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Mesut Ozil Reveals He Snubbed Fc Barcelona Because Of Pep Guardiola

... and Real Madrid being the others, as the player wrote in his autobiography, which is being serialised in German newspaper Bild. However, Guardiola's failure to even call or text his target while Jose Mourinho "fought" hard for him made Ozil decide to join Los Blancos instead. "Guardiola did not call me either. He didn't even send an SMS," Ozil explained. "He did not send me a signal that he wanted me to sign. Accordingly, my enthusiasm for Barcelona steadily declined. "Because of Guardiola's behaviour, I did not want to go to Barcelona. Especially because Mourinho fought so much at the same time. "He was so convincing. So heartfelt. So trying hard. He was the complete opposite of the Barca coach. "So I decided for Jose Mourinho and Real Madrid.". Read: Reports: Mourinho Calls Barca Superstar Ahead Of R 2.8 bn Move. Ozil made 159 appearances for Real, scoring 27 goals and assisting another 81 strikes. He also lifted three titles at the Santiago Bernabeu before becoming Arsenal's record transfer in September 2013. Why ...

5 Things To Know About Fc Barcelona Before The Team Trains In Austin

... it will open a training academy this summer with training facilities at Circuit of the Americas and the new Round Rock Multipurpose Complex. Here are five things you need to know about the club in advance of the opening of its facilities. 1. Arguably the best soccer player in the world plays for the team. Twenty-nine year-old Argentinian forward Lionel Messi leads the club in attack and has racked up 333 goals in 370 club appearances since 2004. On the way he has won five world player of the year awards from FIFA and was the top scorer in the entire tournament at the last World Cup in 2014. 2. The club has won the prestigious European Cup title five times. This amount is the third-highest among all soccer clubs in Europe. Barcelona has also raised the cup on six out of the last eight seasons for its domestic league (La Liga). 3. The club’s “official language” is Catalan, not Spanish. Though Barcelona plays in Spain’s domestic league, its crest and colors are symbolic of identity of the city’s region - Catalonia. 4. Forbes magazine places a value of $3.55 billion on the team. According to the magazine , Barcelona is the third-most ...

Multipurpose Complex To Host Fc Barcelona For Youth Soccer Training Program

... like Tokyo, Dubai, Sao Paolo and Moscow. “This new program will not only help local players experience firsthand the best international, professional and developmental soccer pathway, but will also put Texas on a global soccer stage,” said Marc Segarra, co-founder of ISL Futbol, the largest partner of FC Barcelona in the United States, and Barcelona native. This new FCB Escola will offer supplemental training programs in two locations around the city: Round Rock Multipurpose Complex and Circuit of the Americas. The owner of the Circuit, Bobby Epstein, has announced that he will support the project and plans to build a soccer field for FC Barcelona to use. This training allows players to add elite technical training to their current weekly soccer schedule. Additionally, certain players could be selected for an “FCB Experience,” which is a trip to Barcelona to practice and ...

Fc Barcelona Opens Its First Football Academy In Sub-saharan Africa

... football as the medium of entertainment. With professional nurturing from the FCBarcelona coaches using the FCBarcelona Soccer methodology, the students are taught the club values of ethics and coexistence that are representative of FCBarcelona: tolerance, respect, solidarity, friendship, fair play, integration, effort and happiness to enable them succeed in their professional soccer career at international levels. Two academies had earlier been established in the continent, in Egypt and Morocco. The academy in Lagos was opened in collaboration with Mission Hills Group. Mission Hills Group is a Chinese company founded in 1992 by the Chu family and it was responsible for the success of Beijing's bid in 2008. It's a leading golf brand in the world. According to BBC Africa, about 400 fee-paying children are currently enrolled at the school, which costs $600 a year. Leslie Oghomienor, Barcelona's partner and the school's administrator was quoted by the BBC saying, "this is a Nigerian fountain that is going to sprout. Like they say about great oak trees, it starts from a little acorn and that's the acorn you are seeing right now.". FC Barcelona has other football ...

Arsene Wenger Not Interested In Fc Barcelona Job After Luis Enrique’s Exit

... in succeeding Luis Enrique as Barcelona coach on Thursday, but admitted his future as Arsenal manager remains up in the air. Luis Enrique announced after Barcelona’s 6-1 win over Sporting Gijon on Wednesday that he will step down from his role at the end of the season in order to take a break. Wenger, 67, is due to make a decision on whether to extend his 20-year association with Arsenal either this month or next and he reiterated that his preference would be to remain at the Emirates Stadium. Asked if he would be interested in moving to Camp Nou, he said: “No, my preference has always been the same and will remain the same. “Of course I am not looking for jobs in other clubs or jobs off other people. READ | Luis Enrique’s highs and lows at Barcelona. “I am focused on me, getting to the next level and trying to improve and always trying to see what you can do better and reinvent yourself and that’s what I try to do. That’s basically it.”. Wenger’s position is once again under scrutiny after Arsenal fell off the pace in the Premier League title ...

Fc Barcelona & Spain Legend Puyol Interviews Prospective World Cup Volunteers In Moscow

... Metro, this seems to be a city that will have plenty to offer to the fans besides the Confederations Cup and World Cup matches,” Puyol said. “Russia are starting a process with a new coach and they will be supported by their fans. Germany and Chile could be seen as the favorites due to the great football they have produced in the recent past. They will meet in the group phase and it wouldn’t surprise me if they face each other in the final as well,” he added. Puyol communicated with Russian fans over the country’s leading social media site VKontakte, and even took part in a friendly football match with the volunteers. Carles Puyol plays football with a group of volunteers who will take part in the FIFA World Cup Russia 2018 © vkontakte. The 38-year-old ex-center back also visited St. Petersburg and Zenit Arena , which is built on Krestovsky Island in the city, ...

Live Fc Barcelona

... a long one. Neymar has been at the centre of everything for Barcelona so far. He's the one demanding the ball and drifting along the edge of the box to cause Gijon all sorts of problems. This has been far too easy for Barcelona in these opening exchanges. There's no pressure being applied when they have the ball, with the hosts just walking through their defence. Replays show that it was actually an own goal, with Suarez's shot turned into his own net by Rodriguez. The effort from the Barcelona striker wasn't actually finding the net. Own-goal Juan Rodríguez Sporting Gijón. Own goal 1 Free Kicks 1. GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL! Barcelona 2 (11 mins - Luis Suarez) Sporting Gijon 0. Well, this match might be over already. Neymar's pass splits the Gijon defence, allowing Suarez to round the goalkeeper and slot into the empty net via a deflection. The defensive line from Sporting Gijon for that goal was atrocious. Messi was at least two yards onside when the pass was played over the top. Not good enough. Must be ...

Live Fc Barcelona

... feasibly come away with all three points. Finally, there is activity on the Barcelona bench. Lucho is going to make a couple of changes, but why has he waited so late in the day to make alterations? These should have been made long ago. This is a massive 10 minutes in Barcelona's season. They need a goal to claim three points and get out of this game. They have been so complacent, and Leganes have pegged them back. Anything less than a win tonight would surely see Barcelona hand the Liga title to Real Madrid. This would create a four point gap, with Real Madrid holding two games in hand. The worst thing for Barcelona is that this isn't a fluke. Leganes deserve to be level, and probably more. The home side have been atrocious in this second half. Can the away side take the lead. Well, well, well. Whistles ring round the Camp Nou and Barcelona is not a happy place right now. There is open rebellion going on at the club. This would be another nadir. Goal Unai López ...

Fc Barcelona Vs. Atletico Madrid

... February 2017. EPA/ALEJANDRO GARCIA. (Credit: AFP/Getty Images / JOSEP LAGO). Barcelona's Uruguayan forward Luis Suarez celebrates after scoring the opener during the Spanish Copa del Rey (King's Cup) semi final second leg football match FC Barcelona vs Club Atletico de Madrid at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on February 7, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Josep Lago JOSEP LAGO/AFP/Getty Images. (Credit: EPA / ALBERTO ESTEVEZ). Atletico Madrid players (back to front) goalkeeper Miguel Angel Moya, midfielder Saul Niguez, Montenegrin Stefan Savic and Belgian midfielder Yannick Carrasco react during the Spanish King's Cup semi final, second leg soccer match between FC Barcelona and Atletico Madrid at Camp Nou in Barcelona, Spain, 07 February 2017. EPA/ALBERTO ESTEVEZ. (Credit: EPA / ALEJANDRO GARCIA). FC Barcelona's Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez celebrates after scoring the 1-0 lead during the Spanish King's Cup semi final, second leg soccer match between FC Barcelona and Atletico Madrid at Camp Nou in Barcelona, Spain, 07 February 2017. EPA/ALEJANDRO GARCIA. (Credit: AP / Manu Fernandez). Barcelona's Lionel Messi, ...

Live Atlético Madrid

... comfortably. There's around 30 seconds of regulation time to play and there may be three minutes of additional time to play. Messi now has 22 goals in 22 games for Barcelona and what a time to score his latest. The Catalans have been the better side in the second period and probably deserve all three points. Goal Lionel Messi FC Barcelona. Goals 1 On target 3 Blocked Shots 2 Yellow Cards 1. GOAL – Who else but Lionel Messi? The 29-year-old gives Barcelona a potentially season-defining lead! Atletico fail to clear from a free-kick, Umtiti is then allowed to turn in the area and finds Messi whose first shot is blocked but he taps in from the rebound. Off Sergi Roberto FC Barcelona. ATLETI SUB: It's certainly an attacking substitution as Torres takes the place of Carrasco. Diego Simeone looks furious on the touchline. His side have squandered a number of chances and now find themselves trailing. Fernando Torres is preparing to come on - can the striker make a difference to his side's fortunes in front of goal. Yellow card Stefan Savic Atlético Madrid. Yellow Cards 1 Fouls 1 Free Kicks ...

Players Who Could Leave Fc Barcelona & Real Madrid

... Los Blancos, and according to several European publications, Barca are said to be interested in his services. Reports suggest that Ivan Rakitic could possibly go the other way in a swap deal for Isco, although it is rare to see the two Spanish giants do business like this. Los Blancos' Alvaro Morata is said to be wanted by Chelsea, while midfielder Toni Kroos and defender Pepe have reportedly been identified as two of Jose Mourinho's targets for Manchester United. Keylor Navas and James Rodriguez are also reported candidates to leave Real, while there are a few more players, along with Rakitic, who could leave the Camp Nou. Jeremy Mathieu could be on the move at the end of the season, while Arda Turan is said to be wanted by several Chinese Super League teams. The Turk has not quite fitted in at Barca as well as he might have hoped, which could result in a premature exit. Dybala To Reject Barca Because Of Messi. Despite joining the Blaugrana at the beginning of the season, Andre Gomes has already been linked with a move away from the club, with many ...