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Stuttery Barcelona set for decisive Atletico clash

Gerard Pique is expected to play through the pain barrier having recently sustained a hip problem as holders Barcelona travel to Atletico Madrid on

12/04/2016

Sport

Atleti pile pressure on wobbly Barca in Spain while Leicester continue march towards stunning Premier League title in England

It was certainly a week to forget for Barcelona in terms of domestic league displays. The Catalan giants followed up their El Clasico defeat by arch

11/04/2016

Sport

Torres red card hurts Atletico as Barcelona win 2-1

Barcelona came through their Champions League quarter-final first leg against Atletico Madrid with a 2-1 victory at the Nou Camp.

06/04/2016

Sport

Champions League: Barcelona set for Atletico Madrid quarter-final clash

The Champions League resumes this week with the quarter-final stage. Holders Barcelona will look to bounce back from their El Clasico defeat to arch

04/04/2016

Sport

Real Madrid win El Clasico bragging rights as Leicester move closer to first league title since 1929

Barcelona’s 39-match unbeaten run came to an end on home soil at the weekend as arch rivals Real Madrid won the El Clasico bragging rights. Gerard

04/04/2016

Sport

The Corner: Cruyff passing leaves football world in mourning

Barcelona’s Nou Camp opened its doors on Saturday morning (March 26) to allow fans to pay tribute to Johan Cruyff, a formidable presence at Barcelona

28/03/2016

Sport

Bayern knock Juventus out of Europe in second leg thriller, Barca beat Arsenal also to progress to quarters

Five-times European champions Bayern Munich qualified for the quarter-finals of the Champions League on Wednesday night after overcoming Juventus in

16/03/2016

Sport

Wednesday Champions league ties complete quarter-final lineup

Wednesday night’s champions league matches wraps up the teams to qualify for the quarter finals, and the tie between Bayern Munich and Juventus could

15/03/2016

Afghanistan

{Watch} From plastic bag to the real thing: Messi delights Afghan boy with signed jersey

An Afghan boy who became an Internet sensation by wearing a plastic bag fashioned as a Lionel Messi shirt now has the real thing. The Argentinian

25/02/2016

Sport

Messi on target twice as Barcelona beat Arsenal

Barcelona put one foot in the quarter-finals of the Champions League after beating Arsenal 2-0 in London in the first leg of their last 16 clash. The

23/02/2016

Sport

Messi scores from impossible angle

Fresh from pulling off a piece of penalty magic to help Barcelona thump Celta Vigo 6-1 at the Camp Nou, Lionel Messi, who was crowned the world’s

17/02/2016

Sport

Neymar appears in court in fraud case

Brazilian international Neymar appeared at Spain’s National Court on Tuesday as a defendant in a fraud case linked with his transfer from Santos to

02/02/2016

Sport

Mascherano accepts one-year jail term in plea bargain

Argentina international Javier Mascherano has been handed a suspended one year prison sentence for tax evasion. Last year the Barcelona star pleaded

21/01/2016

World

Messi wins unprecedented fifth 'best player of the year award'

Lionel Messi has been named the best player of the year for a fifth time in his illustrious and trophy-laden career. The Argentine superstar held off

11/01/2016

Sport

Messi scoops Player of the Year Award in Dubai

At the Global Soccer Awards in Dubai which are held as part of the International Sports Conference Lionel Messi walked away with the Player of the

27/12/2015

Sport

Barcelona down River Plate to secure Club World Cup

Spanish giants Barcelona secured the Club World Cup for a third time with an emphatic 3-0 win over River Plate in the showpiece match in Japan

20/12/2015

Sport

Barcelona prepare for final against River Plate

Barcelona players are hoping to clinch a fifth trophy when they meet River Plate in the Club World Cup Final on Sunday. Barca warmed up for the final

19/12/2015

Sport

Champions League: Defending champs Barcelona storm into last 16

Barcelona raced into the last 16 of the Champions League in emphatic style on Tuesday evening after handing Roma a footballing master class in Group

24/11/2015

Sport

Messi's father faces jail over tax fraud charges

Barcelona’s public prosecutor is pushing for jail sentence of up to eighteen months and fines of more than two million euros for superstar Lionel

06/10/2015

Sport

Big names looking for first points as Day Two of Champion's League concludes

Wednesday night sees the completion of the second round of Champion’s League group matches and Manchester City will be desperate to recover form

29/09/2015