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Watch: Artist produces brilliant drawing of Barcelona star Lionel Messi
Heather Rooney (not related to Wayne) produces one of the best football drawings you’re ever likely to see.
Bucharest: Champions of Europe
When Communist Romanian Champions Steaua Bucharest stunned Terry Venables’ Barcelona in Seville and were crowned European Champions.
Hans Max Gamper-Haessig: The man who founded FC Barcelona
Stephen Brandt has a look back at the rich history of FC Barcelona and how the Catalan club started their rise to prominence.
Barcelona’s April fall
Spring has well and truly rained on the Barcelona parade and the abundant 38-game unbeaten streak has withered to three consecutive league defeats for the first time since 2003 and a quarter-final exit from a Champion
Who will win the Champions League 2015/2016?
The only competition hotter than the Qatar World Cup is back this week and so far the Champions League has seen Europe’s elite playing everywhere from Kazakhstan to Manchester. I’ll take a look at the best bets for
Watch: Barcelona’s Neymar scores delicious volley vs Villarreal
Barcelona comfortably saw off Villarreal on Sunday evening, with Brazilian trickster Neymar stealing the show with two well taken goals in a 3-0 win. His first goal was tasty enough, but his second strike for Barca was extra
Watch: Former Barcelona, Inter and Chelsea forward Samuel Eto’o has still got it
Cameroon striker Samuel Eto’o has been a fantastic goalscorer over the years and is considered to be one of the best strikers of the modern era. Some might argue that his career has petered out a bit, though, after fail
Watch: Barcelona’s Lionel Messi launches headbutt on Roma’s Yanga-Mbiwa
Lionel Messi is not only considered to be the best footballer on the planet by many, but he’s also regarded as a model professional, with a calm manner and a likeable character. However, during Barcelona’s frien
Ouch: Barcelona star Gerard Pique duets with pop star wife Shakira
After winning a superb treble with Barcelona last season, Spanish centre-back Gerard Pique is enjoying a well deserved break with his pop star wife Shakira in an unknown sunny destination. Clearly still on a high after such
Watch: Lionel Messi waxwork unveiled in New York
Lionel Messi, the little Argentinian magician, hasn’t had a bad year really, has he? He’s just won La Liga and could end the season with three winners medals on his mantlepiece should Barca do the treble. He’s also had a
Lovely gesture: Luis Suarez makes young cancer patient’s day with video call
Think it’s fair to say Luis Suarez hasn’t come across too well in recent years. From the various biting incidents, to the occasional theatrics during his time in England, the Uruguayan’s likability has declined somewhat. Perha
Nutter: Barcelona’s Dani Alves breaks into song during interview
We’ve now featured Barcelona’s Dani Alves two days in row, but the Brazilian full-back is in blistering form off the pitch at the moment and it’s hard not to share this latest interview with him following Brazil’s 1-0 win over …
Barcelona’s Dani Alves and Jose Pinto record charity single
Barcelona’s Dani Alves and Jose Pinto have teamed up with Spanish pop star Mario Baro to release a charity single that’ll hopefully raise money and awareness for FEACAB, a charity which specialises in helping people w
Why Barcelona boss Luis Enrique got it wrong in the Clásico
The Clásico is a game that the whole world watches and Spain comes to a standstill for the most important game of the calendar year. Messi and Ronaldo face off, each eager to outwit the other. For the managers, le
Spanish third division side react brilliantly to drawing Barcelona in the cup
The magic of the cup, eh? It’s something we hear every season in the UK as minnows defeat or get drawn against giants in cup competitions and history is made. Well, this latest story coming out of Spain shows that the m