Ronaldinho Gaucho capped a fine performance with a goal in Brazil’s 4-2 win over USA in yesterday’s friendly match. Ronnie also played a part in Brazil’s first two goals. First he set up Kaka to shoot and the goalkeeper’s save rebounded off a defender for an own goal. Lucio then headed home a Ronaldinho corner […]

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/columnists/gabriele_marcotti/article1963015.ece  
This has been on various sites but I thought I’d give it the Barça angle. Five Barça players make the top 21 places which is pretty impressive. Messi should be higher than ninth and perhaps Eto’o is a bit high at fourth. What I can’t understand is there’s no place for Xavi, Iniesta or Deco while […]

Deco and Belletti have both had to abandon Barça’s tour of Asia for distinct reasons. Belletti pulled a muscle in training yesterday and has returned to Barcelona to rest. He will be out for a week to ten days.

Sporting Director, Txiki Begiristain, confirmed today at Eric Abidal’s presentation, that Anderson Luis de Souza Deco is not for sale. This was in reply to a story run in “The Times” yesterday, that said that Deco could be involved in an exchange deal that would bring Frank Lampard to Barcelona and see Deco move to Chelsea.

In the last couple of days I’ve claimed that Deco has been poor at times this season, and I’ve also stated that I see no reason to sell him. Then in one of the papers today there is a story saying that Deco is on Barça’s ‘out’ list. If the story is true then I […]

“This weekend will be decisive because neither team will slip up in the last game having the chance to win the league,” claimed Deco. “Madrid have a difficult away game with Zaragoza who are fighting for a UEFA Cup place.”