Frank Rijkaard’s job has become that little bit more difficult with the news that neither Zambrotta nor Bojan will be fit for Saturday’s tough match at Sevilla. Zambrotta suffered an injury to his middle adductor muscle in his right leg in Italy’s 3-1 victory over Portugal and is likely to be out for a week. […]

The injury that Giovani dos Santos picked up in the cup game at Alcoyano is proving to be more complicated than at first thought. Doctors originally estimated that he would need one week to return to action and he has now been 18 days on the sidelines. Today the news is that he will need […]

Positive news for Barça today when it was revealed that Giovani’s injury is less serious than feared. The Mexican was stretchered off in yesterday’s cup game at Alcoyano after a strong challenge from Carrion. Tests today have revealed that the injury is just a slightly strained ankle, Giovani should be back in training next week […]

Ronaldinho has been left out of the squad for tomorrow night’s game against Villarreal. Ronnie did not arrive in time to train with the team this morning after his long journey back from playing for Brazil, and Frank Rijkaard has decided it is better to let him rest in order to be fully fit for […]

FC Barcelona doctors have announced that Leo Messi is doudtful for Sunday evening’s game against Osasuna. Messi picked up a calf strain in his right leg in Argentina to a 1-0 victory over Australia in Melbourne.

There were mixed fortunes for Barça players in the latest international matches. Ronaldinho came out better than Rafa Marquez as Brazil beat Mexico 3-1 in Boston, Giovani dos Santos came on as sub for the last 16 minutes.

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 […]

Barça take on Inter Milan at Camp Nou tonight in this year’s Joan Gamper match. The pre-match celebrations have been cancelled as a mark of respect for Antonio Puerta, and 10% of the game’s revenue will go to heart research. Traditionally this a game which gives the crowd a chance to see the new summer […]

Ronaldinho will no longer occupy a non-european place as today he swore on the Spanish constitution to become officially a Spanish citizen. Giovani dos Santos is also expected to gain Spanish citizenship in the next few days. This means that Barça will have only Eto’o and Touré as non-EU players.

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.