The First La Liga To Be Played By Barcelona In The USA

Yes, you heard it right. Barcelona would be the first La Liga teams to take part in the competitive match held overseas. They will face Girona this season in Miami as per the latest reports. La Liga made an announcement on 15 year joint venture this summer with Relevant Sports and there would be a minimum of one league match per season held in Canada or America. On 27th of January, Barcelona and Girona would be playing the match in the States. And the Catalan derby will be organized in Miami at the Hard Rock stadium. Well, this certainly means the likes of Philippe Countinho, Luis Suarez, and Lionel Messi may take their skills across the Atlantic so as to take part in one of the historic matches.

The historic match may cause a bit of a concern in Spain as home fans may not be able to afford a long and expensive trip to the States. However, the latest reports state that Girona would offer multiple options to make it easier for people of Spain. One of the options would be free flights to1500season ticket holders in addition to free one night stay in a hotel.  People who are unable to travel to Florida, there are around 5000 free tickets offered for the Catalan derby at Nou Camp in addition to 20 percent discount on season tickets.
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COUTINHO WELCOMES NEW TEAMMATES

Barcelona attacking star Philippe Coutinho has praised the addition of three players to the squad. Speaking from the United States tour ahead of an interesting season ahead, Coutinho said he was impressed at the way the club completed its business in the summer transfer window.

“The expectations are always high when you start a new season. Three new players have arrived – two of them Brazilians.It’s clear they are all going to help us. The expectations are huge. We always want to win titles and I hope this happens while wearing these boots,” he said.
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Mascherano Prevents Real Betis’ Supposed Goal

The La Liga game that came up between Barcelona and Real Betis at the Camp Nouon Sunday evening saw Blaugrana defender, Javier Mascheranoperform a jaw-dropping, goal-saving tackle, just some minutes before Sergi Roberto added the second goal to place Barcelona on a comfortable 2-0 lead.

Barcastarted the business as usually, but of course without the recently-departed Neymar Jr who joined Paris Saint-German on a world record fee (198 million pounds). Luis Suarez, former Liverpool attacker was also side-lined therefore leaving a hitherto unseen front of Lionel Messi, Paco Alcacer and Gerard Deulofeu to take care of the attacking for the home side. However, despite the trio’s less experience of playing together, Ernesto Valverde’s side looked dangerous from the off. Continue reading “Mascherano Prevents Real Betis’ Supposed Goal”

WENGER DENIES OZIL TO BARCA MOVE

Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger has denied reports that Mesut Ozil has agreed a move to Barcelona next year. The German’s deal at the Emirates would lapse next summer and the player could sign pre contract in January.

Ozil is yet to agree to an extension at Arsenal, with the bickering lasting for several months. Jose Mourinho was willing to sign the player in a free transfer while the player earns significantly in sign-on fees. However, the Man United coach hinted that Barcelona have cornered the player after selecting him as an alternative to Philippe Coutinho.
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Valverde wants to keep his squad focused on football

Recently, Spain has politically undergone a string of changes and events that affect the entire nation as a whole and this also includes the football national side of the country as well, but ciach Valverde is hoping he can get his players to concentrate on their football, ather than the political turmoil taking place in Catalonia.

For the past few weeks, there has been a division and a number of things being done involving Catalonia wanting to establish an independent republic. With referenduums, political leades fleeing the country, and mass protests, it’s no wonder people don’t seem to be as switched on to the football as they would be normally! The crisis also potentially affects the Spanish national side – if Catalonia’s ultimate goal of being independent from Spain is achieved then this would rule out a number of players from playing for the Rioja, as well as the likes of Barcelona and Espanyol, who ae both based in Catalonia, and might find their space in the Primera Liga brought into question. Continue reading “Valverde wants to keep his squad focused on football”

Maria Bartomeu believes that Barcelona is better than before

The president of Barcelona FC has recently took some time to talk about his club and about the decisions made during the summer transfer window which saw Neymar making a world-record move from Camp Nou in Spain over to Paris Saint-Germain in France for an astronomically high fee of €222 million.


Neymar is a highly-rated player and this is why PSG decided to pay so much money in the 25 year old Brazilian performer.

With the departure of such a talented player, it’s expected that Barcelona would be weaker in some way or another but the president of the club, Josep Maria Bartomeu believes that the exit of Neymar will reinforce the squad in other ways as the funds that were created was enough to sign: OusmaneDembele, Paulinho, Nelson Semedo, Marlon and Gerard Deulofeu in the summer transfer window. Continue reading “Maria Bartomeu believes that Barcelona is better than before”

BARCELONA DEMANDS FULL £198 MILLION FOR NEYMAR

La Liga giant Barcelona are demanding the £198 million release clause “in full” if they want to land their top summer target Neymar Jr. this summer.


The Brazilian arrived at the training ground with his father and his reps and told the club that he wanted to leave the Nou Camp, according to the BBC.

The manager of the team Ernesto Valverde, who wanted the players in full training ahead of the resumption of the league, allowed Neymar to stay away to sort out his future. The release clause for the 25-year old is £198 million and PSG are keen on meeting the full commitment.

Recently there were reports that the Spanish side would make a serious claim for Financial Fair Play investigation if PSG signed Neymar but after the player insisted that he wanted to leave things changed. La Liga president Javier Tebas had threatened legal action against the Ligue 1 champs but so far no action. Continue reading “BARCELONA DEMANDS FULL £198 MILLION FOR NEYMAR”

Barcelona abandoning youth players

Former Barcelona academy player Alejandro Grimaldo has accused Barcelona of abandoning their youth policy and to focus on signing established stars rather.


He said that this is a mistake by the Spanish giant and that this could cause them regret in the future.

Indeed players such as Lionel Messi, Cesc Fabregas, and Mikel Arteta all started their career in the Barcelona youth ranks and then went on to successful careers around the world.

Alejandro Grimaldo believes that the Barcelona staff now ignores these players and that they are not given any chance in the team.

Grimaldo was a product of the Barcelona academy and failed to make a breakthrough in the first team. He then left the team and went to Benfica where he managed to establish himself as a regular player. He managed to win the Portuguese league as well as the domestic cup. Continue reading “Barcelona abandoning youth players”

Barcelona’s upcoming training ground will be named after Cruyff

In the approaching season of 2017-18, Barcelona will begin their process of creating as well as upgrading Camp Nou as a renovation is scheduled to take place which is going to expand the stadium from having a capacity of 99,354 to 105,000 and not only that but some of the other new additions to Camp Nou are going to be made.


This renewal process will begin in the upcoming season of 2017-18 and it’s scheduled to be completed by the season of 2021-22.

Barcelona released a club statement which revealed details about these changes that are going to be made in the near future and the announcement from the Spanish club reads: First of all, the future stadium in the CiutatEsportiva training complex is to be named the ‘Estadi Johan Cruyff.’

‘’Therefore, the most emblematic building in the facility where future Barca players are coached is to be named after somebody who played such a central role in fostering youth talent at the club.” Continue reading “Barcelona’s upcoming training ground will be named after Cruyff”

Rakitic wants Enrique to stay

Barcelona and Croatia midfielder Ivan Rakitic has stated that he wants Luis Enrique to remain as the Barcelona coach for the long run.


This comes as a surprise as there were reports recently that the midfielder will leave the club if ever Luis Enrique continues as the Barcelona coach.

Indeed Ivan Rakitic has struggled to get playing time at Barcelona during recent weeks as he spends most of the time on the bench.

However, the Croatian midfielder believes that it will be easier for him for Enrique to remain as the Barcelona coach as it is him who brought him to the club. He said that Luis Enrique knows him better and it will be better for him that he remains as the Barcelona coach.

There was news that Manchester City might be interested in the midfielder and he might want to reconnect with a former Barcelona manager in Pep Guardiola. Continue reading “Rakitic wants Enrique to stay”