As we all know the press struggle to find credible stories during the international break, do you remember the nonsense about the Barça-Madrid game being brought forward to a Friday - http://fcbnews.com/barca-madrid-on-friday-21st-december/. This week we are back to the old favourite of the offers that are being prepared for Barça’s biggest stars.

There are many opinions as to why Barça find it so difficult to win away games. Is it the system? Is it the player’s attitude? Are the players not good enough? I decided to look at the league games from last season and this season so far, and I discovered a remarkable statistic.

Now that most Rangers fans have left Barcelona I suppose I should share my thoughts. First I’d like to say that the Rangers fans who have posted comments on this site have nearly all been polite and I’d like to thank them for taking part in the debates and not getting involved in any slanging […]

Next Wednesday Barça face an important Champions League game with Rangers, but due to the demands of TV companies and lack of support from the Spanish Football Federation their preparation will be less than ideal.

With the winter transfer window approaching, the stories of offers for Ronaldinho are appearing regularly in the press. Ronnie’s chief suitors are once again AC Milan and Chelsea, and the bids are supposed to be in the region of €60million. The irregular form of the Brazilian has sparked a debate within the club as to whether […]

One of the things I always enjoy about Barça playing British teams is the opportunity to compare the British and the Spanish press. It is interesting to see how the papers tend to write what they believe their readers want to read, rather than reporting impartially what they have seen.

According to El Sport this year’s clasico could be brought forward and played on Friday 21st December - see link here 
However, before you start cancelling flights and rebooking hotels, have a think about the story.

Since the unexpected news on Wednesday night that Jose Mourinho was leaving Chelsea there has been a lot of speculation in the press as to where he will go next. Coupled with the rumours that Frank Rijkaard’s job may be on the line, it is hardly surprising that there are some who suggest that Mourinho will be Barça’s […]

The date and time for next weekend’s game against Sevilla have finally been announced by La Liga. The game will take place on Saturday 22nd September with the kick off at 10pm and will be shown live on Spanish TV (La Sexta and TV3). I know I have said it before, but why can’t those responsible organize […]

After two league games and an annoying break for international games, Barça now face the big test of seven games in three weeks after which we should have a much clearer idea of how things are going to be this season. The first game is this Sunday at 9pm against Osasuna in the Reyno de Navarra […]