The UEFA Champions League title holders FC Barcelona defeated the UEFA Europa League champions Shakhtar Donetsk by a goal to nil yesterday in Monaco. The match was played to decide who would win this year’s UEFA Super Cup, and like many expected, Barcelona went on to be victorious so as to claim their second trophy [...]
August 29, 2009Read More
A new UEFA Club Player of the Year was announced yesterday in Monaco at a ceremony organized by the Union of European Football Associations. Manchester United’s Van der Sar, Chelsea’s John Terry, and Barcelona’s Xavi Hernandez all received UEFA Club awards according to their positions on the field, but of course, none of them could [...]
August 29, 2009Read More
It was another marvelous moment for Lionel Messi’s fans yesterday in Monaco, as their star beat his contender Cristiano Ronaldo, and former teammate Samuel Eto’o to win the UEFA Club Forward of the Year award. Lionel Messi was called onto the stage after his name was mentioned, and after a set of handshakes, he was [...]
August 29, 2009Read More
The UEFA Super Cup encounter between FC Barcelona and Shakhtar Donetsk will soon take place, and as we draw closer to the date, tension and debates are getting hotter. Perhaps, a majority of football fans are already thinking that the Champions League title holders will be victorious again when they meet their Ukrainian opponents at [...]
August 26, 2009Read More
Argentina and Barcelona’s wonder kid Lionel Messi managed to surpass Real Madrid’s Brazilian player Kaka, in a voting which took place among Brazilians ahead of their World Cup Qualifying match against Argentina on September 5. According to Lancenet!, who provided Brazilian football lovers with a list of players likely to start the match, 55.6% of [...]
August 26, 2009Read More
The current UEFA Champions League title holders FC Barcelona, and the current UEFA Europa League champions Shahtar Donetsk, will come up against each other at the Stade Louis II in Monaco, so as to decide the winner of this year’s UEFA Super Cup, on August 28. Certainly, FC Barcelona will be eyeing their second trophy, [...]
August 25, 2009Read More
Samuel Eto’o, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Lionel Messi… These were the three names which were mentioned during the selection of the nominees for this year’s UEFA Club Forward of the Year Award. Barcelona’s influencial number 10 player can therefore be proud of the fact that at his age, he is already competing against some of the [...]
August 25, 2009Read More
The Barcelona number 10 kid was certainly at his best yesterday at the Camp Nou, when he helped his side win the Spanish Super Cup thanks to his two goals in the second leg of the two-legged match competition.
August 24, 2009Read More
Following a 2-1 win away from home in the first leg of the Spanish Super Cup against Atletico Bilbao, FC Barcelona’s men were poised stamp their authority over the Basques.
August 24, 2009Read More
Despite their 2-1 win over Atletico Bilbao in the first leg of the Spanish Super Cup, FC Barcelona will hope to be in a better shape, following their 1-0 loss to Manchester City in midweek, at the Camp Nou.
August 21, 2009Read More