Archive for the ‘Barcelona’ Category

World Cup preview: Spain v Switzerland

We preview Wednesday’s match up between World Cup favorite Spain and easy to overlook Switzerland

June 16, 2010 Barcelona, Real Madrid, Spain, UEFA, UEFA Champions League, World Cup - International 0 Comments

Lionel Messi is a vampire wizard

Lionel Messi is a vampire wizard

ell your kid to put away the Harry Potters and the Twilights – a better hero exists. Twenty-two year old Barcelona forward Lionel Messi scored three goals on Sunday against Real Zarazoga, bringing his total for the past week to eight. It was the second straight league hat trick for the wizard, and he has leaped [...]

March 22, 2010 Barcelona, La Liga, Spain 2 Comments

Thierry Henry Non-handball Story!

On Soccernet.com yesterday, Didac Peyret had an article about the rough year Thierry Henry has endured at Barcelona. The story is speculative, draws specious conclusions, and contradicts itself (paragraph 3 questions Henry’s spirit while paragraph 7 is a quote from the Frenchman in which he asserts his willingness to ride the bench if it is [...]

February 16, 2010 Barcelona, La Liga, MLS 2 Comments

The old onion bag: Barcelona baby boom

The old onion bag: Barcelona baby boom

Barcelona fans had much to celebrate the first week of May in 2009. First, on May 2nd, they kicked the bejesus out of Real Madrid 6-2, effectively ending any questions as to who would be La Liga champs. Then, on May 6th, Andres Iniesta scored a screamer of a goal in the last seconds of [...]

January 29, 2010 Barcelona, Daily news roundups, La Liga, UEFA Champions League 1 Comment

Barcelona wins, but South Americans shine

Soccer and snow – not so good together. So I’m stuck indoors today, watching a brilliant display by Barcelona as it comes from behind to defeat Estudiantes de la Plata in the FIFA Club World Cup.
It was one thing to see Pedro score the equalizer in the 89th minute on a header that just barely [...]

December 19, 2009 Argentina, Barcelona, FIFA, La Liga, South America 0 Comments

Messi Wins Ballon d'Or

via news.bbc.co.uk
I’m telling you, the trophy is this big!
Barcelona winger/striker/wunderkind/noted mullet Lionel Messi won the Ballon d’Or on Tuesday. Messi is the best of the Argentinian young guns who will be stumbling into South Africa under the cocaine-residue-fueled guidance of national hero/mess Diego Maradona. Behind Messi’s emergence as the sport’s best player*, Barcelona [...]

December 1, 2009 Barcelona, La Liga 0 Comments