After the solid performances from the defence in the last few games, Frank Rijkaard will now have to re-organize for tomorrow night’s game against Levante. It has been confirmed that Gianluca Zambrotta has a torn muscle in his right leg and will be out for about a month, while Rafa Marquez is doubtful after picking up […]

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.

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.

Leo Messi and Gabi Milito’s Argentina overcame Rafa Marquez’s Mexico 3-0 to reach the final of the Copa America where they will meet Brazil on Sunday. All three Barcelona players played the entire 90 minutes, and Messi capped his performance with a classy goal.

Leo Messi scored his first goal of the tournament last night as Argentina cruised to a 4-0 victory over Peru. Argentina will now play Rafa Marquez and Mexico in the semi final, Mexico having beaten Paraguay 6-0.

FC Barcelona and Zaragoza are close to an agreement for the transfer of Argentinian central defender, Gabi Milito. Barça have agreed terms with Milito and will now have to decide whether to raise their offer of €18 million to meet Zaragoza’s asking price of €20 million.

A fine performance from Rafa Marquez helped Mexico towards a 2-1 victory over Ecuador. Following their 2-0 win over Brazil, Mexico have now qualified for the quarter-finals regardless of what happens in their final group match against Chile. If Marquez can continue playing at this level, he will have a good chance of regaining his […]

Rafa Marquez last night played all 90 minutes of Mexico’s surprise 2-0 victory over Brazil in the Copa America which is being played in Venezuela. Mexico’s goals were scored by Nery Castillo and Ramon Morales. Tonight Argentina and Leo Messi make their debut in the tournament when they take on the USA.