Well, I’m back from my holidays feeling refreshed and looking forward to tomorrow’s game (I’ll do a preveiw tomorrow). Not much seems to have happened while I was away, but Juliano Belletti has signed for Chelsea and Maxi Lopez has gone to Russia to play for FC Moscow.

Yes it’s that time of year when the body needs a good rest. Tomorrow I will be away on my hols and FCBnews will be down to a minimum service. I will try to find time to visit an internet cafe to do some updates, but until I get there I won’t know how convenient […]

Given that the team had to stay in Hong Kong anyway, Frank Rijkaard has agreed to the game with Mission Hills being played tomorrow at 14.30 local time (08.30 in Spain). Better remember to set the alarm clock! The authorities in Hong Kong have called a state of emergency due to the imminent typhoon which […]

Today’s match in Hong Kong against the Mission Hills Invitation XI has been called off due to a typhoon which is due to hit Hong Kong today. Barça are going to spend an extra day in Hong Kong and the game may take place tomorrow, Saturday, but this has yet to be confirmed.

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One of the most emblematic figures of Football Club Barcelona, Nicolau Casaus, died today in Castelldefels at the age of 94 after a long illness.

FC Barcelona arrived in China early today where they begin their three match tour of Asia. Frank Rijkaard, showing visible signs of jet-lag, gave a press conference together with Víctor Valdés, Abidal and Zambrotta.

Barça set off tomorrow (Thursday) to play three matches in Asia. Fans in Europe find it hard to appreciate these tours as it does not seem like the best preparation for the new season, however it gives the players some time together and helps the new players to get to know their new team mates, […]

With this summer’s signing of Thierry Henry, many predicted a change in the system in order to accomodate Henry in the same team as Leo Messi, Samuel Eto’o and Ronaldinho. However, the evidence from the two games in Scotland suggests that Frank Rijkaard is going to continue with the same 4-3-3 system seen in the […]

Football Club Barcelona made it two out of two in Scotland today with a 1-3 win against Hearts in front of 57,000 fans at Murrayfield. Ronaldinho opened the scoring with a twenty-first minute penalty after Zambrotta was fouled. Makela equalized for Hearts three minutes later. In the 40th minute Sylvinho crossed from the left and […]