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Euro 2012 Qualifiers, Matchday 2: Five Games to Watch

The Road to Euro 2012 continues on Tuesday… Euro 2012 qualifying continues tomorrow (Tuesday, September 7) after the most countries kicked off their qualification campaign last Friday.  And even though we are two years away from the final tournament and its only matchday 2- some countries are already under pressure to get results. FIVE QUICK FACTS Only...

Is Lionel Messi Unstoppable?

At the moment the answer would most likely be a resounding “Yes” considering Lionel Messi’s torrid scoring run and his great form. However, one would only need to look at Argentina’s matches to see how the talented Messi who is widely regarded as the best player in the world becomes just another good player. In...

Barcelona-Arsenal: Barca Have Home Advantage And 2-2 Tie In Their Favour

Barca will host Arsenal this week in the return leg of the Champions League as the Spaniards continue their quest to retain their crown as European champions. Barcelona appeared headed to an easy 2-0 victory before Arsenal mounted a comeback to salvage a home draw. The two sides will suffer consequences as a result of the incidents from...

Real Madrid vs Barcelona: More Than C. Ronaldo against Messi!

The titans of Spanish football will face off next weekend at the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu in the traditional El Classico which will carry an even greater importance this time because it could decide the league title’s destination. The two clubs are tied on top of la Liga with the same number of points but Los Galacticos are one...

Barcelona Return To Winning Ways

Last weekend’s defeat was inevitable given the Catalans were likely to suffer a loss sooner or later with the congested fixture list. The main concern was whether Barcelona would be able to recover after succumbing to Atletico Madrid or if the loss would signal the beginning of a mid-season slump. Barca’s answer was emphatic as the...

Barca Win Despite Going Down to Nine-Man

The Blaugrana continued their steady march towards retaining la Liga title after defeating Getafe 2-1 at the Camp Nou. The Catalans had two players sent-off as Gerard Pique received his marching orders after 26 minutes with the score 1-0 in Barca’s favour. The star for the Barca side was the magical Lionel Messi who scored the...

live blogging: Chelsea v. Barcelona, Champions League Semi-Final, Second Leg

Derek: Wow, is right. Thanks to everyone and anyone who stopped by for this. We've never done a livblogging thing before, so it was fun. I think we'll do it again and get better at it. Damn, it was hard! Anyway... cheers to you all.Lynda: Wow, tha...

Xavi

Those of us who regularly watch and follow Barcelona are well aware of the craft and alchemical transcendence that Xavi and Iniesta can conjure up on a weekly basis. They work as a team within a team--quick thinking, fleet of foot, unselfish, and dari...