Articles tagged with "transferstransfer-rumors"
It's News to Me (recent/not so recent exits) and a caveman
By Iggy | August 26th, 2009We have a new Caveman (that's his name now, because I don't know about you but I'll never be able to spell his name without ...
Gracias, Samu!
By Isaiah | July 27th, 2009Samuel Eto'o, one of the great strikers of his generation, is moving to pastures new after 5 seasons in which he scored 130 goals in ...
Pep Speaks, a.k.a. "Eto'o, you gotta go!" (edit)
By Kevin | July 20th, 2009It's the season! Pep Guardiola is back, and the world has blown up, thanks to his press conference. Here's everything, so live it up! This ...
Big Deals, donuts and other craziness
By Kevin | July 18th, 2009Random bits n' nits: Watched Fox Soccer Report last night, and as part of the cable footy program's report on the Barca/Inter deal, they quoted a ...
Maxwell comes home, a.k.a. "Take THAT, Lendoiro!"
By Kevin | July 17th, 2009Maxwell Cabelino Andrade is official, everyone, with a Miniestadi presentation and everything. And yes, the presentation would have been at the Camp Nou, but it's ...
Too much "news," too little time
By Kevin | July 16th, 2009A quick-and-dirty rundown: --A loan deal for Hleb, the Disgruntled Belorussian, going to Inter Milan might be the other shoe falling in the Maxwell deal. The ...
Could it be? Might it be?
By Kevin | July 11th, 2009Sport is reporting that the Monday meeting with Villa and Llorente et al, will almost certainly unlock the doors for Villa to make his move ...
News from the world, or what passes for it, a.k.a. "It ain't Pep's Place, but it's all we got."
By Kevin | July 11th, 2009Despatches and other craziness from the world at large: --El Mundo Deportivo says that on Monday, Villa will try his hand at sorting out his situation, ...
We got us some more Yaya
By Kevin | June 25th, 2009Pond Scum Seluk, agent of our man crush object, says that a deal has been done, and The Yaya will zoom down from Planet Man ...
Everybody...."Ommm, ommm." Now breathe deep. Deeeeper....
By Kevin | June 11th, 2009Okay. Better now? Good. On the other side of Spain, there's this club that is spending money like running water. In Catalunya, there's this club that ...
L'Affaire Eto'o, a.k.a. "Transfer wheat from the chaff"
By Kevin | June 10th, 2009And so it begins. We've recapped the season, and Isaiah doled out a most excellent State of the Liga post. It's Silly Season time, when ...
A little post for a potentially big topic
By Kevin | February 16th, 2009So, in perusing over at Pep's Most Excellent Place, I came upon this tidbit of data, in a translated interview with Samuel Eto'o. He was talking ...
Who is Guillem Balague, and what is he talking about?
By Kevin | January 8th, 2009Blame tomatutomate for this quick post, rooted in something that he he read about this guy and his comments about our Lionel Messi. Balague seems to ...
News you all can use, a.k.a. "Don't always believe the media."
By Kevin | October 13th, 2008Man, has this been a fun week or so. See what happens when it's international time? Idle minds become the devil's workshop and suddenly there ...
The business of business is business, a.k.a. "What's the deal, Eto'o and Yaya?"
By Kevin | October 10th, 2008Didn't Joan Laporta lose a briefcase? Now, we aren't saying this is it....but if it was, what do you suppose it might contain? Plans for ...
Coming January: The Great Thierry Henry sale!
By Kevin | September 4th, 2008Ahhhh! Back and refreshed after a mini-vacation from technology....the Web, BlackBerries, e-mail, etc. I'd highly recommend it. (Edit: Found a suitable image of a bummed-looking, vulnerable ...
As the Camp Nou Turns: the Barça telenovela
By Isaiah | August 29th, 2008I've spent my fair share of time with TV Azteca and nothing really beats a cold caguama of Indio and a sizzling hot hour of ...
Marc Crosas: We hardly knew ye...
By Isaiah | August 14th, 2008Our youth system is still in demand, it would seem. After Gio Dos Santos made the big move to Tottenham, you knew that, but now ...
Only one piece left, a.k.a. "Helloooo, Number 9!"
By Kevin | July 19th, 2008Whither thou goest, Samu? It's almost as if, which is why I chose this picture, he seems to be saying "I'm going over there, away ...
Welcome, Alex Hleb, a.k.a A Little Taste of Belarus
By Kevin | July 17th, 2008Welcome, Aleksandr Hleb, another piece of the puzzle that is being put together by Pep Guardiola and the technical staff. His path went through Stuttgart, ...
Farewell, R10, it's been a good run (well, not fully)
By Kevin | July 15th, 2008It is official. The end of an era of sorts for FC Barcelona. Reads the beginning of the statement by the club: AC Milan and Barcelona ...
Riiiing! Time for a new beginning, sort of. Pre-season opus.
By Kevin | July 13th, 2008Pre-season begins tomorrow, with as many unanswered questions as there are stars in the sky. No, I don't have any answers, but I do have ...
It's now official, so welcome, Gerard Pique!
By Kevin | July 3rd, 2008"I am proud and happy to say I am a Barca player, and I would like to retire here." Strong words from Pique on his homecoming ...
It's official: Dani Alves is in the house
By Kevin | July 2nd, 2008Yessss! Cue my Darth Vader voice as I am saying, "The plans are almost complete." Daniel Alves da Silva is official, and this shot is ...
Goodbye, Giovani
By Isaiah | June 11th, 2008Well, it's belated adios time for Giovani Alex Dos Santos Ramírez. The 18-year old has joined Tottenham for approximately 6million euros, which could rise to ...
Welcoming Martín Cáceres
By Isaiah | June 7th, 2008We have a new South American central defender who is known for his tenacity and crazy ass hair. And no, this isn't a flashback to ...
How to Build a Better Team (and have fun doing it!) Part 3
By Isaiah | June 2nd, 2008So here's the final installment in the on-going series on Barcelona's offseason moves. So far I've covered the defense and the midfield, which leaves just ...
Welcoming Seydou Keita and Gerard Pique
By Isaiah | May 29th, 2008Because I was away when they were officially signed and announced, here is a double post on our two newest members: Seydou Keita and Gerard ...
How to Build a Better Team (and have fun doing it!) part 2
By Isaiah | May 22nd, 2008Before, in Part 1, we covered both Voldemort and the defense, so today it's only fair that we cover the midfield. I'm not going to ...
How to Build a Better Team (and have fun doing it!), part 1
By Isaiah | May 19th, 2008Now, I will admit right here that I considered titling this post "Defense Against the Dark Arts" or some such nerdical nonsense, but changed my ...
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