Articles tagged with "eric-abidal"
Barça players and the International Break: Spain, Argentina and the meaning of ‘friendly’
By Ade C. | November 15th, 2009So, yesterday was the first day of friendlies, World Cup qualifiers and playoffs of this maligned international break, and those of our boys who had ...
A Delectable Luxury Import from the Land of LOSC
By John | July 17th, 2009Lyon Can Finally Fly Straight Again: OL's New Winger Swoops into Town, Hopefully to Take Us to New Heights. No, it's not a Ferrari nor Beluga ...
Eric Abidal: Fooballer + Model
By Lotte Cox | May 30th, 2009A Champions League winner's medal isn't enough for Barcelona's Eric Abidal -- not by a long shot. He's also working on a modeling career and, ...
Proposal: Suspend Suspensions for Cup Finals
By Daryl | May 20th, 2009I have a proposal that could make cup finals - all cup finals - better. Here it is: No suspensions. It's the UEFA Cup Final later ...
Offside Rewind: No Peeking
By Daryl | May 15th, 2009Seven stories from the past week on The Offside and World Cup Blog front pages. These World Cup bids need a tagline Definitely not the man for ...
UEFA Continue Vendetta Against Common Sense
By Wayne Farry | May 11th, 2009Well, they're nothing if not consistent in their eternal battle against football and common sense. For today, UEFA threw out Man Utd's appeal that Darren ...
Eric Abidal: The Anti-Mr. Clutch.
By chris | May 11th, 2009In the summer of 2007 Barcelona were going after a couple of defenders who could play on the left - one primarily a centerback (Cristian ...
No snitching?: Abidal rats himself out
By Jack | May 7th, 2009Now, this one? This one I didn't see coming. French and Barcelona defender Eric Abidal was given a straight red card for apparently tripping Chelsea forward ...
Barca 0 - Chelsea 0; Or, Guus 1 - Barca 0.
By chris | April 28th, 2009Barcelona 0 - Chelsea 0 Depending on how you look at matters - or what self-serving country you hail from -either Barcelona failed in their chances ...
Weekend Quiz Answers: Who Were Those Bundesliga and La Liga Players?
By Laurie | January 11th, 2009If you haven't already taken our weekend quiz on Bundesliga and La Liga players, stop by here first. Then come back to this post ...
El Clásico: Saturday 4pm, GolTV
By Isaiah | December 12th, 2008It's upon us once again. El Clásico. A match that stirs our deepest emotions, both the good and the bad. The silliness which has taken ...
Preview: Barça - Valencia; Saturday 4pmEST, GolTV
By Isaiah | December 5th, 2008So it's us vs Cesar, once again. This is the 2nd of our 4 Big Five matches before the end of the year, so we ...
Red Bulls 2 - 6 Barcelona: Hey, are you guys a real team?
By Isaiah | August 7th, 2008My brother is not a very big soccer fan. He watches games when he comes across them, knows a few players, and seems to enjoy ...
Faux International Week!
By Isaiah | March 26th, 2008[Updated version] Eight Barcelona players have been called up to play for their national sides in friendlies this week. Spain has called upon Puyol, Xavi, and ...
A few tidbits and oh yeah, Messi is out
By Isaiah | March 6th, 2008First, foremost, top of the list is Lionel Messi's injury. It's a hamstring injury that will keep him out for six weeks. Yes, we're through ...
Barcelona - Sevilla: Copa del Rey 2nd leg
By Isaiah | January 15th, 2008It's 1-1 and we've got to make a statement. It's more of a statement game than Murcia because, despite the 4-0 scoreline, it was Murcia ...
Barcelona: a statistical analysis of the defense
By Isaiah | December 16th, 2007The question of Barcelona's defensive capabilities has been brought up before, in comments, and I'd like to take a moment or 10 to delve into ...
Grass Roots Recruiting
By Inara | November 30th, 2007By mid-November, transfer speculation is normally furious as newspapers wonder who will be entering and exiting the Stade de Gerland during the winter mercato. Last ...
Samir Nasri back on French National Team...
By Magnusson | November 8th, 2007Raymond Domenech gave his list of players that will play against Morocco and Ukraine a little later this month. The good news for Marseille is ...
Press Conferences, Practice, and Whatnot
By Inara | September 18th, 2007Less than 24 hours to go before what promises to be one of the most stressful 90 minutes of my life. I've already done a ...
Racing de Santander 0 - 0 Barcelona: Highlights and commentary
By Isaiah | August 27th, 2007Naturally I didn't get to watch this game as it wasn't broadcast here in los estados unidos, but I did get to read some hot ...
Abidal Doesn't Have to Do Laundry Anymore
By Inara | July 31st, 2007Now that Eric Abidal is safely ensconced at Barcelona, with no chance of ever returning to Lyon in the near future, he felt safe enough ...
A Brief Study of Barcelona's Formations and Happy Anagrams: MIRTH, ZAP ME
By Isaiah | July 24th, 2007There's little else Barcelona fans seem to be discussing these days and with a couple of requests to do so myself, I've decided to weigh ...
Gabriel Milito transfers to Barcelona!
By Isaiah | July 11th, 2007Yay! Gaby Milito is going to sign with Barcelona! If you can read Spanish, here is Real Zaragoza's official announcement of the transfer. That's great ...
Forget Abidal, Lyon's Going for Fabio Grosso Now
By Sam | July 3rd, 2007I'm back from the dead, aka from that dreadful Wordpress bug that kept me out of action for a few days, but it's all better ...
Abidal is officially presented
By Isaiah | June 29th, 2007Abidal became an official member of FC Barcelona after completing his medical and being presented as #22. And he looks badass in that picture.
Abidal Says Goodbye
By Inara | June 29th, 2007In a surprise move, Lyon officially announced Eric Abidal's departure from the club the second he passed his medical at Camp Nou. I wouldn't be ...
Abidal is official; Barcelona heart spending $...er €
By Isaiah | June 28th, 2007The word is out that the Abidal transfer is legit, so that's good news. Barcelona have agreed to a 14million euro ($18.8million, or like 3, ...
Fabio Capello fired, Bent is better than Thierry
By Isaiah | June 28th, 2007The big news coming from the Spanish capital today is that Fabio Capello, who just led Real Madrid to the title, has been dismissed. This ...
Abidal signs with Barcelona
By Isaiah | June 28th, 2007This may be a bit premature to announce as a certified fact, but according to 3 Spanish press sources (Marca, Sport, and most notably El ...
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