Tag: Barcelona
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Barcelona beat Athletic Bilbao 4-0 in front of Home Crowd
Ousmane Dembele, Sergi Roberto, Robert Lewandowski and Ferran Torres score for Barca at Spotify Camp Nou Barcelona thrashed Athletic Bilbao 4-0 in a Spanish La Liga match Sunday to remain behind leaders Real Madrid. Barcelona’s French forward Ousmane Dembele scored a header to draw first blood in the 12th minute at Spotify Camp Nou. Six…
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El-Clasico: Barcelona to Celebrate Drake with Shirt Logo
Barcelona will celebrate Canadian rapper Drake with a logo on the front of their shirts in the Clasico against Real Madrid on Sunday, as part of their Spotify sponsorship deal. To celebrate Drake becoming the first artist to reach 50 billion plays on the music streaming platform, Barcelona and Spotify have agreed to replace…
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Ferran Reverter resigns as Barcelona CEO
Barcelona have announced that Chief Executive Officer, Ferran Reverter, has resigned from the office for personal and family reasons. In a statement on Tuesday, the club said the resignation will come into effect as soon as a new CEO is appointed. Reverter had been appointed CEO on July 1, 2021, and had served in the…
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Barcelona sign Arsenal’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang on Free Transfer
Barcelona has confirmed the signing of Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang on a free transfer. Aubameyang has signed a contract until June 2025, with a buyout clause set at €100 million. Arsenal and Barcelona had been locked in talks ahead of the transfer deadline, with the 32-year-old flying into Catalonia on Monday in an attempt…
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Barcelona faces Real Madrid in Women’s Champions League Q’Finals
Holders Barcelona will face rivals Real Madrid in the quarter-finals of this season’s Women’s Champions League after the sides were paired together in Monday’s draw for the knockout phase. Barcelona, with new Women’s Ballon d’Or winner Alexia Putellas, hammered Chelsea 4-0 in last season’s final and also won a domestic league and cup double. They…
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Lionel Messi ‘ordered to demolish’ £26m luxury Barcelona hotel
Spanish outlet El Confidencial – per The Mirror and The Sun – understand that Messi’s four-star ‘MiM Sitges’ hotel has been hit with a court order for its demolition. The report says Messi’s 77-bedroom building does not meet city standards. The legendary Argentine forward won the 2021 Ballon d’Or award on November 29. And while…
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Messi Never Wanted Griezmann to Succeed at Barcelona -Duluc
EarthNews has come across several reports that implicated the former Barcelona forwarder, Lion Messi. In the reports, French football pundit Vincent Duluc accused Lionel Messi of plotting Antoine Griezmann’s downfall at Barcelona. Griezmann spent two seasons with Barcalona before returning to Atletico Madrid this summer, while weeks later Messi would leave for PSG. For Duluc,…
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UEFA Drops Case against European Super League Rebels
The Union of European Football Association (UEFA) has announced that it is dropping its disciplinary case against three clubs over their controversial European Super League involvement against a ruling from a Madrid court. These clubs are Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus. European football’s governing body said late Monday that “the proceedings (are) null and void,…
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Just In: Messi Considering Other Offers – Barcelona President
Barcelona’s negotiations with Lionel Messi are over and the striker is considering other offers, the club’s president Joan Laporta said on Friday. Laporta said in a press conference he was not prepared “to put the club at risk” by renewing Messi’s contract, with Barca facing huge financial problems ahead of the start of La Liga.…
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Messi To Accept Pay Cut, Five-year Barcelona Deal
To remain in Barcelona, Lionel Messi has been reportedly agreed to accept a massive pay cut and in return sign a five-year contract. The six-time Ballon d’Or winner seems to be ready to end his career with Barcelona going by this latest development. According to the deal, the Argentina icon will receive a nosedive…