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With Lionel Messi on the cover of EA Sports’ FIFA 16, Barcelona could almost be said to have a vested interest in ensuring the game is as true to life as possible—an endorsement by the Catalans to see the game’s makers use best practice when it comes to rating the players within the context of the game. A defensive midfielder by trade, Javier Mascherano has been a colossus at the...
Published: October 7, 2015
Let’s be honest, for anyone that has followed Barcelona over the last few years, they’ve been spoiled beyond belief. The best players and best managers in their history, and the most successful period in all of their 116 years. Which makes the comedown when things aren’t going so well all the more difficult to bear. It’s a frustrating time for any Cule, but when the chips are...
Published: October 6, 2015
Barcelona without Lionel Messi is a travesty indeed for all football fans, not just those of the Blaugrana. When a club’s talisman is out of action for any period of time, the entertainment value, team dynamic and mood generally alters. Perhaps with Barca more so than any other club given how integral the Argentinian is to almost every aspect of play. So when suggestions are made that the club...
Published: October 4, 2015
It could be argued that Barcelona were always going to struggle at Sevilla. The loss of Andres Iniesta to injury during the week compounded squad issues following Lionel Messi and Rafinha’s earlier withdrawals. Sevilla were shy of seven first-teamers themselves but Unai Emery was never going to let that hamper his side’s charge for glory. At the 21st time of asking the manager would finally...
Published: September 4, 2015
No sooner has Neymar returned to Barcelona‘s first team after contracting mumps than he is off on international duty once more. As captain of the Selecao, his presence in the side is a pre-requisite, but a round trip of thousands of miles for two friendlies at this point of the season is unlikely to please Barcelona manager Luis Enrique. The manager would surely have preferred one of his marquee...
Published: June 8, 2015
No sooner has Neymar finished an incredibly successful club season with Barcelona than he is flung headlong into international duty with the Selecao. Brazil coach Dunga will spare him the midweek friendly against Honduras, but he will expect Neymar to line up alongside his team mates for the opening Copa America game against Peru on Sunday. With two more fixtures during the following week against Colombia...
Published: April 20, 2014
Rafael Nadal shouldn’t really have a point to prove to anyone, but after the shock loss to David Ferrer in Monte Carlo, perhaps the player has something to prove to himself. The clay courts of the Barcelona Open could not have arrived at a better time for the Spaniard, who will be looking to dominate on home soil as he has done over the past decade, winning eight of the last nine editions of...
Published: April 20, 2014
After a wonderful drive in the final qualifying session, Lewis Hamilton found himself on pole for the third time this Formula One season in Shanghai. Would he be able to convert it to another win? A smooth start saw him pull clear of the trouble behind, Williams‘ Felipe Massa tried a hugely risky manoeuvre cutting across the grid and into a collision with Sebastian Vettel. Hamilton’s...
Published: April 3, 2014
The inaugural NH Collection Open finally got underway at the La Reserva de Sotogrande Club de Golf in Cadiz, Spain, on Thursday, after torrential rain had delayed the start by two hours and 40 minutes. Maarten Lafeber was one golfer who didn’t expect to get a full round in by the end of the day: Day Three Update Matthew Nixon set the lowest score of the week with a round of 65 including an impressive...
Published: March 30, 2014
An incredible start from Lewis Hamilton took him well clear of the field by the end of the first lap and two seconds ahead by the end of the second. Sebastian Vettel had made a push for second position toward the opening corner, but he was seen off by Hamilton’s Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg and his own Red Bull colleague Daniel Ricciardo. In an exciting opening, Kimi Raikkonen noted...