الجمعة، 28 نوفمبر 2014

Lionel Messi, Azulgrana DNA

After becoming the highest goalscorer in the history of FC Barcelona, with 234 goals in official matches, we take a look at Messi’s journey through the Club’s youth teams with commentary from his old managers ...

The Welshman has nothing but praise for the influential Barcelona midfielder, saying he is "two or three steps ahead of everybody else"

Manchester United icon Ryan Giggs has voiced his admiration for Barcelona midfielder Xavi and has compared his to a chess player for his quick thinking. The ex-Spain international drew level with Giggs on 151 Champions League appearances including qualifying rounds following Barca's 4-0 win over APOEL on Tuesday and the Welshman feels honoured to share the record with Xavi. "It is never nice to lose a record, but the...

The 29-year-old striker has not featured for La Roja since November 2013 but he claims that he does not mind if he no longer retains the confidence of Vicente del Bosque

Fernando Llorente says he is not going to cry over his continued exclusion from the Spain squad, insisting his sole concern is on helping Juventus win their Champions League group decider with Atletico Madridnext month. The towering striker has not been summoned by Roja coach Vicente del Bosque for a year - despite a fine debut campaign in Serie A last season. Llorente has found goals more difficult to come by...

A number of the Swiss side's supporters entered the field of play during the game at St. Jakob-Park and the incident will now be dealt with on December 11

Basel have been charged by Uefa over a pitch invasion during their Champions League match against Real Madrid on Wednesday. A number of supporters made their way on to the pitch in the closing stages of the encounter at St Jakob-Park, which the visitors won 1-0 courtesy of a 35th-minute goal from star forward Cristiano Ronaldo. Uefa announced on Thursday that disciplinary proceedings had been opened in relation to the incident,...

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Squad Honours PlayersNationalityPositionAgeGames 1M. ter StegenGoalkeeper22500000 Jordi MasipGoalkeeper25000000 13C. BravoGoalkeeper31000000 21Adriano CorreiaDefender30300000 3PiquéDefender27310000 15BartraDefender23401000 Martín MontoyaDefender23000000 16DouglasDefender24000000 Jordi AlbaDefender25401100 22Dani AlvesDefender31502300 24J. MathieuDefender31100000 T. VermaelenDefender29000000 6XaviMidfielder34400000 8IniestaMidfielder30302000 26Sergi...

The Toffees soaked up long spells of pressure from Wolfsburg before hitting the German side twice on the counter to celebrate being guaranteed Europa League progress

Everton manager Roberto Martinez basked in a "perfect" display as his side beat Wolfsburg 2-0 to top Group H in the Europa League.A 1-1 draw between Lille and Krasnodar earlier on Thursday ensured progression for the Premier League side, irrespective of the result at the Volkswagen Arena in Germany, but the Toffees built on it in style, soaking up significant spells of pressure in between Belgium international duo Romelu...

The former Manchester United boss, who drew 0-0 with Deportivo in his first game in charge, has added a No.2 to his coaching team

Real Sociedad coach David Moyes has appointed compatriot Billy McKinlay as his assistant at the Liga club. Former Scotland international McKinlay has been out of work since being sacked by Championship side Watford after only two games in charge. The 45-year-old will now link up with new Real boss Moyes, who took over in San Sebastian earlier this month and secured a goalless draw in his first game in charge against Deportivo...