring process t… more » Barca target Zambrotta: "I am not a Galactico"20th June 2006 Barca Fans have happily recieved the news that Juventus full back Zambrotta publicly claimed that he is not a Galactico.
Newspaper reports linked Zambrotta with the Merengues but the Juventus Turin player denied any willingness to join Real Madrid. FC… more » Premiership Clubs Arsenal, Bolton and Tottenham Hotspur interested in Barca´s Saviola20th June 2006 Argentinian international forward Javier Saviola's recent form at the World Cup has generated interest among European Clubs with Premiership clubs such as Arsenal, Bolton and Tottenham Hotspur in the front-line.
Saviola is currently out of favour in B… more » Barca´s new signing Gudjohnson: "Barca are, where Chelsea want to be!"20th June 2006 FC Barcelona´s new signing Eidur Gudjohnsen claims that Barca plays in a complete different league to his former club Chelsea.
The Iceland international feels that he is making a huge step up in his career by joining Champions League winner and back-to… more » Barca Youth Crush Real Madrid 3-0 in Cup Semifinal19th June 2006 FC BARCELONA 3-0 REAL MADRID
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Barcelona Youth (U19) overcame a 1:4 first leg defeat by trashing arch-rivals, Real Madrid 3:0 at the Mini-Estadi on Sunday evening. By turning around the 3 goal margin, Barca Juveni… more » barca juvenile • coach alex garcia • copa del rey • fc barcelona • giovanni dos santos • real madrid barca juvenile • coach alex garcia • copa del rey • fc barcelona • giovanni dos santos • real madrid
Barca Players at World Cup: Ronaldinho in Round of Last 1619th June 2006 BRAZIL 2-0 AUSTRALIA
Brazil (4-4-2): Dida - Cafú, Juan, Lúcio, Roberto Carlos - Emerson (Gilberto Silva 72´), Zé Roberto, Kaká, Ronaldinho Gaúcho - Ronaldo (Robinho 72´) Adriano (Fred 87´).
Australia: Mark Schwarzer - Lucas Neill, Craig Moore (John Alo… more » Edmilson delighted with Gudjohnsen signing18th June 2006 From Sao Paolo, Edmilson is keeping up to date with all the developments at FC Barcelona.
José Edmilson expressed his delight with the capture of Icelandic forward Eidur Gudjohnsen from Chelsea: "He is a strong player, both tactically and in the air… more » Edmilson ready for the new season18th June 2006 Unfortunately, Barca defender Edmilson will not be able to help Brazil lift the World Cup trophy in Germany, as he did in Japan/Korea in 2002.
Edmílson is following the action in Brazil due to an injury in the Brazilian training camp while preparing fo… more » Categories: FC Barcelona News, Edmilson FC Barcelona Players at World Cup: Van Bommel, Gio, Deco win - Marquez draw with Mexico18th June 2006 HOLLAND v IVORY COAST 2-1
Holland (4-3-3): Van der Sar - Heitinga (Boulahrouz, 46´), Ooijer, Mathijsen, Van Bronckhorst - Van Bommel, Sneijder (Van der Vaart, 50´), Cocu - Van Persie, Van Nistelrooy (Landzaat, 73´), Robben.
Ivory Coast (4-4-2): Tizie -… more » Alternatives for Spanish Super Cup - Announcement in the next few days16th June 2006 Representatives of FC Barcelona and RCD Espanyol have met at the Spanish Football Federation headquarters in Madrid today to decide when the Spanish Super Cup will be played. An official announcement is expected over the next few days.
At the Federación… more » Categories: FC Barcelona News Doctor Ardèvol steps down as Manager of FC Barcelona Medical Department16th June 2006 Doctor Jordi Ardèvol has stepped down as manager of the FC Barcelona Medical department following a mutual agreement between both parties to end his contract.
During Doctor Jordi Ardèvol´s time at FC Barcelona, the medical services of Barca have undergo… more » Categories: FC Barcelona News Barca Players at World Cup: Messi is back and impresses in 6-0 victory16th June 2006 FC Barcelona wonderkid Lionel Messi is back and impressed the rest of the world when he came on from the substitutes bench against Serbia & Montenegro to score the final goal in Argentina's 6-0 victory.
Messi was thrilled about his performance and t… more » Barca Players at World Cup: Larsson wins with Sweden16th June 2006 Freddie Ljungberg headed the late winner for Sweden and gave them a deserved 1-0 win over Paraguay. Ljungberg´s goal in the 89th minute sent Paraguay home and gives the Swedes the opportunity to go top of their Group B if they beat England in Cologne nex… more » New seats for Camp Nou16th June 2006 As the 2005-06 season is over, essential maintenance work is being carried out on the Camp Nou stadium.
The seats in the main stand were replaced in the summer of 2004. This year, we will see the renewal of the seats behind the goals.
The work has al… more » Categories: FC Barcelona News Barcelona: TV Rights16th June 2006 FC Barcelona have signed a new contract with Mediapro for its TV rights to the Club. The guaranteed income derived from this new contract is in excess of €1 bill. over the next 7 years.
The existing contract with Televisión de Catalunya, still valid fo… more » 7 Players at World Cup grew up in La Masia, Barca´s Youth Academy15th June 2006 7 World Cup players in Germany, an incredible number, of have grown up and been developed in La Masia, FC Barcelona´s Youth Academy: Xavi, Carles Puyol, Andres Iniesta, Cesc Fabregas, Josep "Pepe" Reina, Luis García (all Spain) and Leo Messi (Argentina).… more » Interview with Barca coach Rijkaard about World Cup in Germany15th June 2006 FC Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard admitted that he's watched all the matches of the FIFA World Cup in Germany on Television so far and could travel to Germany so observe some matches/players live in the stadiums.
Barca´s Rijkaard sums up the first roun… more » Categories: FC Barcelona at World Cup 2006, Ronaldinho, Deco, Messi, Rijkaard, Edmilson, Xavi, Puyol, Iniesta, Marquez FC Barcelona´s new player Gudjohnsen: Strong Argument to convince Lampard from Chelsea15th June 2006 New Barca aquisition Gudjohnsen was asked about the future of his former Chelsea team-mate Frank Lampard and whether he would try and persuade the midfielder to join Barca. the 27-year old former Chelsea forward responded: "I think, we will have to lea… more » Barca´s Director of Football Txiki Begiristain: "Our Squad is complete!"15th June 2006 Barca´s technical secretary Txiki Begiristain hinted at the disappointment of many Barca supporters that Wednesday's capture of Chelsea striker Eidur Gudjohnsen could be the final aquisition for the new season: "Our squad is now complete. With the arri… more » Barca Players at World Cup: Puyol and Xavi have a great start15th June 2006 Barca captain Carles Puyol and midfield star Xavi Hernández both played key roles in Spain's convincing World Cup start in Leipzig, Germany yesterday when the Spanish international team defeated Shevchenko´s Ukraine 4-0.
Barca´s midfielder Xavi set up t… more » FC Barcelona has no Interest in keeping Argentinian International Saviola15th June 2006 Argentinian International Javier Saviola has to leave FC Barcelona.
Barca director of football Txiki Begiristain has confirmed Argentina forward Javier Saviola will not be returning and that this chapter is closed: "The situation with Saviola is clos… more » Categories: About FC Barcelona Blog Barca players at World Cup: Messi injured left foot15th June 2006 Barca youngster Lionel Messi, who has just recovered from a lengthy thigh injury was injured again in Wednesday´s training on duty at the World Cup in Germany with the Argentina national side.
Leo Messi might have to wait even longer for his world cup… more » Gudjohnson happy to join FC Barcelona: "It is an honour to play for Barca!"15th June 2006 FC Barcelona's first new signing of the season Eidur Gudjohnsen from Chelsea was very delighted at his official presentation to join Barca for the next 4 years.
The 27-year-old Icelandic forward passed the medical on Wednesday and within a few hours ha… more » Barca signs first Icelandic footballer in history: Eidur Gudjohnsen14th June 2006 FC Barcelona´s football departement is 106 years old and had players of 35 nationalities playing for the Club, but never until now a player from Iceland.
Eidur Gudjohnsen was born in Iceland and has played most of his professional football in the Engli… more » Barca captain Puyol happy about Gudjohnsen and Neeskens signing14th June 2006 FC Barcelona captain Carles Puyol expressed his delight about the new signing of Chelsea´s forward Eidur Gudjohnsen and new assistant coach Johan Neeskens.
Barca´s Puyol was available for comments in Spain's World Cup training camp before the opening m… more » Barca stars at the world cup: Ronaldinho wins with Brazil 1-0 over Croatia14th June 2006 In their opening match in Group F, Brazil defeated European side Croatia 1-0 in Berlin yesterday.
The current FIFA World Cup holders and their colourful fans provided entertainment both on and off the pitch. Brazil were made to work hard for their vict… more » Barca´s new asssistant coach Neeskens: "A dream back to Barcelona!"14th June 2006 New Barca assistant coach Johan Neeskens was picked up at El Prat Airport by the Club's senior first team representative Carles Naval and brought straight to the official presentation at Camp Nou.
Neeskens landed at 13:40 local time on a flight from St… more » Categories: FC Barcelona News, Neeskens Barca´s striker Maxi Lopez on loan to Mallorca14th June 2006 FC Barcelona have loaned young Argentinean striker, Maxi Lopez, to Real Mallorca for one season.
Youngster Maxi joined Barca from River Plate about 18 months ago in a winter replacement for the then long-term injured Swede Henrik Larsson.
Since joinin… more » FC Barcelona star Deco absolutely not interested in Chelsea transfer14th June 2006 FC Barcelona midfielder Deco has told his former boss at Porto, Jose Mourinho, that he has no plans to link up with him again and to join Chelsea.
The Portuguese World Cup star won the 2004 UEFA Champions League with Jose Mourinho at Porto and rejected… more » Today Gudjohnsen is a Barca Player!14th June 2006 Today, FC Barcelona will complete the signing of Chelsea´s Eidur Gudjohnsen. Gujohnsen and his father are already in Barcelona, following an agreement between Barcelona and Chelsea over a €12 mill. transfer fee.
The official FC Barcelona website report… more » Barca Players at World Cup: Today is Ronaldinho´s Samba Show13th June 2006 Today, Tuesday 13th of June, there is one Barca player in action at the World Cup in Germany: Superstar Ronaldinho Gaucho!
The whole World's eyes are on Brazil's opening game against Croatia in Berlin today. Brazil, the top ranked team, are expected to… more » Gudjohnsen Transfer from Chelsea to Barcelona very close13th June 2006 Chelsea and Iceland international Eidur Gudjohnsen is aparently hours away from joining FC Barcelona.
The Clubs seem to have agreed on a transfer fee of €12 mill. with only the mode of payment to be sorted out between Chelsea and Barcelona, before the… more » Official Presentation of Johan Neeskens next Tuesday12th June 2006 Johan Neeskens will officially presented as a new member of the first team coaching staff next Tuesday. The former FC Barcelona star Neeskens, who won the Copa del Rey in 1978 and the Cup Winners Cup in 1979, will replace Henk ten Cate as assistant coach… more » Categories: FC Barcelona News, Neeskens Today, No Barca stars are in Action at the World Cup12th June 2006 Today, Monday 12th of June, there is no Barca player in action at the World Cup in Germany while the following teams play:
15:00 Australia v Japan
18:00 USA v Czech Republic
21:00 Italy v Ghana more » RFEF Meeting about Spanish Super Cup on Friday12th June 2006 Next Friday, a meeting will be held between the RFEF and officials from both clubs, FC Barcelona and RCD Espanyol to discuss dates to play the 'Spanish Super Cup'.
The RFEF insists that the Spanish Supercup will be played in the old 2-leg format and co… more » Categories: FC Barcelona News Comments from Neeskens´former Barca Team-Mates on his Return to Barcelona12th June 2006 27 years after Barca beat Fortuna Düsseldorf 4-3 in Basil to lift the Cup Winners Cup some of Neeskens' former team-mates share their memories of Neeskens and comment on the return of the former Barca star as assistant coach to Frank Rijkaard.
All form… more » Barca Stars at World Cup: This Weekend´s Action12th June 2006 Portugal v Angola 1:0 - Deco
Pauleta's early goal was enough as a below-par Portugal opened their 2006 FIFA World Cup campaign with a win over underdogs Angola.
Deco had been rested and did not appear in this match.
Mexico v Iran 3:1 - Rafael Marquez
Om… more » Categories: About FC Barcelona Blog Messi´s Father: "The Idea of Leo leaving Barca is offensive!"12th June 2006 Over the last few days, several reports have suggested that Real Madrid presidential candidate Juan Miguel Villar Mir, backed by Carlos Sainz, is willing to break the bank to matching the Argentinian star's €150 million buy-out clause to lure him to the… more » Gudjohnsen: This week moment of truth12th June 2006 Several international newspapers and media services reported that Chelsea forward, Eidur Gudjohnsen is close to joining FC Barcelona. The reports claim that personal terms have been agreed between Barcelona and the player Gudjohnsen with only a transfer… more » Barca Players at World Cup: Today Larsson (Sweden), Saviola and Messi (Argentina) in Action10th June 2006 Today, 3 Barca players will be in action at the world cup 2006 in Germany. Henrik Larsson will be starting for Sweden against Trinidad & Tobago (18:00) and Javier Saviola for Argentina against the Ivory Coast (21:00). Lionel Messi who is regaining fu… more » Gio and Van Bommel happy about Neeskens´ Arrival in Barcelona10th June 2006 Giovanni Van Bronckhorst and Mark Van Bommel, the two Dutch internationals that represent Barca in Holland's World Cup team in Germany are very happy about the fact that Johan Neeskens will replace Henk Ten Cate as Frank Rijkaards assistant coach.
Mark… more » Barca´s Van Bommel injured10th June 2006 FC Barcelona and Netherlands international midfielder Mark Van Bommel has been injured in training yesterday. The training session in preparation for the "Group of death" match against Sebia & Montenegro was held behind closed doors but pictures and… more » Ricardo Oliveira: Contacts with FC Barcelona10th June 2006 Real Betis striker Ricardo Oliveira, currently on loan to FC Sao Paulo in Brazil admits having contact with FC Barcelona. Ronaldinho´s brother Roberto de Assis Moreira has presented the Brazilian striker Oliveira as a possible replacement for Henrik Lars… more » FC Barcelona´s Pre-Season Tour to Mexico and USA: Details and Match Schedule10th June 2006 FC Barcelona have confirmed the details of their pre-season tour to Mexico and the United States from August 1 to 13. The Champions League winner Barcelona will play Tigres (Mexico) in Monterrey (Mexico), Chivas (Mexico) in Los Angeles (USA), Club Americ… more » Barca completes Transfer of Fernando Navarro to RCD Mallorca09th June 2006 FC Barcelona and RCD Mallorca have agreed terms for Barca player Fernando Navarro to be transferred to Mallorca.
Barça will hold 30% of the financial rights on the player, should he be transferred to another club in the future. Fernando Navarro, who´s… more » FC Barcelona´s Plan B: Gudjohnsen ahead of Forlan09th June 2006 At present, Gudjohnsen from Chelsea is leading the race to replace Henrik Larsson but the doors are still not closed for Diego Forlán.
It is rumoured that after negotiations with Chelsea stalled in a disagreement about the transfer fee, further transfe… more » Barca and Gudjohnsen agree - Now all depends on Chelsea09th June 2006 FC Barcelona and the Chelsea forward, Eidur Gudjohnsen have agreed personal terms and the transfer of the Icelandic international solely depends on whether Barça and Chelsea can agree on a realistic transfer fee for Gudjohnson.
The negotiations between… more » Barca´s Henrik Larrson: Sweden can reach World Cup Final09th June 2006 Barca striker and Champions League hero Henrik Larsson believes Sweden can reach the World Cup final in Germany this summer.
Since 1958, Sweden have only made it past the second round once in 1994, but Larsson is convinced that the current Swedish team… more » Neeskens: Coming home to Barcelona after 27 years away09th June 2006 A few days ago, FC Barcelona Blog reported on something that has become an open secret ever since: Barcelona officially announced that Johan Neeskens is set to return to Barcelona after a 27 year absence, to replace Henk Ten Cate as Frank Rijkaards assis… more » Barca Players at the World Cup: Xavi fit and can´t wait to start09th June 2006 Barca star Xavi insisted he has beaten the race for full recovery from his serious knee ligament injury and that he is 100% ready to play in the world cup. Spain´s national coach Luis Aragonés who has always shown faith with his midfielder Xavi and will… more » Txiki on Barca TV: "Messi will stay!"08th June 2006 Speaking on Barça TV, the FC Barcelona technical secretary Txiki Begiristain insisted that Lionel Messi will not leave Barca and that he and the player are very calm about the situation. Txiki referred to the upcoming presidential elections at Real Madri… more » Barca´s Director of Football: Deco stays - Lampard of Chelsea isn't coming!08th June 2006 FC Barcelona Blog did not pick up the story about an exchange deal involving Deco/Lampard between Barca and Chelsea.
We felt that Barca doesn't need another midfielder because they are very well set up in this department. It is hard to believe that Bar… more » Barca Players at World Cup: Xavi, Iniesta and Puyol win for Spain08th June 2006 Barca captain Carles Puyol and Xavi Hernandez played the entire 90 minutes and midfielder Andres Iniesta came on in the 62nd in the World Cup preparation match against Croatia. Croatia went 1-0 up thanks to an own goal of Spanish defender Pablo before P… more » Real Madrid´s Candidates use Messi to win Elections08th June 2006 Real Madrid´s presidential Villar Mir, backed by Carlos Sainz, declared that he could be prepared to pay the € 150 Mill. release clause to bring the Barca starlet to Santiago Bernabéu. Official sources close to Villar Mar and Sainz denied officially the… more » New World Record: Barca has over 140,000 members!08th June 2006 Barca is the biggest sports Club in the world and the amount of members is increasing steadily month by month. Since end of May the new world record stands at over 140,000 members. About 1,000 new members are registered every month. 68% are from Cataluny… more » Barcelona Vice-President Soriano values Ronaldinho at € 100 Mill.08th June 2006 FC Barcelona Vice-President and responsible board memeber for Marketing, Ferran Soriano, told Japanese newspaper "Nihon Keizaí" yesterday that the present market value of Ronaldinho is an estimated € 100 Mill. but insisted that Ronaldinho is for no money… more » Barca´s TV Rights Deal agreed with Mediapro: Minimum € 105 Mill. per season08th June 2006 FC Barcelona has concluded the negotiations with Mediapro and signed a contract for 5 years for € 105 Mill. each season. The stunning amount of € 105 million negotiated by the Club is the minimum and guaranteed income from the TV rights for Barça per yea… more » Barca Players at the World Cup: 11 Stars in Action08th June 2006 FC Barcelona is represented by 11 of its players in the World Cup, which starts this Friday, 9th of June, in Germany. Unfortunately Barca midfielder Edmilson has been injured and is not able to take part. Forward Javier Saviola has been included into the… more » FC Barcelona Tranfer Rumours: Today´s Newspaper Headlines07th June 2006 FC Barcelona Tranfer Rumours: Today´s Newspaper Headlines
07/06/2006 - EL MUNDO DEPORTIVO and SPORT headlines concerning transfer rumours at FC Barcelona:
EL MUNDO DEPORTIVO
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Rijkaard and Txiki meeting to analyse all possibitities to substitute… more » Ajax signed Barca´s Gabri on a free transfer06th June 2006 This afternoon Henk Ten Cate´s Ajax Amsterdam have signed former Barca midfielder Gabri on a free transfer.
Versatile Gabri signed a 3-year deal with Ajax. Gabri is happy to link up with his former Barca assistant coach Henk Ten Cate at the Amsterdam A… more » 06th June 2006 According to El Mundo Deportivo in Barcelona, Barca have reportedly agreed to prepare a bid in the amount of €11.5 million to Chelsea for Eidur Gudjohnsen after talks with Villarreal for Diego Forlan stalled.
The Barca technical staff are keen to bring i… more » Barca and Holland midfielder Van Bommel: "A bit of luck and we can win World Cup!"06th June 2006 FC Barcelona midfielder Mark van Bommel suggests that with a bit of luck and self-belief the Dutch national team can win the World Cup in Germany this year.
Van Bommel had a successful season with Spanish and European champions Barcelona but hopes to t… more » Barca Coach Rijkaard can make History by winning Champions League and Super Cup as Player and Manager05th June 2006 After winning the Champions League as a player and manager, Barca´s coach, Frank Rijkaard could make history by winning the Champions League and European Supercup in both roles.
FC Barcelona will play Sevilla on August 25th in Monaco in the first all S… more » Categories: FC Barcelona News, Rijkaard Barca´s hunt for Silverware: European Supercup Final against FC Sevilla05th June 2006 The European Super Cup final between the two Spanish teams FC Barcelona and Sevilla will be played on August 25th at the Stade Louis II in Monaco.
After Barça won the UEFA Champions League by defeating Arsenal 2-1 in Paris and FC Sevilla winning the UE… more » Categories: FC Barcelona News Barca stars in world cup preparation: Ronaldinho part of the magic square05th June 2006 Brazil cruised to an easy and comfortable victory (4-0) against New Zealand on Sunday in Geneva, Switzerland. Ronaldo, Adriano, Kaká and Juninho Pernambucano all scored for Brazil.
Ronaldinho started the match and formed part of the team's "magic square"… more » Barca stars Van Bommel, Van Bronckhorst and Deco in World Cup Preparation05th June 2006 Barça stars mark Van Bommel and Giovanni Van Bronckhorst started for Holland against Australia (1-1). the Netherlands were unable to beat Guus Hiddink's Australia in their last preparation match before the start of the World Cup. Both Barca players, Gio… more » Edmílson out for 6-8 Weeks due to Knee Injury05th June 2006 FC Barcelona midfielder José Edmílson suffered a serious knee injury and it will take the player about 6-8 weeks to recover. The surgery on his knee, done by Doctor Gomes de Moraes in the Hospital Do Coraçao in Sao Paulo, Brazil proved that the injury is… more » Categories: FC Barcelona News FC Barcelona Players at World Cup: Puyol, Xavi and Iniesta played in Spain´s 2-0 victory over Egypt05th June 2006 FC Barcelona players Carles Puyol, Xavi and Andres Iniesta all played in Spain´s world cup preparation match against Egypt on Saturday night. Barca captain Carles Puyol played the entire 90 minutes, midfielders while Xavi and Andres Iniesta came on as su… more » Categories: FC Barcelona News Barcelona Defender Marquez: Happy - Contract sorted - just missing Signature05th June 2006 Barcelona defender Rafael Marquez declared publicly his intention to extend his contract with FC Barcelona and wishes to retire in Barcelona. The captain of the Mexican national team has dismissed any reports linking him with a move to AC Milan and feels… more » Categories: FC Barcelona News, Gossip & Talk Gabri close to sign for Ajax Amsterdam to join Ten Cate05th June 2006 Versatile Barca player Gabri, who will leave the Club in the summer is very close to sign for Ajax Amsterdam and it looks very likely that he is following Barca´s former assistant coach Henk Ten Cate to Holland. Gabri has confirmed that his agent held ta… more » Categories: FC Barcelona News, Gossip & Talk Ricardo Olivera: "Interest of Barca is real"03rd June 2006 Betis Sevilla´s on-loan striker to sao Paulo, Ricardo Oliveira, admits that the interest of Barça in signing him is real and is not just a speculation. But Brazilian Oliveira insisted that FC Barcelona has to make a formal offer to Betis and his owner Ju… more » Categories: FC Barcelona News, Gossip & Talk Barca´s Larsson: Winning the Champions League was the Highlight of my career!02nd June 2006 Swedish international Henrik Larsson stated: "Winning the Champions League was the highlight of my career".
Barcelona striker Henrik Larsson is leaving Barca at the top of his footballing career to join his hometown Club Helsingborg.
Now Larsson intend… more » Categories: FC Barcelona News Barca stars Ronaldinho, Etóo, Deco and Puyol in UEFA´s Spanish Dream Team 200602nd June 2006 UEFA has published today the ideal team of the season 2005/06 and 4 Barca stars have been selected: Ronaldinho, Etóo, Deco and Puyol.
With 4 players, FC Barcelona represents the most players in the UEFA Dream Team 2006.
Here is the team UEFA selected… more » Categories: FC Barcelona News |
