Barcelona drew a UEFA Champions League game against the minnows Werder Bremen…The Spanish camps were expected to win… But they only disappointed their supporters…Bremen would have surprised the visitors but Lionel Messi rescued them in the dying moments to give his team an equalizer. What has added to the agony of the squad is the [...]
Ronaldinho is out of form and may be struggling to live up to his name but it’s impossible to keep him out of the awards. He is named FIFPro World player of the year for the second successive season. FIFPro is the international player’s organization also known as the professional players union. The Brazil international [...]
Ronaldinho’s performance has come in bits and tatters this season – still for many the two-time FIFA player of the Year is more than a football icon. At least for Barcelona’s vice-president Ferran Soriano he is – his verdict of keeping Ronaldinho with the Catalian giants for the rest of his plying career comes as [...]
A breathtaking goal by Lionel Messi stunned Getafe, and at the same time sparked old memories of the 1986 World Cup, as the goal bears an uncanny resemblance to one of the greatest goals scored by Diego Maradona in 1986 World Cup against England. The 19-year-old Argentine winger scored Barcelona after he took the half [...]
After eight seasons of serving Arsenal with distinction, talismanic striker Thierry Henry will join Barcelona next week in a mind-boggling £16million move. Henry, the Arsenal captain, will sign a four-year contract with Barcelona, for a whopping £130,000-a-week salary. Henry had decided to join Barcelona last year but after Arsenal lost in the Champions League Final, [...]
Argentina dispelled any doubts of them being the favourites for the Copa America 2007 when they convincingly beat Mexico 3-0 to setup a summit clash against arch rivals Brazil. Fans who had expected to see an attacking, free flowing match were disappointed as both teams played tactically and defensively at the start.The match was heading [...]
Argentina has made his move to the finals after crushing Mexico 3-0 in the second semifinal of the Copa America 2007. Defending champions Brazil, is the other team to reach the decider scheduled on Sunday. While, Mexico and Uruguay will clash on Saturday, for the third place. In the history of Copa America, Argentine’s have [...]
Ronaldinho, that soccer sorcerer with buck teeth, is all set to pack his bags at Barcelona and move to Chelsea next season. Ronaldinho was reportedly keen to move to Chelsea this season itself and even had a talk with Barcelona president Joan Laporta regarding the switch over. But with time running out and the transfer [...]
Since the drop in form of Ronaldinho last season, speculation that the Brazilian would move out of Camp Nou has been mounting. Most football commentators thought that this summer the Brazilian ace would be parting company with the mighty FC Barcelona and since most big names seem to be heading towards one destination, that is, [...]
It is said that when the Brazilians take to the football pitch, they don’t play, they dance. ‘Samba’ is what the soccer crazy nation calls it and when the best from Brazil show their skills on turf, it seems that they are from a different planet altogether. While the past two years have seen Europeans [...]
