Edu Could See Action This Weekend + Champions League News

Posted on August 27, 2008 - Filed Under Barcelona, Champions League, SPL, Serie A | Leave a Comment

Former Toronto FC midfielder Maurice Edu will likely be in the squad for Rangers on Sunday when the club faces rival Celtic in Glasgow.  If Edu arrives in the city on time, manager Walter Smith sees no reason why the US international would not factor into the Old Firm match.  Rangers spent £2.6m on Edu who agreed to a five-year deal.  He recently competed for the United States in a World Cup qualifier against Guatemala.  The 22-year-old also competed in the Olympic tournament in China.

In UEFA Champions League news:

Juventus, Barcelona, and Greek-power Panathinaikos all qualified for the group stage of the tournament. 

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FC Barcelona Playing 4-4 Tournment in NY Tuesday

Posted on August 4, 2008 - Filed Under Barcelona | Leave a Comment

From a reader:

At 5PM on Tuesday, August 5, 2008 at Chelsea Waterside Park (23rd Street and 12th Avenue, across from Chelsea Piers), the most storied soccer club in history, FC Barcelona, will be playing in a 4-on-4 tournament to benefit Malaria No More.

This historic event will be free and open to the public and will last for approximately one hour. In their first U.S. appearance in over two years, the intimate environment will allow fans the potential to get autographs and photos with their favorite players.

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Barcelona Warm Up For U.S. in Style

Posted on July 28, 2008 - Filed Under Barcelona, La Liga | 1 Comment

Before heading to the U.S to play CD Guadalajara in Chicago and the Red Bulls in New York Barcelona stopped in Scotland for two pre-season friendlies.

First Barca opened up by thrashing Hibs 6-0 at Murrayfield, giving new Barcelona coach Josep Guardiola his first victory.An Eidur Gudjohnsen double and goals from Lionel Messi and Pedro in the first half were followed by further breakthroughs from Bojan and Yaya Toure after the break as Hibs were outclassed. In this game Daniel Alves and Gerard Pique made their debuts for Barcelona from the start, while fellow summer signings Martin Caceres, Alexander Hleb and Seydou Keita started on the bench.

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Looking Ahead to La Liga

Posted on July 25, 2008 - Filed Under Barcelona, La Liga, Real Madrid | Leave a Comment

This upcoming season in Spain promises to be an exciting one with FC Barcelona aiming to dethrone the two-time defending champion’s Real Madrid. Last season Madrid ended up finishing 18 points ahead of third-place Barcelona and the two games this season will go a long way to seeing if the new Barcelona can close the gap.

After the first match at the Camp Nou on Dec. 14 (Buy FC Barcelona - Real Madrid Tickets December 14), the two clubs will meet again at the Bernabeu on May 3 (Buy Real Madrid - FC Barcelona Tickets May 3rd). After the May 3rd game each team will have four more league games to play a pivotal role in this year’s Championship race.

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Ronaldinho Decides on A.C. Milan

Posted on July 15, 2008 - Filed Under Barcelona, Europe, La Liga | 2 Comments

Deciding to go with countrymen Kaka and Alexandre Pato versus Elano and Jo, Ronaldinho has signed with A.C. Milan upon completion of a physical.  His contract runs through 2011.  Barcelona noted that the San Siro outfit will pay $33.4 million for the Brazilian playmaker.  Obviously, A.C. Milan felt that the transfer fee was needed to pry the recent two-time FIFA World Player of the Year away from the Catalan club.

Not to be outdone, The Special One completed his first signing today at Inter Milan.  Amantino Mancini agreed to a four-year deal with Inter after the Serie A club agreed to a transfer fee with AS Roma that was well over $15 million.

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European Transfer News

Posted on July 15, 2008 - Filed Under Arsenal, Barcelona, Europe, La Liga, Liverpool, Premier League, Real Madrid | Leave a Comment

Beleaguered ex-Manchester City striker Georgios Samaras has made a permanent move to SPL side Celtic.  The 23-year-old Greek international joined City for £6million in January 2006 yet failed to find his niche with the Premiership club.

Also from the Manchester City front, boss Mark Hughes will move his attention toward acquiring several more players to bolster the squad now that the tabled £25.5million offer for Barcelona playmaker Ronaldinho looks unlikely to be accepted.

In Serie A news, Juventus has signed Danish midfielder Christian Poulsen from Sevilla to a four-year contract.  The transfer cost the Italian club £7.8million.

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FC Barcelona vs New York Red Bulls Preview

Posted on July 6, 2008 - Filed Under Barcelona, NY Red Bulls, Tickets | 1 Comment

Location: Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ
Date: Wed, Aug 6 2008
Time: 7:30 PM

The stars of FC Barcelona head to New York City to take on the MLS’s New York Red Bulls as the second stop on Barcelona’s U.S. tour. FC Barcelona are a team in transition as new manager Josep Guardiola has replaced Frank Rijkaard. Players will be looking to make a good impression with Guardiola so expect that Barcelona bring there complete roster with them including stars like Lionel Messi and Thiery Henry heading the lineup.

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FC Barcelona vs CD Guadalajara Preview

Posted on July 6, 2008 - Filed Under Barcelona, Tickets | Leave a Comment

Date:Sunday, August 3, 2008
Time:6:00 PM
Location: Soldier Field in Chicago, IL
Watch Barcelona Play in Chicago

Chicago is Barcelona’s first stop on its U.S. your and CD Guadalajara will be a tough pre-season game for the new Barcelona. Barca is managed now by Pep Guardiolaand he is already making his mark on the team by selling Deco and Ronaldinho.

Still Barcelona should bring a strong squad to the U.S. led by Argentina superstar Lionel Messi, Thiery Henry three members of Spain’s recent European Championship winners, Xavi, Puyol and Iniesta.

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European Transfer Questions

Posted on June 30, 2008 - Filed Under Barcelona, Chelsea, Europe, La Liga, Man Utd., Premier League, Real Madrid | Leave a Comment

On the eve of the transfer period, European clubs begin to maneuver for their primary and secondary targets.  Here are several questions to consider:

1. Will Cristiano Ronaldo stay or will he go?  All signs point to the Manchester United star moving to Real Madrid.  Will the Spanish outfit be able to come up with enough cash to secure the services of the world’s greatest player?

2. Will A.C. Milan, Manchester City, or another club land Barcelona’s Ronaldinho? Argentine superstar and fellow teammate Lionel Messi wants the Brazilian to remain with the Catalan outfit, but it looks like Ronaldinho is moving on. 

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Barcelona Tickets

Posted on June 22, 2008 - Filed Under Barcelona, La Liga | Leave a Comment

We have tickets to FC Barcelona’s pre-season games as well as La Liga and Champions League games. In addition to tickets to Barcelona’s U.S. games we have tickets to the FC Barcelona vs. Boca Juniors game on August 16th as well as Barcelona’s tour of Scotland.

Hibs vs. FC Barcelona - Buy Hibs vs Barcelona Tickets

Murrayfield Stadium
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Thu, Jul 24 2008
Kickoff: 7:45 PM

Dundee United vs. Fc Barcelona - Buy Dundee vs Barcelona Tickets

Tannadice Park
Dundee, United Kingdom
Sat, Jul 26 2008
Kickoff: 4:00 PMKickoff: 7:45 PM

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