With yet another annoying international break Frank Rijkaard finds himself without thirteen players who have all been called up by their respective national teams. Rijkaard will therefore have very little time to prepare the game away to Villarreal on Saturday 20th October. Barça have failed to win only two games this season and both came after international breaks. Keep reading →

Ex-Barcelona favourite Hristo Stoichkov has been sacked from his position as first team coach at Celta Vigo. Stoichkov took over at Celta in April this year but couldn’t prevent the team from being relegated. Keep reading →

Football Club Barcelona sealed their sixth win in a row with a 3-0 win over Atletico Madrid this afternoon with goals from Deco, Messi and Xavi. Ronaldinho started a game at Camp Nou for the first time since his injury and the crowd showed their support for the Brazilan when he was substituted ten minutes from the end. Keep reading →

Barcelona take on an in-form Atletico Madrid side tomorrow at Camp Nou. The kick off time has been subject to some controversy this week but it seems finally that the game will kick off at 17.00h and will be shown live on Canal+ in Spain. The game will be a chance to compare La Liga’s top scorers, Argentinians Leo Messi and Sergio “Kun” Agüero. Keep reading →

Samuel Eto’o and Toure Yaya will no longer occupy places as non-European Union players after the Spanish Football Federation took the decision to accept an agreement signed in 2000 between the European Union and African, Caribbean and Pacific states which affects the players of 77 states. Keep reading →

FIFPro (Fédération Internationale des Footballeurs Professionels) have named Leo Messi, Ronaldinho and Carles Puyol  in their World XI. The organization who number 57,500 members around the globe chose Milan’s Kaka as their Player Of The Year. With three players chosen Barça were the team with most representatives. This is a highly valued award by the players as it is their fellow professionals who vote for them.

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Samuel Eto’o was involved in a minor traffic accident this afternoon. The player was driving his car into a parking zone in Barcelona when his car hit a passing motorbike. The motorbike was being driven by a 20-year-old woman who suffered a fractured collarbone, while Eto’o was unhurt. Keep reading →

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. Keep reading →

Barça’s doctors have confirmed that Rafa Marquez will miss the next month due to a torn soleus muscle in his right leg. This is the flat muscle at the back of the leg below the calf muscle. There was better news for Carles Puyol who only suffered a strain to his calf muscle and should be alright to play against Atletico Madrid on Sunday. Keep reading →

I couldn’t resist taking this photo from Manel Montilla for El Mundo Deportivo. Ronaldinho said he would respond on the pitch, and while he didn’t have his greatest game he showed touches of his class. From the picture I think we can see he was certainly keen to get back into the fray.