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Barcelona Delete Tweet About Lionel Messi’s Tribute To Diego…

Barcelona were forced to delete a tweet about Lionel Messi's tribute to Diego Maradona, after lots of backlash on Tuesday morning. Messi scored Barca's fourth goal in their 4-0 win against Osasuna on Sunday afternoon, just days after the sad passing of Argentina legend Maradona. The goal itself was a near perfect tribute to the 1986 World Cup winner but Messi went one step further to pay respects to the man who managed him for the national team. Messi removed his Barca shirt

Barcelona Are Suing Neymar For £9 Million After They…

Barcelona overpaid Neymar a massive £9 million due to a tax miscalculation with the club now demanding that their money is returned. Barcelona and Neymar have a wretched history with the player previously claiming his ex-team owed him a whopping £38 million in unpaid bonuses. He was forced to pay the Spanish giants £5.9 million after losing the case. Now, Barcelona are looking to receive a payment of £9 million after they overpaid their former star man during his time at the Camp Nou. According to

Barcelona fans chant for Messi to stay, want management…

Angry Barcelona fans chanted for the resignation of club president Josep Maria Bartomeu after captain Lionel Messi announced on Tuesday that he wished to leave the Catalan side. “We love you, Messi stay, Messi stay!” and “Bartomeu resign!” chanted several hundred fans outside Barcelona’s Camp Nou stadium on Tuesday night. “I am very upset, for me Barca is Messi and Messi is Barca. They are the same, he is the symbol of Barca ... They should erect a monument in Camp Nou. I

Lionel Messi to Manchester City transfer could reportedly include…

Lionel Messi has told Barcelona that he wants to leave the club after nearly 20 years, and he is keen on a move to Manchester City, according to Marcelo Bechler of Esporte Interativo. Messi has been in contact with Man City manager Pep Guardiola, who coached him at Barcelona from 2008-2012, on a possible move, according to The Athletic. If Messi does join City, his deal could include an MLS clause where he would spend three years in Manchester before joining their sister club New

FC Barcelona Appoint Ronald Koeman as New Coach on…

arcelona have appointed Ronald Koeman as their next coach, the club said in a statement on Wednesday, as the Catalans look to rebuild after their 8-2 thrashing by Bayern Munich in the Champions League last week. Koeman, who has left his role as manager of the Netherlands, has signed a two-year-deal with Barcelona, who sacked Quique Setien on Monday after he presided over the club’s worst defeat ever in European competition. Koeman, who will be officially presented at the Camp Nou stadium later on Wednesday, is

Lionel Messi tells Barcelona he wants to leave club…

Lionel Messi has reportedly told Barcelona he wants to leave now following the club’s latest Champions League humiliation. According to Marcelo Bechler, the captain has really had enough after losing 8-2 to Bayern Munich in the Champions League and wants out. Messi is frustrated with the way the club is run, Barca’s poor planning, and a source reckons they’ve never seen the captain this way before and ready to quit. There was a rumor earlier this season that Messi was fed up and thinking of leaving when his

Barcelona 2-8 Bayern Munich: Bayern decimate Barca to reach…

In an incredible Champions League encounter, Bayern Munich decimated an insipid Barcelona to reach the semi-finals, winning 8-2 in Lisbon. The pressure on manager Quique Setien has grown exponentially after one of the heaviest defeats in Barcelona's history while Bayern look to be the team to beat in the Champions League. The tone was set early on as Thomas Muller - making his 113th Champions League appearance - scored inside four minutes, but it was soon cancelled out by a freak own goal from David

Barcelona vs Napoli, Champions League: Team News, Match Preview

The biggest match of the season is here. Can Barça finish the job at home and book a place in the Lisbon Playoffs? Competition/Round: 2019-20 UEFA Champions League, Round of 16, Second leg First leg result: Napoli 1-1 Barcelona Barcelona Outs & Doubts: Sergio Busquets, Arturo Vidal, Ousmane Dembélé, Samuel Umtiti, Martin Braithwaite, Arthur (out) Napoli Outs & Doubts: Nikola Maksimovic (out), Lorenzo Insigne (doubt) Date/Time: Saturday, August 8, 2020, 9pm CET (Barcelona), 8pm BST/WAT (UK & Nigeria), 3pm ET, 12pm PT (USA), 12.30am IST (India, Sunday) Venue:

Barcelona legend Xavi fined $2,700 by Qatar FA for…

Qatar's Football Association fined former Barcelona and Spain midfielder star Xavi Hernandez and several other top-flight players and staff 2,700 U.S. dollars each for breaching coronavirus rules, it said in a statement on Thursday. Xavi, head coach of Qatari side Al-Sadd whose contract had been renewed on July 5, revealed that he had contracted the virus but was asymptomatic right before the Qatari league's resumption at the end of July. Days later, he said he had returned home and to work. The penalty,