Articles tagged with "barcelona"
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by chris | Nov 2nd, 2009
While Maradona is busy making a shamockery of the Argentinean national side, the man who typically lurks behind Diego & Pele - whether prudent or ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Oct 17th, 2009
The Ajax group is training on the airstrip of the Cape Verdian Islands (1972, on their way to the world cup match against Independiente in ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Oct 6th, 2009
After Johan and son Jordy, another generation of Cruyff made his way into Camp Nou.
The 16 year old grand son of the big guy made ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Oct 1st, 2009
In the next weeks, Johan Cruyff will decide whether he'll make a return as team manager!! The ex Ajax and Barca coach has been invited ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Sep 30th, 2009
The focus on Matchday 2, for me at least, was on AZ Alkmaar.
Last season, I seriously thought AZ and Van Gaal could surprise Europe. With ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Aug 18th, 2009
Dutch football brought forward many great talents. The best of them all - and debatable: the world - was Johan Cruyff. The Einstein of the ...
Posted on: Mexico World Cup Team Blog by Al | Aug 6th, 2009
Rafa Márquez will be out for 10-15 days after tearing his left calf muscle during training with FC Barcelona, the same leg he injured during ...
Posted on: England World Cup Team Blog by Rob | Jul 31st, 2009
Sir Bobby Robson has died aged 76 after losing a fight with cancer. The former England manager had looked genuinely frail in recent times, especially ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Jul 31st, 2009
Dani Fernandez can't even imagine winning in De Kuip against Feyenoord with NEC anymore.
Coming Sunday, Feyenoord opens the competition at home against Mario Been and ...
Posted on: Israel World Cup Team Blog by Ibracadabra | Jul 26th, 2009
Israeli teenage prodigy Gai Assulin showed some of his skill as he made his first team debut for European champion Barcelona this weekend.
Assulin played ...
Posted on: Brazil World Cup Team Blog by Duvel | Jul 23rd, 2009
This is a big time move for a big time player. Barcelona just paid Palmeiras €14 million for a player they don't even plan on ...
Posted on: Brazil World Cup Team Blog by Duvel | Jul 16th, 2009
Nearly as soon as I typed that the transfer window has been slow for major Brazilian players we had two notable moves, with Inter Milan ...
Posted on: Brazil World Cup Team Blog by Duvel | Jun 27th, 2009
Highly rated forward Keirrison, of Brazilian club Palmeiras, appears to be close to a move to Barcelona. The club confirmed there is an offer on ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Jun 20th, 2009
Frank Rijkaard is back in the top of European club football. After taking a rest for a year, the 46 year old Amsterdam born chose ...
Posted on: Israel World Cup Team Blog by Ibracadabra | Jun 7th, 2009
Ok, not alongside Messi at FC Barcelona. But he will be playing in the city.
Spanish sources have reported that Israeli young stud Ben Sahar will ...
Posted on: Brazil World Cup Team Blog by Duvel | Jun 7th, 2009
Brazil v. Paraguay
June 10, 2009, 8:50 P.M. Eastern
Estádio José do Rego Maciel, Capacity 60,444
Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
Brazil triumphantly returns home to play Paraguay in the Northeastern ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | Jun 4th, 2009
The Dutch football federation has published their strategic plan for the next 5 years, and in it the KNVB states that one of it's ...
Posted on: Brazil World Cup Team Blog by Duvel | May 31st, 2009
Uruguay v. Brazil
Saturday, June 6th, 3:00 P.M. Eastern
Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay
When my grandfather introduced me to the world of football, a key lesson concerned venues. ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | May 31st, 2009
Guus Hiddink ended his stint at Chelsea with silverware. The much coveted FA Cup went to the Blues after a disappointing game against Everton (2-1). ...
Posted on: Spain World Cup Blog by Anthony | May 28th, 2009
First and foremost I must apologize for my little hiatus from the blog, it's been a somewhat uneventful month in regards to La Furia Roja ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | May 26th, 2009
If Pep Guardiola would be the dj in Rome this Wednesday, he'd play Coldplay's Viva La Vida in the stadium. "I tend to rule the ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | May 24th, 2009
Thanks to FIFA.com
It's been nearly a year since Frank Rijkaard departed the limelight and the Dutch legend has had ample time since to reflect on ...
Posted on: Brazil World Cup Team Blog by Duvel | May 21st, 2009
Dunga has named his 23 player squad for the upcoming qualifiers and Confederations Cup. There are several controversial omissions from this list that will not ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | May 20th, 2009
A big sorry to all of you for being less prolific... Family over from Holland, big theatre production on... Those kind of things.
Anyway, our CL ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | May 13th, 2009
It's May 1984. A Catalan newspaper announced the cup final between Barcelona and Athletic de Bilbao with the headline: The Kings of the K.O. Prophetic ...
Posted on: Mexico World Cup Team Blog by Andrea | May 11th, 2009
Spain
Rafael Marquez(Barcelona)- Barca advanced to the finals of the Champions League with a last grasp goal by Andres Iniesta, leaving Chelsea out on the ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | May 6th, 2009
Barca didn't have any trouble scoring against Olympique Lyon, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid but Guus Hiddink's tactics kept the Barcelona football machine at bay ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | May 6th, 2009
The Chelsea players aren't just playing for a spot in the CL finals tonight. Half the team will have to fight for their future at ...
Posted on: Netherlands World Cup Blog by Jan | May 1st, 2009
He started as a winger, in the Ajax youth, but when he came close to the Ajax 1 team, it became clear that he wasn't ...
Posted on: Mexico World Cup Team Blog by Andrea | Apr 28th, 2009
Injures have hit the Mexico squad quite hard and today it culminated with an injury to Marquez during the Champions League clash against Chelsea. Now, ...
