Articles tagged with "xavi"
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 ...
The Offside 100: 2000-09, THE RESULTS!
By Rob | November 7th, 2009Last week, I asked you to vote for you favourite 20 players of the decade, here in this very post, are the Top 100 players ...
La Liga Preview: FC Barcelona vs Real Mallorca
By Ade C. | November 6th, 2009Even thought everyone seems to have forgotten in the face of the catastrophe that is our coming to a draw in our last two matches, ...
FIFA World Player Nominees and the Barça machine
By Ade C. | October 30th, 2009So, the list is out for the 23 male football players who are in the running to get the (second?) most prestigious footballing award, the ...
We're the best of La Liga... but you already knew that, didn't you?
By Ade C. | October 27th, 2009So, in case we didn’t have enough of the sweet taste of triumph with our smashing 6-1 victory over Zaragoza this weekend, last night there ...
A Ballon D’Or on a field blaugrana…
By Ade C. | October 19th, 2009To wash the bitter taste that this weekend’s match left in our mouths, and get in the mood for Wednesday’s return to the European matches, ...
The Ultimate Battle of Youth Vs Experience
By Rob | October 10th, 2009A little while back, Chris mused up this post, in which he built a dream team of current players who are all under 25. And ...
Daily Dose: October 1st, 2009.
By chris | October 1st, 2009Stuff to read while you enjoy some football flavored curry by J. League club Vissel Kobe.... (Suddenly a Liverpool musk and Man Utd dog bowls don't ...
That's More Like The Barca We Know And Love
By Rob | September 20th, 2009Anyone watching Barcelona's midweek game in the Champions League against Inter, hoping to see the side that bought beautiful football all ...
Daily Dose: August 18th, 2009.
By chris | August 18th, 2009Stuff to read while you watch Robbie Fowler run out the ol' handstand-to-kick-in-the-face move..... Sad news: this is Mad Jens' retirement tour. (Deutsche Welle) The quotes of ...
UEFA Unveils Club Football Award Nominees
By chris | August 17th, 2009After spending three months laboring over the evidence, UEFA has finally reached a point where it could release the nominees for their yearly positional awards. ...
Tuesday Milan Musings
By Gianfranco | June 16th, 2009Well where do we begin… -Welcome to Milan’s newest edition Aly Cissokho. He underwent a medical today and will most likely be officially announced in ...
Does Soccer Need More Stats?
By Daryl | May 28th, 2009I linked to a similar article in the Daily Dose yesterday, but wanted to get into this a little deeper. Chris Sprow recently wrote an ...
Champions League Final Liveblog
By Rob | May 27th, 2009Its finally here. And you can follow everything as it happens, every dramatic twist and turn, with me Daryl and Chris by clicking right here. I ...
The 2009 Champions League Final Drinking Game
By Rob | May 26th, 2009So, we're almost at the final, the climax of the season. And while I couldn't possibly condone drinking your own bodyweight in alcohol, it'd be ...
The Second Annual Champions League XI Revealed!
By Rob | May 20th, 2009So the votes are in, and the polls are closed. And today I can reveal, in its entirity, the 2009 Champions League Offside Team of ...
CL Team of 2009 - Central Midfielders
By Rob | May 14th, 2009So this beast staggers on for another day. You've picked the Goalkeeper you'd like in your team, you've picked your back line (although the polls ...
Really boring football cliché's debunked
By Rob | May 7th, 2009After last nights drama in the Chelsea/Barca semi final, there was a bit of an explosion of passion - which is nice don't get me ...
CL Prev: Enjoy the silence
By Jack | May 5th, 2009No, not Depeche Mode. I'm talking about that silence, that precious silence I'm going to enjoy -- well, all Chelsea fans are going to enjoy ...
Barca v Chelsea: An Unstoppable Force Meets An Immovable Object.
By chris | April 28th, 2009Barcelona v Guus Hiddink in the Knockouts We've been drooling over Barcelona this season, and with good reason. They've played the sort of attacking football that ...
CL Preview: Chelsea v Barcelona
By Jack | April 27th, 2009"I have played this Barcelona game twice in my head. In my head I have never lost a game in the preparation." -Guus Hiddink, Chelsea manager Nothing ...
All Roads Lead To Rome - The Second Leg Preview
By Rob | April 13th, 2009So with the lightning quickness that you have to love this half of the season for, we're back to the second legs of the Champions ...
The Most Beautiful Team On Earth
By Rob | April 9th, 2009Barcelona haven't won the Champions League just yet, but there is little doubt, in my mind, that whether they do or not, they are still ...
Barca Vs Bayern Liveblog
By Rob | April 8th, 2009Apparently there is a team between two Premier League teams today. Oh, its Liverpool and Chelsea again, nevermind. The game I'm excited about is this ...
5 Reasons Why...Fàbregas must resist Barca's call
By Rob | April 3rd, 2009So the rumour mill has cranked into action again, and pulled out that one that we've heard so many times before, Arsenal's very own Catalan ...
Sevilla 1-0 Patético Madrid; "Oh My Jesús!!"
By Anthony | February 22nd, 2009Sure we left it to the 87th minute but who better to score it than our most consistent performer all season and my secret man-crush? ...
Copa: Barça - Atleti, Wednesday 4pmEST, GolTV
By Isaiah | January 13th, 2009Copa del Rey, leg two, in the Camp Nou. Barça enters with a 3-1 lead after Messi's gorgeous hat trick last Tuesday. Despite the obvious ...
Watch The FIFA World Player of the Year Gala Live
By chris | January 12th, 2009The five final candidates - Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka, Xavi & Fernando Torres - are in Zurich for the FIFA World Player of the ...
Osasuna - Barça, Sunday 3pmEST, GolTV
By Isaiah | January 10th, 2009So, after facing a run of the toughest of the tough, it's to the basement dwellers we go. We'll get into the various stats of ...
My Favorite Things of 2008, Part I.
By chris | December 31st, 2008This the end of the year (in case you don't own a calendar) and as is custom, it's time for year end lists. You might ...
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