Jonathan:”I will improve”

In an interview after Barca B in over Sabadell (3-0), Barca Atlètic midfielder and Mexican Jonathan Dos Santos (19) repeated his willingness to continue growing, either in Barca B or the first team: “My goal is to do my best at Barça Atlètic, gaining valuable playing time and helping the team win the points. If God wills it, within a short...

World Cup 2010: Barcelona Star Lionel Messi Targets World Cup Glory With Argentina

Photo Gallery Zoom Lionel Messi, Barcelona (Getty Images) Barcelona forward Lionel Messi is hoping to crown a memorable year by lifting the World Cup with Argentina in 2010.Having...

Report: Arsenal Chairman P***** Off With Barcelona

Photo Gallery Zoom EPL: Cesc Fabregas, Burnley v Arsenal (Getty Images) Arsenal chairman Peter Hill-Wood has reportedly lost patience with Spanish giants Barcelona and the continued...

Barcelona's Sergio Busquets Lauds Pep Guardiola's Coaching Techniques

Photo Gallery Zoom Sergio Busquets, Barcelona (PA) Barcelona won every competition that they entered in 2009, and Sergio Busquets has revealed some of the secrets behind that success.Speaking...

Gus Poyet: Barcelona Pain Will Spur Chelsea To Champions League Glory

Photo Gallery Zoom Gustavo Poyet (PA) Chelsea can use the pain of last season's semi-final defeat to Barcelona to motivate them to victory in this season's Champions League campaign, according...

I Never Get Tired Of Winning - Barcelona Star Lionel Messi

Photo Gallery Zoom FIFA Player Of The Year 2009 - Lionel Messi (Getty Images) Barcelona’s recently-crowned Ballon d’Or winner Lionel Messi has spoke of how he is enjoying his football...

Barcelona's Zlatan Ibrahimovic Believes That Roberto Mancini Is The Right Man For Manchester City

Photo Gallery Zoom Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Barcelona (Marca) Barcelona hitman Zlatan Ibrahimovic has revealed that he believes former Inter coach Roberto Mancini is the right person...

Barcelona Star Andres Iniesta Aiming To Repeat Historic Six Trophy Haul

Photo Gallery Zoom Andres Iniesta celebrated his return to the Barcelona first-team by scoring in their 3-1 win over Mallorca. Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta says his side...

Pep Guardiola's Barca future in doubt

Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola could be considering leaving Camp Nou at the end of his current contract, despite guiding the Blaugranas to their most successful ever year in 2009. GettyImagesPep Guardiola: Considering leaving Barcelona at the end of his contract?Barcelona have won all six competitions they have contested since Guardiola took...

Gerard Pique Set To Extend Barcelona Deal Until 2014

Photo Gallery Zoom Stankovic, Pique, Barcelona, Inter (MARCA) Barcelona central defender Gerard Pique will soon put pen to paper on a contract extension that will keep him at Camp...

Club World Cup: Barcelona Loss A Huge Blow For Estudiantes Midfielder Juan Veron

Photo GalleryZoomJuan Sebastian Veron- Lio Messi- Xavi - Estudiantes-Barcelona (Mexsport)Argentinian outfit Estudiantes came close to upsetting Barcelona in the final of the Club World Cup championship, but a late goal from Pedro sent both sides into extra-time and Lionel Messi eventually helped the Spanish powerhouse to victory. Estudiantes...

Barcelona President Joan Laporta Reveals Manchester City Rejected Robinho Bid

Photo GalleryZoomEPL: De Souza Robinho, Everton v Manchester City (PA)Barcelona president Joan Laporta has revealed thatRobinho will not be joining the newly crowned world champions after Manchester City rejected the Blaugrana's offer for the Brazilian forward.Robinho has been linked with a move to Camp Nou since the summer and various reports...

African Comment: Ungrateful Barcelona May Lose Yaya Toure?

Photo GalleryZoomYaya Toure - Barcelona (Getty Images)There is no doubt that Barcelona and Chelsea are two of the most popular European clubs in sub-Saharan Africa.This is in huge part because of the effective presence of some African players – the likes of Samuel Eto’o making Barca popular before his transfer to Inter, while Didier Drogba...

Spanish Inquisition: Is It All Downhill From Here For Barcelona?

Barcelona Players (Mexsport)Not to rain on anyone’s parade, but the future does look rather bleak for Barcelona... but in a good, complimentary kind of way. And besides they were coach, Pep Guardiola’s own words, not mine.But the former midfield maestro turned prodigy coach does have a very valid point. And he is making those declarations...

Barcelona Will Work Hard To Repeat Last Season's Heroics - Xavi

Dec 21, 2009 4:29:15 PMPhoto GalleryZoomBarcelona midfielder Xavi Hernandez takes questions from the media ahead of the Champions League clash with ChelseaSpanish international Xavi was one of the absolute key man in Barcelona's extremely successful year and the playmaker played a big part in his team's six prizes. Xavi is confident that...

Lionel Messi At The FIFA Awards: It's Been A Perfect Year

La Pulga was on hand to answer questions at the FIFA World Player Gala...Photo GalleryZoomLionel Messi - Estudiantes-Barcelona (Mexsport)Widely regarded to win the FIFA World Player Award,Lionel Messi was largely modest in FIFA's Gala preceding the presentation of the award.When asked of his reaction to receiving the award, Messi expressed...

World Player Of The Week: Pedro Rodriguez - Barcelona

Join Goal.com in saluting another global player worthy of recognition...Photo GalleryZoomPedro - Estudiantes-Barcelona (Mexsport)Welcome to Goal.com's regular feature: Goal.com World Player of the Week. Each week our worldwide team of editors will put forward a selected candidate, as chosen by Goal.com International, who deserves recognition...

Johan Cruyff 'Proud' Of Barcelona Coach Pep Guardiola

The Barcelona legend is 'proud' of Guardiola's achievements...Photo GalleryZoomJohan Cruyff, Catalunya (MARCA)Following Barcelona’s historic Club World Cup victory over Estudiantes, club legend Johann Cruyff has become the latest high profile name to herald Pep Guardiola’s achievements as coach.The flying Dutchman admitted that not only had...

Lionel Messi Wins FIFA World Player Of The Year Award

Photo GalleryZoomLionel Messi, Golden BallLionel Messi has capped a sensational 12 months in Barcelona colours by being crowned FIFA World Player Of The Year.Messi, who described his presence at the FIFA Gala as "the culmination of a year that cannot be improved upon", has managed to indeed go one better, sealing the only title still evading...

Goal.com Comment: Let Not Barcelona's Achievements Go Unnoticed

Barcelona (Mexsport)Spare a thought for Barcelona. They finally go and make it six trophies in a row, but do so on a day that Manchester United succumb to their heaviest league defeat of the season; Liverpool fall to Portsmouth; Italy has both games snowed off; Manchester City sack Mark Hughes and hire Roberto Mancini; and to cap it...

Messi takes centre stage for Barcelona

MADRID: The year 2009 will go down in history as the year of records with Barcelona lifting an unprecedented treble, Real Madrid breaking the Day in Pics: December 19TwitterFacebookShareEmailPrintSaveComment world transfer record to sign Cristiano Ronaldo while Euro 2008 winners Spain equalled Brazil's 35-game unbeaten run. It was undoubtedly...

Barca are assured of their place in history

!-- Send to friend Print Have your say Comments(0) --> Members of the Barcelona’s team throw Pep Guardiola, their victorious coach, into the air after their dramatic extra-time victory over Estudiantes in their Fifa...

2009 Club World Cup Final: Estudiantes de la Plata 1, FC Barcelona 2, a.k.a. “How can you top this? YOU CAN’T!!!”

The future is dark, ladies and gentlemen, like Pep Guardiola said yesterday before the match. There is no possible way we (or anyone else, for that matter) can top what we achieved yesterday. Six titles. Six cups. Everything we played for, we won. Everything we could possibly win, we won. Think about it. It’s been just over twelve hours since...