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La Liga Jornada 38 Review: Barcelona Defends Their La Liga Crown

Posted on May 17, 2010 by Andy Pineda

Once Lionel Messi scored his club record-tying 34th goal of the season in the 76th minute to increase the lead to 4-0, the 98,772 Culés at the Camp Nou, save for a few hundred Real Valladolid die-hards, began to chant … Continue reading →

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Vicente del Bosque Announces Spain’s Provisional 30-Man Squad For FIFA World Cup 2010 Part One

Posted on May 11, 2010 by Andy Pineda

On Monday evening, Spanish national team manager Vicente del Bosque detailed the initial squad he will invite to Spain’s World Cup training camp.  The thirty-man team will be whittled down to twenty-three by May 19, and for the most part, … Continue reading →

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Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Carles Puyol the Differences as Barcelona Edges Past Real Madrid

Posted on November 30, 2009 by Andy Pineda

The hype, the pomp, the circumstance.  All of these rose to a higher level for this episode of El Clásico at the Camp Nou on Sunday evening.  Coming into this match, FC Barcelona turned their fortunes around in the UEFA … Continue reading →

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With Rubin Kazan’s Deserved Victory, FC Barcelona Suffers a Minor Setback

Posted on October 21, 2009 by Andy Pineda

After a workmanlike 1-0 victory against Almería and a mediocre showing in their 0-0 draw at the Mestalla against Valencia CF on Saturday, FC Barcelona looked to reverse their form in the Champions League against a supposed weaker team in … Continue reading →

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Hiddink Is Right To Fear Barcelona, Not Just Messi

Posted on April 28, 2009 by Paul Bestall

How do you stop the best player in the world, Lionel Messi will probably be keeping Guus Hiddink awake tonight as he prepares for his stiffest test yet as Chelsea’s interim manager. Whilst I appreciate the bravado that Hiddink is … Continue reading →

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