Chris Martin (singer Coldplay): "Isn't that cool (that Barcelona adopted 'Viva la Vida' as anthem in 2009)? It's f*****g awesome." [svt]
Chris Martin (singer Coldplay): "Imagine how good Barcelona would be if they would listen to something really good." [svt]

Coldplay speaks in english....

Link: svtplay.se/v/2659819/hitlatens_historia/coldplay_-...

Tw Fontas: "Thanks for all the messages of support I received! Your support will help me during these months...." #fcblive [@fontas24]

Youngest to win 3 Ballons d'Or: Messi 24y 7m – Cruyff 27y 8m – Van Basten 28y 2m – Platini 30y 6m #fcblive #ballondor [via as]


Link: www.zonalmarking.net/2012/01/13/rayo-vallecano-int...

Osasuna 1-2 Barcelona: 19 year-old Sergi Roberto became Barca's 10th different goalscorer in their four Copa del Rey games this season

Barcelona are interested in Real Sociedad left back defender Alberto de la Bella (25) for this summer. He would cost 3-5M. [radio marca]

Guardiola's agent has denied that his meeting with the agents of Valencia left back Jordi Alba (22) is linked with a move to Barcelona. [md]

The clasico on Jan. 18th will be on Guardiola's 41st birthday. The clasico on Jan. 25th will be on Xavi's 32nd birthday #fcblive [sport]

Be players have already scored 9 goals with 1st team this season #fcblive Cuenca 4, Sergi Roberto 2, Tello 2, Montoya 1 [via @2010misterchip]

Barcelona be centre back Marc Bartra (20), whose renewal will be finalized tomorrow, will be promoted to the first team next season. [sport]

After 15 Liga games, Messi has already equalled his personal record of Liga home goals in a whole season: 16 #fcblive [via @2010misterchip]

Barcelona's Liga scout Roja has already watched Real Sociedad centre back Inigo Marinez (20) at least two times this season. [md]

Assistant coach Vilanova will try to attend the clasico, but won't be fit enough for the 9-day trip to Japan for the World Cup Clubs. [md]

Barcelona have yesterday set a new Liga record by keeping a clean sheet in the season's first 9 home games #fcblive [via

Barça be players called up for bate: Oier, Montoya, Bartra, Muniesa, Sergi Gómez, Rafinha, JDS, Deulofeu, Riverola, Sergi Roberto and Femenía

Earlier today, a deal has been closed on the renewal of be centre back Marc Bartra (20). Probably until 2015. Buyout: 30M. #fcblive [md]

Barcelona on Tue equalled their 1986 Liga record (all teams) of 8 clean sheets in season's first 8 home games #fcblive [via @infostradalive]

Guardiola: "Writing a biography? It could be interesting, to clarify some things, but I won't do it. I talk through my work. " #fcblive

Guardiola: "Cesc's new haircut? When we go to the hairdresser - well, those of us who can - it's to look good, so I hope he's satisfied. "

Guardiola: "I change tactics depending on the players feeling comfortable in a certain system or to desactivate the opponent. " #fcblive

Guardiola: "If the Competition Committee had decided he should get two games, then he would have been rested for two. "
Guardiola: "If they said three, it would be three. We go by whatever the Committee decides. We always have, "

Malaga are preparing to sound out Barcelona on a loan of Barcelona be winger Gerard Deulofeu (17) in January. [el mundo deportivo]

Man City, Man United and Chelsea have offered Juvenil A coach Oscar Garcia (38) to take charge of their reserve team. [sport]

I am going to kick this back into gear. If any mods see this, do you mind changing the default order so that it shows newest first?

There's a deal on the renewal of be right back Montoya (21) until 2014. Buyout 30M. Signature next week. Promotion or loan next summer. [md]

Xavi: ''We can’t think about the final yet. We’re not unbeatable. This doesn’t exist in the world. Every team causes us problems.'' [fifa]

Barcelona have scored 62 goals this season in all competitions : 7 Headers - 29 Left Foot - 22 Right Foot - 4 Own goals. #fcblive

Xavi's father to Xavi: ''It's okay to be generous with your peers, but occasionally you have to be a bit selfish and make a goal.'' [sport]

In the year 2011, Lionel Messi has so far scored 51 goals in 51 games #fcblive [via @messistats]

Guardiola has yesterday visited assistant coach Tito Vilanova at the hospital, where the latter recovers from an operation. #fcblive [md]

Videos: Xavi v Milan Link: youtu.be/92gG-oeqrSA Messi v Milan Link: youtu.be/t5fMNFEBxBw [by eurofootball11, via @amr_mohamed96] #fcblive

#NextGen Firs thing to say about #Barça 5-1 #Celtic is that Barça are utterly exceptional. Ruthless, talented, well trained, quick

Former Barcelona player (1988-95) and assistant coach (2003-08) Eusebio Sacristan (47) wil become the new Barcelona be coach. [cat radio]

Barcelona have earned more than 60M by winning the champions league. The money comes from bonuses for performances and television rights. [via sport]

Kanoute (30 Sevilla), Forlan (32 Atletico) and Guiza (30 Fenerbahce) have been offered to Barcelona, who are now looking at the options [md]

Club trophies won at the age of 23: Messi 15 - Pele 13 - Cruyff 6 - Maradona 4 - Di Stefano 3 #fcblive [via marca]

Robert Prosinecki (coach RS Belgrade, ex-Barcelona, ex-Madrid): "If you don't like to watch Barça play, you don't like football. " [donbalon]

Arsenal won't accept players in a deal on Cesc Fabregas. Barcelona had planned to make a first offer of 25M plus a player. [el confidencial]
Dein, the agent of Cesc, has informed Barcelona and Madrid that Arsenal are willing to sell the player to a non-English club for 40M. [ec]

Barcelona and Udinese could next week meet to discuss the situation of Alexis Sanchez and to decide if he'll join Barcelona. [sport]
Barcelona has a first option on Udinese attacker Alexis Sanchez (22). If they pay as much as the highest bid, they can sign him. [sport]

After the friendly with BRA against HOL tomorrow, Alves has the permission to rest for 2 weeks in Barcelona ahead of the Copa America. [md]

Pique: "Moment to remember of the champions league final? When Abidal lifted the cup. It was incredible. " [publico]

With Barcelona offering 4M (several payments) and Hercules asking 5M (at once), a deal on Hercules player Kiko Femenia gets difficult. [as]

Tw Puyol: "Being injured has good sides too, brother as driver, mom as cook, and Malena, they're all treating me like a king. Thanks hehe"

Newly promoted Liga club Betis is interested in signing Bojan (20) on loan for next season, without a buy option. [diario de sevilla]


Average passes per Liga game this season (all teams): Xavi 126 - Alves, Busquets, and Mascherano 91 - Iniesta 86 - Banega 80 [via fcb. Cat]

Pedro has scored Barcelona's 900 goal in European competitions, making Barcelona the first team to reach that number. [via @2010misterchip]
In the process, Pedro became the first Spanish goalscorer for Barça in European finals, Rooney scored his first against a Spanish team #ucl

Messi is tonight poised to become the first player to win UEFA champions league top scorer award in three consecutive seasons #fcblive

Our friend over at @laliga_news tells us Puyol has a slight injury so he starts on the bench #fcblive

Messi has now equalled Nistelrooy's record of scoring 12 goals in one single Champions League campaign #fcblive

Read: "The tale of how Guardiola and Barcelona fell in love" Link: ind.pn/kT7bIc #fcblive [by pete jenson @petejenson for the independent]

Preciado (coach Sporting): "Barcelona is the top but it would be a wonderful club for Cote. He has a great future, he'll surprise them all."
Preciado (coach Sporting): "If Barcelona want to buy back Botia, they have other players we could be interested in." #fcblive

Alves: "There were lies, false accusations. We had to listen to a lot of tripe. While we only wanted to play football against Madrid."
Alves: "Busquets accusations? He has black teammates, for heaven's sake. How would he be able to come to training if that really happened?''

Pique: "We thought Messi was mute. He was in the dressing room, on the bench, just sitting. He said nothing to us for the first month."
Pique: "One coach said, 'Don’t try to tackle him strong, because you might break him.' And we said, 'Don’t worry, we cannot catch him.'"
Pique: "Messi was really good, but he was really small and thin. His legs were like fingers." [the new york times]

Have won the European Cup as player and as coach: Munoz, Trapattoni, Cruyff, Ancelotti, Rijkaard, Guardiola #fcblive [via fcbarcelona.Cat]

Send your messages of support to our players and team.... Link: www.fcbarcelona.cat/wembleyfcb/

Gil Marin (ceo Atletico): "Barcelona interested in Aguero? We won't say with which teams he should talk. We just vetoed Madrid" [radiomarca]

Barcelona and Hercules have reached a deal on Hercules midfielder Kiko Femenia (20), who would alternate the B-team with the first team [cr]
Although his buyout clause is 10M, Barcelona could pay 4M for Hercules player Kiko Femenia and include a youth player in the deal [marca]

Official: The 2011/2012 Liga will start the on August 21 and finish on May 13.
The Spanish supercup will be played on 14 (in Madrid) and 17 (in Barcelona) August. The Liga will start on 21 August. #fcblive [oc-sy]

Filippo Inzaghi (AC Milan): "I love Barcelona. I'll certainly support Barça and good football in the Champions League final." [rai radio 1]

Barcelona have reached a commercial and social cooperation agreement with Turkish telecommunications company Avea. [fcbarcelona.Cat]

Barcelona be centre-back Marc Bartra (20) wants to stay at Barcelona and will almost certainly not leave on loan in the summer. [cope]

Reina (Liverpool): "I think it'll be a balanced final. United knows how to play these games but I hope, wish and think that Barça will win."

President Rosell and Arsenal player Cesc were on Sunday at the vip boxes of the F1 racetrack in Montmelo. It's not clear if they met [sport]

Alves: "When I joined, Guardiola said: Keep playing the way you've always played, because that's why we signed you. It gave me a real boost"

The talks on Sporting left back Cote(Jose Angel) (21) are postponed until after the champions league final. The player could join the B-team or leave on loan. [sport]

Barcelona plan to buy back Sporting Gijon centre-back Alberto Botia (22), who joined Sporting in 2009, for 2M. [md]
Barcelona have until 30 May the option to buy back Sporting Gijon centre back Alberto Botia (22) for 2M. [voz de asturias]

Liga records set by Barcelona 10-11: 16 consecutive wins, 14 away wins, 10 consecutive away wins, 52 points first round, 46 points away [ep]

Portuguese club Sporting want to sign be midfielder Oriol Romeu (19) on loan. His agent met with Sporting executives in Lisbon. [record]

Opta's Liga team of the season: Kameni - Alves Pique Pepe Marcelo - Cazorla Xavi Iniesta - Ronaldo Messi Mata #fcblive [via @optajose]

Brazilian club Palmeiras is interested in Barcelona centre-back Henrique (24), now on loan at Racing. Barcelona would ask 4-8M [lance-ge-gp]
Malaquias (agent Henrique): "He would give up his contract at a Barcelona to return and try to get into the BRA squad for the World Cup."
Malaquias (agent Henrique): "Now it depends on Guardiola wanting him for next year or not. Barcelona is running short of centre backs." [ge]

Guardiola: "Ferguson? I envy his hair. Seriously, what I most admire is that he’s able to build a winning team time and time again" #fcblive
Guardiola: "Man United have a small advantage in the final: they lost 2 years ago. Winning can confuse you and make you lose focus" #fcblive
Pep: "I admire Paul Scholes, I'd have loved to play with him. For me, he's the best English player in recent memory. "
Pep: "I hope De la Peña enjoys himself tomorrow. It was a pleasure to play with him. One of the most talented players in this country. "

Barcelona are following Borussia Dortmund attacker Mario Gotze (18). Scouts watched him in the last 6 Borussia home games. [sport bild]

Barcelona could for the first time wear the new kit during the friendly against Corinthians in Brazil in the first week of June. [periodico]

Glenn Hoddle (ex-Tottenham): "Barcelona are a special team at the moment, but also a young team. They can dominate for years." [espn]
Hoddle (ex-Chelsea): "Everyone knows this Barca team is wonderful, but I think they can rule for years, two three four or even five years."
Hoddle: "It's not realistic for Chelsea to aim for champions league while Barcelona are around, not this Barcelona team. How on earth do you topple them?"

Bellerin (Cadete A): "Why leaving? Barcelona has the best youth players in the world and that means not everyone can reach the first team."
Bellerin: "United, Chelsea, Arsenal? I didn’t yet decide. It’s a crucial decision, I need to think a bit more." [anestesiadeportiva]
Hector Bellerin (Cadete A): "Returning like Pique? You can't close any doors. This is a great club and I'd like to be part of it one day."

Villarreal ask a fee of 35M for forward Giuseppe Rossi (24). They are also willing to accept 20M plus Barcelona forward Bojan Krkic. [golt]




Faus (economic vice-president): "In the coming years we'll focus on the United States and China as strategic markets for the future." [fcb]

Sports director Zubizarreta will in the coming days meet with representatives of Betis to discuss possible loan deals for next season. [as]
Players that could be discussed in the meeting with Betis, promoted to the Liga: Bojan, Oriol Romeu, Dos Santos, Fontas and Bartra. [as]

According to a ranking of the Spanish federation, Barcelona and Barcelona be are so far the most fair teams of their leagues. [via efe]

Bojan wants to stay at the club next season. Only a clear message that the coaches don't count on him could make him change his mind [sport]

Barcelona and Madrid players have agreed with NT coach Del Boque to sit down and sort out their differences ahead of the game in the US [ec]

Barcelona has football schools in Egypt, Hong Kong, Japan, Mexico, and Peru. [via efe]

Villarreal asks 35M for forward Giuseppe Rossi (24). Barcelona wants at the most offer 20M plus a player. [sport]

Barcelona loan out Keirrison (22), whose loan deal Santos won't renew, could move to Brazilian club Atletico Mineiro. [gazeta esportiva]

Although his club is pressuring him to accept an offer, Udinese attacker Alexis Sanchez (22) will wait until Barcelona take a stand. [md]

Belletti (ex-Barcelona): "I would like Victor Valdes to be the hero at Wembley. He went through difficult times. He deserves it. " [sport]

Belletti (ex-Barcelona): "If it wasn't for the goal I scored in the champions league final, nobody would remember me. " [sport]
Belletti (ex-Barcelona): "Messi is already playing at this level for three years. Leo is doing the most dificult thing: staying at the top. "

Betis, Levante and German club Köln are among the many teams interested in be forward Jonathan Soriano (25). Barcelona want to sell. [sport]

Abidal has received the club's formal offer to renew until 2014. The new deal is expected to be signed in the coming days or even hours [md]

*shudder* RT @riverscollide: #FutureTransferNews Real Madrid buys Qatar Foundation in June and changes their logo to read "Hala Madrid"
#FutureTransferNews Mourinho and Karanka sign up for the next season of 'Real Housewives of Madrid'. ¿Por qué?

The plan for now is to spend big on an attacker (Sanchez, Rossi or Neymar) and to buy 2 more less expensive players. [md]
Because of the transfer fee of 45-50m, the transfer of Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas is at the moment not an option for this summer. [md]

In 2002, Man United left back Patrice Evra (30), then at Nice where his contract expired, was offered to Barcelona for 6. 000 euros. [as]

Valencia has made an offer for Bojan Krkic, who could leave on loan or with a buy-back option. The player will have the final say. [sport]

Fernando Llorente (Athletic): "Of course I support Barcelona. Hopefully they can lift another Champions League trophy on 28 May. " #fcblive

Abidal, first press conference since his return: "I'm working to be at Wembley. I'll try to be ready, and let the coach decide. "
Abidal: "I don't know if I'll play at the final at Wembley. The most important thing is the team and a win for all of us. "
Abidal: "Wembley is a very impressive stadium. I've played there with France and I think it's a venue that's shaped Barça's history. "
Abidal admits that, when he played at Wembley (with France), he left a note there saying he'd be back to play the champions league final.
Abidal (on his illness): "I always tried to be positive. I have three daughters and I had to be strong. "
Abidal (on his illness): "Now I look at life differently. There are things we think are useful, but really aren't. So, I sold all my cars. "
Abidal: "As a footballer, you can buy a lot of things, but they aren't any use when you are ill. Better to spend the money helping children"

There's a renewal deal with be players Cristian Tello (19) and Sergi Gomez (18). Talks with Sergi Roberto (19) are well-underway. [@pepset]

Official: Adriano has been given the medical green light after this evening's training. He's available for the game against Malaga #fcblive

Assistant sport director Albert Valentin is at this moment travelling in South America. He already visited Chile, Argentina and Brazil. [md]
Valentin is finalizing the dossier on Neymar, watching Keirrison, contacting the entourage of Alexis Sanchez and scouting youth players [md]

Frank de Boer (Ajax): "I made a video of Barcelona plays to show my players how you put pressure and build up from the back. " [md]
Frank de Boer: "Barça coach? Maybe in the future, when I'm more experienced. Now I'm totally focused on Ajax. I have a 3-year contract. "
De Boer: "The champions league final is a gift for football. Barça and United are the best teams of the last years, they play attractive. It'll be great. "

Reina (Liverpool): "Barcelona and United are the two teams who most deserved to be in the final of the Champions League." #fcblive [via as]
Reina (Liverpool): "I don't know why UEFA should have banned Busquets. And for football it's always better that the best play."
Reina: "Relations Madrid-Barcelona players at ESP? Nothing happened, you don't have friends on the pitch, everything will be fine."

Tw Juliano Belletti (ex-Barcelona): "5 years ago, 17 May 2006, an example that nothing in life is impossible Link: ow.ly/4Wn7o " #fcblive



Barcelona B coach Luis Enrique could take B players like Nolito, whose contract expires, or Soriano with him to his new club. [md]



The renewal of the contract of Abidal, that expires in 2012, will be finalized after the Champions League final. [cope]

Most national league titles won: Maxwell 7 - Xavi 6 - Afellay Iniesta Messi Puyol Valdes 5 #fcblive [via fcbarcelona. Cat]

Barcelona be coach Luis Enrique will next season become the manager of Atletico Madrid. Both parties have reached an agreement. [marca]

Real Madrid presidential advisor Zinedine Zidane has given the green light to try to sign Barcelona be midfielder Sergi Roberto (19). [sport]
Despite the interest of Real Madrid, Sergi Roberto plans to sign a contract extension at Barcelona for several more years. [sport]

Marvin Martin (Toulouse) and Lionel Messi have given the most assists (18) in the top-5 European leagues in 2010-11 #fcblive [via @optajean]

For the 1st time in the Liga history, the same 2 teams have finished 1st and 2nd (Madrid) for 3 years in a row #fcblive [via @optajose]

Barcelona will receive the Liga trophy on Sunday after the game against Deportivo #fcblive #campionsfcb

Xavi equals Ramallets and Guardiola as the Barcelona players with most Liga titles won: 6 #fcblive #campionsfcb

Lucescu: "How can Madrid, so talented and powerful, a team that costed billions, play so negative in the champions league? They committed a sin of pride."
Lucescu (coach Shakhtar): "The key to Madrid's exit in the King's Cup was the King. He was in the stands and they are the team of the Crown"
Lucescu (coach Shakhtar): "In the cup, the referees allowed Madrid to play very tough. In the champions league that wasn't possible." [l'equipe via sport]

Lanus goalkeeper and Argentian youth international Esteban Andrada (20) will join Barcelona be this summer. [@jorgetopolopez]
In 2012, after one year at Barcelona be, Andrade should replace Pinto, whose contract expires next year, as second goalkeeper behind Valdes.

Video: Messi's first coach Link: bit.ly/ifrMGr #fcblive [via @mahzarjee]

Guardiola: "United won 4-1 against Schalke with a team full of reserves - that says everything you need to know about the quality they have"

Valdes: "Individual trophies aren't an objective. Winning the Zamora (goalkeeper conceding least) would be a reward for the whole defence."

Iniesta is already wearing his new boots that have the name of his newly born daughter Valeria printed on it. #fcblive[via @edgarfornos]

Messi has been directly involved in 76 of Barcelona's 145 goals this season (52.5%), scoring 52 and assisting 24 #fcblive [via @messistats]

Fb Pedro: "The minute of silence for Seve at the Camp Nou was very emotional. A hug to his family. An example for all sportsmen has left us"

Milito will not continue at Barcelona next season. In the squad, he will be replaced by B-player Fontas, Bartra, or Muniesa. #fcblive [el9]

Alexis Sanchez (Udinese 22), Rossi (Villarreal 24) and Neymar (Santos 19) are Barcelona's 3 options to strenghten their attack. [marca]

Every time Barcelona have won the European Cup (1992 2006 2009), they also won the Spanish league that same season. #fcblive [via el9]