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BARCELONA, SPAIN – AUGUST 18: Lionel Messi of FC Barcelona looks on during the Joan Gamper Trophy match between FC Barcelona and Club Leon at Camp Nou on August 18, 2014 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)

Lionel Messi’s charity under possible fraud investigation based on two friendlies

0 comments by on 9/29/2015

Lionel Messi has had a rough few days. This past weekend, he tore his MCL against Las Palmas and will be out about two months. Now, it appears that his charity is going to be investigated for fraud based off of income generated from friendly games in Lima, Peru (2012) and Chicago, Illinois (2013) from a […]

BARCELONA, SPAIN – SEPTEMBER 26: Lionel Messi of FC Barcelona lays injured on the pitch during the La Liga match between FC Barcelona and UD Las Palmas at Camp Nou on September 26, 2015 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Alex Caparros/Getty Images)

Lionel Messi off with knee injury after 10 minutes into game

0 comments by on 9/26/2015

Barcelona’s Lionel Messi had to be taken off after just 10 minutes in today’s La Liga game against Las Palmas due to an apparent knee injury. It’s unknown in terms of the extent of the injury but it appeared that Messi knocked knees with the Las Palmas defender as Messi was heading toward goal. Uh-Oh!!!

during the Serie A match between Frosinone Calcio and AS Roma at Stadio Matusa on September 12, 2015 in Frosinone, Italy.

VIDEO: Roma equalizes against Barcelona with a sensational strike from long distance

0 comments by on 9/16/2015

Wow! Just walk off the field Alessandro Florenzi and retire because I don’t think you’re going to do any better than that as a soccer player. The Roma right back simply stunned Barcelona and more specifically, goalkeeper Marc-Andre Ter Stegen with this brilliant long distance shot from the sideline about 50 yards away. Unbelievable! Roma's […]

MADRID, SPAIN – SEPTEMBER 12: Neymar JR. of FC Barcelona (2ndL) competes for the ball with Gabi Fernandez (R) of Atletico de Madrid and his teammate Jose Maria Gimenez (L) during the La Liga match between Club Atletico de Madrid and FC Barcelona at Vicente Calderon Stadium on September 12, 2015 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images)

PIC: Barcelona’s third kits revealed, will wear them tomorrow in Champions League

0 comments by on 9/15/2015

Barcelona has revealed their third kit that they will wear during UEFA Champions League games and man is it a beautiful thing. They have a sky blue kit with a small smattering of black. Barcelona will wear this kit tomorrow against Roma in their first Champions League game of the 2015-16 season. [PHOTOS]

TBILISI, GEORGIA – AUGUST 11: Pedro of Barcelona kisses the UEFA Cup trophy as Barcelona celebrate victoy during the UEFA Super Cup between Barcelona and Sevilla FC at Dinamo Arena on August 11, 2015 in Tbilisi, Georgia. (Photo by Chris Brunskill/Getty Images)

Done Deal: Pedro to Chelsea *UPDATE

0 comments by on 8/20/2015

Chelsea are on the verge of a huge shock signing with the news this morning that they have agreed a £21m deal with Barcelona for winger Pedro. This will come as a shock to many as Pedro had been heavily (and we mean heavily) tipped to join Manchester United this summer. As linked to above, […]

BARCELONA, SPAIN – AUGUST 05: Marc-Andre Ter Stegen of FC Barcelona waves during the team official presentation ahead of the Joan Gamper trophy match at Camp Nou on August 5, 2015 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)

VIDEO: Barcelona’s Ter Stegen massively screws up to allow goal in Spanish Super Cup

0 comments by on 8/14/2015

There are sweeper keepers who like to come out of the box to field the ball and make themselves known for more than just the person who stops shots. Bayern Munich’s Manuel Neuer is one of the best at doing just that. In the first round of the Spanish Super Cup, Barcelona’s Marc-Andre ter Stegen […]

TBILISI, GEORGIA – AUGUST 11: Andres Iniesta of Barcelona lifts the UEFA Cup trophy as Barcelona celebrate victoy during the UEFA Super Cup between Barcelona and Sevilla FC at Dinamo Arena on August 11, 2015 in Tbilisi, Georgia. (Photo by Chris Brunskill/Getty Images)

VIDEO: Barcelona outlasts Sevilla 5-4 in a thrilling UEFA Super Cup match

0 comments by on 8/11/2015

This was supposed to be a simple blowout by Barcelona and a nice tune up to their La Liga title defense. What it turned out to be was a thrilling UEFA Super Cup game between the Champions League winners Barcelona and Europa Cup winners Sevilla. To borrow a quote from Alexi Lalas, the game started […]

BARCELONA, SPAIN – AUGUST 05: Neymar (R) of FC Barcelona celebrates with his teammate Lionel Messi of FC Barcelona after scoring the opening goal during the Joan Gamper trophy match at Camp Nou on August 5, 2015 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)

VIDEO: Lionel Messi headbutts and grabs throat of Roma player in friendly

0 comments by on 8/5/2015

On a team that includes Luis Suarez, Lionel Messi became the first Barcelona player to get in trouble for violent conduct and we’re still in preseason. In today’s friendly against Roma, Messi got into former Newcastle player Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa’s face and attempted to headbutt Yanga-Mbiwa as well as grabbed him by the throat. Messi would receive […]

LONDON, ENGLAND – APRIL 30: Arda Turan (R) and Thibaut Courtois of Club Atletico de Madrid celebrate victory after the UEFA Champions League semi-final second leg match between Chelsea and Club Atletico de Madrid at Stamford Bridge on April 30, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Jamie McDonald/Getty Images)

Done Deal: Arda Turan to Barcelona

0 comments by on 7/7/2015

Yesterday, Barcelona confirmed one of the odder transfers of the summer. Attacking midfielder Arda Turan will be moving to Barcelona for a reported £24m (with another £5m in add-ons) from Atletico Madrid. Yes, the same Barcelona that is currently banned from transfers. So how can Barcelona do this? Technically speaking, the ban only applies to registering new […]

BERLIN, GERMANY – JUNE 06: The Barcelona team celebrate victory with the trophy after the UEFA Champions League Final between Juventus and FC Barcelona at Olympiastadion on June 6, 2015 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)

Barcelona Wins the 2014-15 UEFA Champions League Title

0 comments by on 6/6/2015

Barcelona has outlasted Juventus in a thrilling 3-1 game to win the 2014-15 UEFA Champions League title. This is Barcelona’s fifth title and therefore, get to keep the trophy. On the other hand, Juventus now leads all teams with losing their sixth Final in team history. While in the pregame, it almost seemed predestined for […]

during the UEFA Champions League Final between Juventus and FC Barcelona at Olympiastadion on June 6, 2015 in Berlin, Germany.

VIDEO: Beautiful Barca Passing Sets Up First Goal in Champions League Final

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After a couple of inauspicious, nervous moments from Barcelona, the La Liga champs quickly got over that by setting up this wonderful passing sequence culminating in Barcelona’s first goal scored by Ivan Rakitic in the 4th minute. ¡GOL de

BARCELONA, SPAIN – MAY 30: Lionel Messi of FC Barcelona celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the Copa del Rey Final match between FC Barcelona and Athletic Club at Camp Nou on May 30, 2015 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)

VIDEO: Lionel Messi Scores A Goal That Is “Pure Genius”

0 comments by on 5/31/2015

Lionel Messi is at it again, scoring sublime goals that cement him as one of the best goal scorers of this generation. This time it was against Athletic Bilbao in the Copa del Rey Final, in which Messi scored two goals to lead Barcelona to a 3-1 win. Out of his two goals he scored […]

BARCELONA, SPAIN – AUGUST 10: (L-R) FC Barcelona Sport Director Andoni Zubizarreta, Thomas Vermaelen and FC Barcelona Vice-President Jordi Mestre as Thomas Vermaelen is unveiled as a new player for FC Barcelona at the Camp Nou stadium on August 10, 2014 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)

If you’re an Arsenal fan, root for Barcelona to win Champions League Final

0 comments by on 5/17/2015

Exactly what the title says, if you’re an Arsenal fan, root for Barcelona to defeat Juventus in the Champions League Final. This is because of a clause in Thomas Vermaelen’s transfer deal with Barcelona. The defender went to Barcelona and in addition to the £15 million transfer fee, Arsenal insisted a clause be put in […]

during the UEFA Champions League Semi Final, second leg match between Real Madrid and Juventus at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on May 13, 2015 in Madrid, Spain.

Juventus vs. Barcelona is the Champions League final needed, not wanted

0 comments by on 5/13/2015

How sweet would have Barcelona vs. Real Madrid been in the Champions League final? Talk about the ultimate El Classico. It had media members salivating over the crazy celebrity names on the pitch and likely to show up off it too. UEFA bosses had to be salivating on the opportunity to showcase two of the […]

Bayern’s Sad Lexicon: Barcelona Overwhelms in Champions League

0 comments by on 5/12/2015

These are the saddest of possible words: “Messi to Suarez to Neymar.” Trio of bear cubs, and fleeter than birds, Messi and Suarez and Neymar. Ruthlessly popping our cup glory bubble, Matching a Bayern goal with their very own double – Words that are heavy with nothing but trouble: “Messi to Suarez to Neymar.” -A […]

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