All in all it’s been a pretty good month for Barça. Undeafeted in six games with four victories and two draws. The month would have been a lot worse if it hadn’t been for the four goals scored by this month’s winner, Xavi Hernández. Xavi got a late winner at home to Osasuna and followed […]

If there was one constant to January it was the solidness of the defence. Since conceding two against Alcoyano at the start of the month, Barça have only conceded two goals in the last eight matches. Subsequently this month’s top five is dominated by the defence, though Thierry Henry has done well since returning from […]

Goals from Gabi Milito and Leo Messi gave Argentina a 0-2 victory over Venezuela in the Maracaibo stadium last night in the second qualifying game of the 2010 World Cup. Milito put the Albiceleste in the lead after 16 minutes when he headed home a free kick from Juan Roman Riquelme.

In a new feature I will be awarding the FCBnews Player Of The Month every month from now until the day I die. No surprises about the first winner. Yes, it’s Leo Messi! I will also give my top five players of the month.

Barcelona doctors have confirmed that Toure Yaya has suffered a tear to the femoral biceps muscle in his left leg. This is the muscle at the back of the thigh. He will be out of action for one month. Toure was injured five minutes from the end of last night’s game against Levante and had […]

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 […]

FC Barcelona arrived today at Narita airport in Tokyo. Tomorrow at 19.00 local time (12.00 in Spain) they play the second game of the tour against Yokohama Marinos in the Nissan stadium in Yokohama.

Gabi Milito has been officially presented this lunchtime as Barcelona fourth signing of the summer. Milito expressed his delight at signing “Today is a dream come true, joining this team, one of the best, if not the best in the world.”

Gabi Milito arrived in Barcelona today after playing the Copa America with Argentina. Tomorrow he will be officially presented at Camp Nou as a Barça player. 

It wasn’t to be for Leo Messi and Gabi Milito as Argentina succumbed to Brazil in tonight’s Copa America final in the Maracaibo in Venezuela. A goal after just four minutes from Julio Baptista left the Albiceleste with an uphill struggle for the entire game. Baptista received the ball inside the penalty area before unleashing […]