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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 Cesc Fabregas is 18th. Keep reading →

One of the most emblematic figures of Football Club Barcelona, Nicolau Casaus, died today in Castelldefels at the age of 94 after a long illness. Keep reading →

Yet another goal from youngster Giovani dos Santos gave Barça a well-deserved victory over Yokohama Marinos in front of 56,000 fans at the Nissan stadium in Yokohama. Barça began the game with Henry on the right side of the attack, Eto’o on the left and Ronaldinho playing through the middle. Keep reading →

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. Keep reading →

Goals from Giovani dos Santos, Iniesta and Ronaldinho gave Barça an easy win in the first game of their Asian tour. After just nine minutes Eto’o found Xavi in space and his pass was finished well by Giovani who curled a left foot shot past the keeper.  Keep reading →

Deco and Belletti have both had to abandon Barça’s tour of Asia for distinct reasons. Belletti pulled a muscle in training yesterday and has returned to Barcelona to rest. He will be out for a week to ten days. Keep reading →

FC Barcelona arrived in China early today where they begin their three match tour of Asia. Frank Rijkaard, showing visible signs of jet-lag, gave a press conference together with Víctor Valdés, Abidal and Zambrotta. Keep reading →

Barça set off tomorrow (Thursday) to play three matches in Asia. Fans in Europe find it hard to appreciate these tours as it does not seem like the best preparation for the new season, however it gives the players some time together and helps the new players to get to know their new team mates, and it is also a great chance for fans in distant lands to see what Football Club Barcelona means. The expedition will leave Barcelona at 12.55 tomorrow and they arrive in Beijing on Friday morning, 05.55 local time. Keep reading →

With this summer’s signing of Thierry Henry, many predicted a change in the system in order to accomodate Henry in the same team as Leo Messi, Samuel Eto’o and Ronaldinho. However, the evidence from the two games in Scotland suggests that Frank Rijkaard is going to continue with the same 4-3-3 system seen in the last four seasons. Keep reading →