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But during the summer transfer window, the former Blaugrana boss had intended to lure both Lionel Messi and Neymar from Barcelona to the Etihad. According to reports from the Sun, officials from Manchester City held three conversations with the agents of each of the stars, but they were not convinced to leave the Nou Camp. When the Spaniard failed with this attempt, the former Bayern manager was left to go with the options of signing Nolito from Celta Vigo and Leroy Sane from Schalke....

The reigning Spanish champions enjoyed an unplanned weekend off as the game against Real Madrid was postponed due to the ongoing political tension in Catalonia. Barcelona was scheduled to host its arch-rivals in the first El Clasico of the season on Saturday, but the fixture has been moved to December 18. The postponement saw the Blaugrana relinquish their top spot in La Liga to Granada, who now leads the league over Barcelona by a point....

On Wednesday, while speaking to MMA Fighting, BKFC president David Feldman revealed that he has contacted Tyson to try and rope him into the organization. According to a report from Heavy.com, BKFC has offered Tyson $20 million guaranteed for making a surprise comeback. Feldman says BKFC wants to associate itself with Tyson in any possible capacity the latter would like to join the organization in. Is Tyson ready to return to the boxing ring?...

In the video, which was posted to the app by a woman called Erin Lynch, known online as Eurn__, we can see a dog sitting on a sofa next to a person covertly filming them. The animal then barks several times while wagging his tail, only to then produce a final loud bark that makes him stop dead in his tracks as he hears it echoed back to him....

Pep on Brexit: We’ll leave if UK wants! The Championship fixture at Oakwell had only been underway for five minutes when play was disturbed by a supporter throwing a toy Peppa Pig from the crowd. The pig was thrown in the direction of Wednesday striker Sam Winnall, who left Barnsley in January after three years for Carlos Carvalhal’s side. Winnall then invited more fury from the home fans after opening the scoring after 50 minutes, tapping into an empty net after a defensive mistake....

Barry got the start against Brighton and Hove Albion, with the Seagulls becoming the record-tying opponent for the 36-year-old. It was a fitting opponent for Barry to set the record against, as the veteran spent time with Brighton as a youth player before moving to Aston Villa in 1997. In his lengthy Premier League career, Barry represented Villa, Manchester City and Everton before moving to the Baggies prior to the 2017-18 season....

Ousmane Dembele and Luis Suarez scored first-half goals and Andre Gomes added another after the interval to help the Spanish champions coast past their South African counterparts. Though Messi, Gerrard Pique and Philippe Coutinho all started from the bench, an otherwise strong Barca XI encountered few hiccups, aside from a Sibusiso Vilakazi consolation strike in the 76th minute. Ernesto Valverde had been criticised for resting players from the thrilling 5-4 defeat to Levante on Sunday that saw Barca’s unbeaten LaLiga season come undone in the penultimate match of the season....

The France international suffered a torn tendon in the 2-1 La Liga win at Getafe and it was feared he could be out for up to four months. Barca 10/11 to win La Liga However, after surgery in Finland, Barca now hope he will be back for close to the start of 2018. In a statement released on Tuesday, the club said: “First-team player Ousmane Dembele has been operated on successfully on the rupture to the tendon of the femoral biceps of his left thigh by Dr....

In case you didn’t know Earlier this week, Liverpool fans set up a petition called ‘Get Messi a retrospective ban for clearly punching Fabinho in the head’, demanding the UEFA to ban the Barcelona captain for the alleged challenge. The petition read, “So basically Messi gets a free-kick for punching Fabinho in the head and scores it, I feel like this needs to be looked at by UEFA.” It has since gone viral on social media and has amassed over 11,000 signatures....

The 22-year-old forward was not considered part of Ernesto Valverde’s first-team plans at Camp Nou and a host of clubs, both in La Liga and abroad, were registered with an interest in the forward during the transfer window. Barca 5/4 to win La Liga Ajax, Roma and Zenit were all linked with a move for the Spaniard, who scored six goals in 33 La Liga appearances while on loan at Valencia last season....

The Brazil international was prised away from Camp Nou in August when Paris Saint-Germain agreed to pay €222 million for his services, a figure that meant Barcelona were powerless to prevent the deal going through. Barcelona 11/1 to beat Valencia 1-0 After much speculation, Messi’s new deal, that runs until 2021, was announced on Saturday, with a release clause of €700m - a marked increase to the €300m figure that had previously been decided upon....

The Denmark international was emerged as one of Europe’s top creative talents, with few able to compete with the numbers he has been posting regarding assists and influence in the final third. Alli: North London is ours Such talent has inevitably drawn admiring glances from afar, with the 25-year-old considered to be a performer who would not look out of place at Camp Nou. His representative has, however, sought to play down the rumours by announcing that no attention is being paid to them as Eriksen chases down a Premier League title with Spurs....

According to a report in Marca, Ronald Koeman is the driving force behind Barcelona’s interest in Alessio Romagnoli. The Dutch manager is desperate for new defensive signings and believes the AC Milan captain would be the perfect fit. The Italian center-back has lost his place in the Milan starting XI to Fikayo Tomori, who is on loan from Chelsea until the end of the season. The Milan side are keen on signing the Englishman permanently, and Alessio Romagnoli’s place in the side is under threat....

It comes as no surprise that a number of Barcelona legends paid tribute to the Real Madrid behemoth on his special day. Iker Casillas always maintained an impeccable level of decorum off the pitch and remains on excellent terms with several Barcelona stars. Barcelona stars Carles Puyol and Cesc Fabregas wish Real Madrid legend a happy birthday The likes of Cesc Fabregas and former Barcelona captain Carles Puyol took to social media to give their best to their former Spain teammate and Real Madrid star Iker Casillas on his birthday....

The 22-year-old agreed a deal last month to move to Real Betis for the rest of the season, having struggled for regular football under Ernesto Valverde at Camp Nou. Alena will return to Barca at the end of 2019-20 but his long-term future remains in doubt. And, while he accepts it would be a difficult decision to make, the player has refused to discount the idea of moving to arch-rivals Madrid....

During the course of the interview, he said that it is always good to have world class players as teammates, but believes that Neymar’s return would be filled with a lot of complications. In case you didn’t know… Neymar was an integral part of the lethal attacking trio at the Camp Nou, which was colloquially known as MSN. MSN has scored 250 goals between them, in 299 matches since Suarez joined them in 2014 following his brilliant spell with Liverpool....

The Brazilian is keen for consistent playing time, something he hasn’t found with the Catalans, and is ready to seek pastures anew. It has been reported that Neto has made his intentions clear with the club and its management, while also receiving some offers. But Xavi’s side don’t want to lose a player they think is a good back up for Marc-Andre ter Stegen, their first choice star between the sticks....

Ernesto Valverde’s side sealed their place in the last four of the cup by beating Espanyol 2-0 at Camp Nou to overturn the 1-0 deficit from last week. Meanwhile, the Blaugrana are top of the Primera Division and are still unbeaten with 54 points from their 20 matches so far. Here, Goal takes a look at everything you need to know ahead of next Liga match at home to Alaves on Sunday…...

BARCELONA (Reuters) - Holders Barcelona were drawn with 10-times winners Atletico Madrid in the King’s Cup semi-finals on Friday and Celta Vigo will play Alaves in the other tie. Atletico host Barcelona in the first leg on Feb. 1 with the second leg at the Nou Camp on Feb. 8. Barcelona have won the Cup a record 28 times and have lifted it in the last two seasons under coach Luis Enrique, who said this week his ideal final would be against his former club Celta....

Without further ado, let’s take a look at the top stories involving Barcelona from 31 August 2021. RB Leipzig agree €15 million deal with Barcelona for Ilaix Moriba Ilaix Moriba was tipped to leave Barcelona after a fallout with the club following negotiations over a new contract. According to Fabrizio Romano, RB Leipzig agreed a deal worth €15 million for the 18-year-old midfielder. The deal has been signed and Moriba will undergo a medical on the 31st....