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    <title>Articles tagged 'barcelona' on World Cup Blog</title>
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<title>Pep's silent revolution at Barcelona</title>
<link>http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/1/peps-silent-revolution-at-barcelona.html</link>
<dc:author>Jan</dc:author>
<dc:created>2008-11-30 19:57:55</dc:created>
<description>

We have been focusing a lot on Real Madrid in the last months. And justified too, with five exciting Dutch players wearing the royal white. ...</description>
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<title>Barcelona rediscover their origins in Basel</title>
<link>http://switzerland.worldcupblog.org/swiss-club-football/barcelona-rediscover-their-origins-in-basel.html</link>
<dc:author>Jan</dc:author>
<dc:created>2008-10-22 14:04:53</dc:created>
<description>Tonight's game between FC Basel and Barcelona is more than a Champions' League clash - it is a way for Barcelona to rediscover some sweet ...</description>
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<title>PSV in shock after Atletico's bashing: 0-3!</title>
<link>http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/1/psv-in-shock-after-atleticos-bashing-0-3.html</link>
<dc:author>Jan</dc:author>
<dc:created>2008-09-16 19:07:02</dc:created>
<description>
Heitinga congratulated by Bakkal. Koevermans is in his own world...

Huub Stevens debut in the CL as PSV coach turned out to be a nightmare. The ...</description>
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<title>Wisla Krakow-FC Barcelona 1:0. A Confidence Booster.</title>
<link>http://poland.worldcupblog.org/1/wisla-krakow-fc-barcelona-10-a-confidence-booster.html</link>
<dc:author>tomasz</dc:author>
<dc:created>2008-08-27 06:57:05</dc:created>
<description>Wisla Krakow made history yesterday as they became the first Polish club to defeat the mighty FC Barcelona. At least they came out of the ...</description>
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<title>Dutch Eredivisie to start...</title>
<link>http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/1/dutch-eredivisie-to-start.html</link>
<dc:author>Jan</dc:author>
<dc:created>2008-08-23 01:37:42</dc:created>
<description>

It's about time too... The Olympic football tournament didn't do it for me (while at this very moment Nigeria and Argentina play for the gold...). ...</description>
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<title>Dutch Masters: Adrie van Tiggelen</title>
<link>http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/background-stories/dutch-masters-adrie-van-tiggelen.html</link>
<dc:author>Jan</dc:author>
<dc:created>2008-08-22 08:30:33</dc:created>
<description>
Adrie now...

EC1988 winner Adrie van Tiggelen is assistant coach at Sparta and is a happy trooper. &quot;Head coach Foeke Booy allows me to do the ...</description>
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<title>Marc Overmars surprises the world</title>
<link>http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/background-stories/marc-overmars-surprises-the-world.html</link>
<dc:author>Jan</dc:author>
<dc:created>2008-08-13 12:07:53</dc:created>
<description>

A member of the board of a football club putting on his jersey.... It seems Go Ahead Eagles has the world premiere of such a ...</description>
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<title>Messi Scores One and Makes One in Opening Olympic Game</title>
<link>http://www.worldcupblog.org/olympics-2008/messi-scores-one-and-makes-one-in-opening-olympic-game.html</link>
<dc:author>Daryl</dc:author>
<dc:created>2008-08-07 07:21:15</dc:created>
<description>

Doesn't matter what Barcelona wants or what the Court of Arbitration for Sport says. Leo Messi played for Argentina against Cote d'Ivoire in the 2008 ...</description>
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<title>CAS Says Messi, Rafinha and Diego Must Return to Clubs (If Called)</title>
<link>http://www.worldcupblog.org/olympics-2008/cas-says-messi-rafinha-and-diego-must-return-to-clubs.html</link>
<dc:author>Daryl</dc:author>
<dc:created>2008-08-06 07:51:53</dc:created>
<description>Just when you thought the club vs country Olympic argument was settled...

The Court of Arbitration for Sport has sided with Barcelona, Schalke 04 and Werder ...</description>
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<title>Is Leo Messi Going to the Olympics or Not?</title>
<link>http://www.worldcupblog.org/olympics-2008/is-leo-messi-going-to-the-olympics-or-not.html</link>
<dc:author>Daryl</dc:author>
<dc:created>2008-07-25 16:40:29</dc:created>
<description>Argentina's defence of their 2004 Olympic soccer gold medal begins in less that two weeks, when they face Cote d'Ivoire at the Shanghai Stadium on ...</description>
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<title>Rafinha Goes AWOL to Chase Olympic Gold</title>
<link>http://www.worldcupblog.org/world-football/rafinha-goes-awol-to-chase-olympic-gold.html</link>
<dc:author>Daryl</dc:author>
<dc:created>2008-07-21 14:40:59</dc:created>
<description>Schalke 04 player Márcio Rafael Ferreira de Souza, or Rafinha to you and I, has gone AWOL for the Olympics. The right back been called ...</description>
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<title>Bayern Munich are the Most Represented Club in the Euro 2008 Final</title>
<link>http://euro2008.worldcupblog.org/news/which-club-is-most-represented-in-the-euro-2008-final.html</link>
<dc:author>Daryl</dc:author>
<dc:created>2008-06-29 07:10:17</dc:created>
<description>After today's 90 (or 120) minutes of action, we'll have to start thinking about club football again. So I was wondering which team had the ...</description>
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<title>Andrei Arshavin - Overrated?</title>
<link>http://euro2008.worldcupblog.org/news/andrei-arshavin-overrated.html</link>
<dc:author>Daryl</dc:author>
<dc:created>2008-06-27 11:14:16</dc:created>
<description>Listen, I'm not saying Andrei Arshavin is a bad player. Clearly he's a very very good player. Russia with Arshavin were a much more dangerous ...</description>
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<title>Life After Euro 2008: Transfers, Real and Rumored</title>
<link>http://euro2008.worldcupblog.org/news/life-after-euro-2008-transfers-real-and-rumored.html</link>
<dc:author>Ian Rose</dc:author>
<dc:created>2008-06-20 05:10:22</dc:created>
<description>After Germany sent the Portuguese packing in the first quarterfinal, there are seven sides left in contention for the Euro 2008 title, and for the ...</description>
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<title>Euro 2008 Player Profile:  Thierry Henry</title>
<link>http://euro2008.worldcupblog.org/news/euro-2008-player-profile-thierry-henry.html</link>
<dc:author>Laurie</dc:author>
<dc:created>2008-05-23 14:17:37</dc:created>
<description>Name: Thierry Henry
Nickname: Titi
Team: France
Group: C; Italy, Netherlands, Romania
Caps (Goals): 98 (44) - as of May 23, 2008
DOB: August 17, 1977 (30 years old)
Position: Striker
Club ...</description>
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<title>Bojan Too Tired for Euros</title>
<link>http://euro2008.worldcupblog.org/news/bojan-too-tired-for-euros.html</link>
<dc:author>Daryl</dc:author>
<dc:created>2008-05-16 11:19:14</dc:created>
<description>Clarence Seedorf pulled out of what would have been his last ever Euros recently, and now Spain's Barcelona starlet Bojan Krkić  has ruled himself ...</description>
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<title>Euro 2008 Player Profile: Ricardo Quaresma</title>
<link>http://euro2008.worldcupblog.org/player-profiles/euro-2008-player-profile-ricardo-quaresma.html</link>
<dc:author>Daryl</dc:author>
<dc:created>2008-05-15 16:40:34</dc:created>
<description>Name: Ricardo Quaresma
Team: Portugal
Group: A; Czech Republic, Switzerland,Turkey
Caps (Goals): 20 (2) - as of May 15, 2008
DOB: September 26, 1983 (24 years old)
Position: Right wing ...</description>
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<title>Barcelona To Make The Call On Bojan</title>
<link>http://euro2008.worldcupblog.org/news/barcelona-to-make-the-call-on-bojan.html</link>
<dc:author>Chris</dc:author>
<dc:created>2008-05-15 08:00:43</dc:created>
<description>Spain is supposed to release its Swissaustria squad sans-Raul on Friday, at which point we'll all supposedly get an answer to the question: To Bojan, ...</description>
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<title>Euro 2008 Player Profile:  Carles Puyol</title>
<link>http://euro2008.worldcupblog.org/player-profiles/euro-2008-player-profile-carles-puyol.html</link>
<dc:author>Laurie</dc:author>
<dc:created>2008-05-13 16:40:49</dc:created>
<description>Name: Carles Puyol i Saforcada (sometimes incorrectly spelled Carlos)

Team: Spain
Group: D; Sweden, Russia, Greece.
Caps (Goals): 58 (1) as of May 11, 2008
DOB: April 13, 1978 ...</description>
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<title>Euro 2008 Player Profile: Deco</title>
<link>http://euro2008.worldcupblog.org/player-profiles/euro-2008-player-profile-deco.html</link>
<dc:author>Daryl</dc:author>
<dc:created>2008-05-12 16:40:07</dc:created>
<description>Name: Deco 
Team: Portugal
Group: A; Switzerland, Czech Republic, Turkey
Caps (Goals): 51 (3) - as of May 12, 2008
DOB: August 27, 1977 (30 years old)
Position: Attacking ...</description>
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<title>More News on France's Barça Boys</title>
<link>http://france.worldcupblog.org/euro-2008/more-news-on-frances-barca-boys.html</link>
<dc:author>Laurie</dc:author>
<dc:created>2008-05-05 10:50:12</dc:created>
<description>Just as we (or...well...I) start to get discouraged about club form, our boys in Barcelona not only start, they dominate in a 6-0 win over ...</description>
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<title>Rijkaard wants Barca to go full throttle!</title>
<link>http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/international/rijkaard-wants-barca-to-go-full-throttle.html</link>
<dc:author>Jan</dc:author>
<dc:created>2008-04-28 19:59:42</dc:created>
<description>
Dark look on Frank's face...

Frank Rijkaard played his second-tier team last weekend in La Liga and dropped points again. It seems Barca kissed the title ...</description>
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<title>Will We See Bojan at Euro 2008?</title>
<link>http://euro2008.worldcupblog.org/news/will-we-see-bojan-at-euro-2008.html</link>
<dc:author>Daryl</dc:author>
<dc:created>2008-04-02 12:52:37</dc:created>
<description>

One of the greatest things about international tournaments is seeing young talent burst onto the international scene. Remember Wayne Rooney announcing himself to the world ...</description>
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<title>Daily Dose 2.29.08</title>
<link>http://www.worldcupblog.org/daily-dose/daily-dose-22908.html</link>
<dc:author>Daryl</dc:author>
<dc:created>2008-02-29 10:38:37</dc:created>
<description>The Leap Year means one whole extra Daily Dose in the month of February. Happy day. So here are the football links from around World ...</description>
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<title>The 50 Highest Paid Footballers in the World</title>
<link>http://www.worldcupblog.org/world-football/the-50-highest-paid-footballers-in-the-world.html</link>
<dc:author>Daryl</dc:author>
<dc:created>2008-02-28 17:12:31</dc:created>
<description>Over on The Offside, we recently posted a list of the 50 highest paid footballers in the world as published by a Portuguese financial site. ...</description>
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<title>Robson makes a case</title>
<link>http://scotland.worldcupblog.org/club-performances/robson-makes-a-case.html</link>
<dc:author>Ian Rose</dc:author>
<dc:created>2008-02-20 17:18:32</dc:created>
<description>When Barry Robson went from Dundee United to Celtic in January, many observers of Scottish football, myself included, saw it as a risky move.  ...</description>
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<title>Henke Larsson home for UEFA cup match</title>
<link>http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/1/henke-larsson-home-for-uefa-cup-match.html</link>
<dc:author>Jan</dc:author>
<dc:created>2008-02-13 17:20:48</dc:created>
<description>Henke Larsson deservers the moniker Legend. The 36 year old can look back at a rich career, winning prizes and a lot of friends and ...</description>
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<title>Rijkaard the best at Barca</title>
<link>http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/1/rijkaard-the-best-at-barca.html</link>
<dc:author>Jan</dc:author>
<dc:created>2008-01-14 21:35:58</dc:created>
<description>Last Saturday, Frank Rijkaard won his 105th win with Barcelona in the Primera Division. Rijkaard is on par with Rinus Michels. He had already passed ...</description>
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<title>Samuel Eto'o Will Be Reporting Late for AFCON '08</title>
<link>http://www.worldcupblog.org/african-cup-of-nations/samuel-etoo-will-be-reporting-late-for-afcon-08.html</link>
<dc:author>Daryl</dc:author>
<dc:created>2008-01-09 16:57:43</dc:created>
<description>Samuel Eto'o will be reporting late for African Cup of Nations duty with Cameroon next week. Barcelona claim to have written permission for Eto'o to ...</description>
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<title>PopQuiz</title>
<link>http://netherlands.worldcupblog.org/1/popquiz.html</link>
<dc:author>Jan</dc:author>
<dc:created>2007-09-06 05:25:00</dc:created>
<description>So who were those 9 Dutch players at Barca under Van Gaal???

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