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ancelloti is leaving and thiago silva says he is came to PSG for him. if ancelloti leaves guess where thiago silva is going, barca. you are in negotiations already.
Valdes demanding a free move this summer
Huh? Where are you getting your sources from?
No way he's leaving this summer for free, unless we do a swap.
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gonna be so hard not to see him between the sticks next season..
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Haha, Courtois singing an anti-Real song after their Copa victory:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1g2ciSTQsk

I remember Eto'o did the same in the past and was fined €12,000 for it. Courtois already had to make an official apology, even though the lyrics are not that offensive at all:
"Salta, salta, salta, pequeño canguro, que a los madridistas les den por el culo", which translates as "Jump, jump, jump, little kangaroo, so you can can kick the Madridistas right in their behinds" - except it rhymes, of course.

Oh, and just so this isn't too far off topic, here's a Courtois highlight reel from this year at Atlético:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOvMJ2MkPnk
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i love your new kit. who ever designed it is a genius. ordering the catalan away jersey today :-)
+1
Lol I thought you're a Madrid fan
+1
Im definately picking that jersey up soon too.
i enjoy madrid's football more but i have got nothing against barca. i love to watch both teams. i have barca's Ronaldinho jersey too
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BREAKING NEWS: Tony Pulis has left Stoke City

Madrid may have found a perfect replacement for Mourinho...
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At least Pulis is a respectable individual who doesn't shy away from being honest about his tactics though.
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I honestly would like to see Klopp at Barcelona some day. People usually toss the word genius or brilliant around not always meaning it literal. I don't know the guy personally but reading that article below and a few other interviews has me very fond of him. Any coach that can shape a team mentally like he did is something else. I can only Imagine what kind of uses he has for Messi and our younger talents. To be able to make our players that much stronger mentally would be great for our future as that's what we lack at the moment. He seems very motivational.
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Yes after Tito's reign and Klopp's project in BVB they should swap places.... really really would love to see him as a Barca Boss :D
Of course no disrespect to Tito. However if he were to step down due to his cancer or any case, then I'd love if Klopp gets the job. I feel like he can make great additions to our Tiki Taka style.
Klopp at Barca makes no sense.
Barca has its own identity of possession-based Tiki-Taka football. This gamestyle is not changeable!

Klopp let his teams play a total different style
Marcelo bielsa will come if tito step down..
Robbery, I agree that Klopp would introduce a different style of football, but it CAN make sense. We're not obliged to play Guardiola's football forever. And Klopp's style varies a lot too, he adapts the team to the situation if needed. The fast style of Klopp could work well at Barça too.

Of course I just hope he'll stay at Dortmund for a long time and that Tito can stay at Barça (in good health) for a long time too. And if you've read his interview TBS posted, you will have noticed he said he hopes to stay at Dortmund for another 3-4 years.
Since we are speculating about Tito if and when he decides to step down. I sure hope we take a serious look at Frank De Boer. He is one of the best coaches in the world right now.

I don't see him coming unless Rosell is out of office though. Rosell mistreated Cruijff and I don't think that will be easily forgiven
http://www.russellbrand.tv/2013/05/fergie-time/

hah was supposed to share this here but low and behold it's already in the headlines :D a fun read from russell brand about sir fergie. :)
The only thing I disagree in the blog with the writer is that he calls himself a neutral. Graham Hunter has a massive 24hr hard on for Barca but much of everything he's written about Mou and Madrid is quite accurate.

http://espnfc.com/blog/_/name/laliga/id/473?cc=4716

Also, Marca has an article which shows the following statistics Perez:

"Pérez....has invested almost €860 million in the transfer market to win just ten trophies over the last ten years....one Champions League, three 'La Liga' titles, one Spanish Cup, three Spanish Super Cups, one UEFA Super Cup and one Intercontinental Cup."

Considering that Spanish Super Cup, UEFA Super Cup and Intercontinental Cup are mere dressing trophies, his REAL titles are just 1 UCL, 3 La Ligas and 1 CDR. That amounts to a whopping €172 million per trophy. Even if you consider all 10 trophies it amounts to €86m per trophy. Now he wants to spend €120m to buy Neymar. LOL
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The amount of money they spend is shocking but this analysis is unfair. Real Madrid has one of the largest revenue streams in world football (and indeed world sport). On top of that they take care to buy players whose popularity leadsto higher revenues still (Kaka, Ronaldo..). So it isn't that bad a model. We spend a lot of money on our youth academy, they on more established players. Both are viable business models as long as you raise enough money.
Yeah, you can't say Pérez throws his money down the drain. But it's still a fact Madrid under his leadership stands for buying huge stars and winning preciously little with them. That much is a fact only stubborn Madrid fans who want to disagree with us will deny. Both 'Galacticos' eras have been disappointing Madrid eras.

The real shame in all of this is that they actually produce good youths, but never ever give them a chance.
Just 10 trophies in 10 years? There are some clubs that haven't won any in that time, lol. Okay they spent a lot, but even when they aren't winning trophies they've still been reaching finals, semi-finals and consistently being in the top 2 of La Liga. So you can't say the money is being wasted, that's unfair.
It's really only 5 trophies. The UCl once, the Liga 3 times, the Copa once. The rest are what you'd call Mickey Mouse trophies.

And Real Madrid are used to winning (much) more than half a trophy a season. If you know the amount of money spent, it makes it all even worse.
A lot of that has to go down to Barca's amazing run under Guardiola. And as I said its not as if Real have done badly, they've consistently reached the CL semi's and remain top 2 in the league. I guess they can just blame Messi for being too good.
how is the CDR a dressing trophy? its a long time pride and tradition of spanish football! it means alot! its a mahor cup with major signifigance and major prize money! and if your a smaller club, A SPOT IN EUROPE!
Interesting fact, When you preorder the new kit and choose a print of one of the squad, Pedro is the only one left out :/
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The new official home & away kits look amazing!

http://www.fcbarcelona.com/club/detail/article/traditional-colured-stripes-back-on-first-team-shirt
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http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/club/detall/noticia/els-jugadors-amb-la-nova-samarreta
Loving the Catalan colours on the away kit, getting that for sure.
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Yeah i'm getting both, much better design than previous years...
This passing season we had decent kits, though too simple in my opinion. These kits look so awesome though. About time we have kits that look this intimidating.
ohhh that senyara kit will be wanting that.... and also found a retro kit in our nike store here in PI, the 1999-00 kit i believe.
Awesome, I love the yellow/red stripes. Might even buy one, though it's rather expensive.


Primera División Table

Form
PTS
GD
GA
GF
L
D
W
Pl
Pos
94
70
39
109
2
4
30
36
1
81
59
37
96
5
6
25
36
2
72
32
30
62
8
6
22
36
3
62
20
46
66
8
11
17
36
4
62
13
50
63
10
8
18
36
5
54
4
45
49
12
9
15
36
6
52
-3
55
52
14
7
15
36
7
49
-17
63
46
17
4
15
36
8
47
4
49
53
15
8
13
36
9
47
-11
53
42
15
8
13
36
10
44
-6
49
43
14
11
11
36
11
44
-20
62
42
16
8
12
36
12
43
-5
52
47
15
10
11
36
13
42
-18
56
38
16
9
11
36
14
39
-18
53
35
17
9
10
36
15
36
-16
45
29
18
9
9
36
16
35
-20
66
46
17
11
8
36
17
34
-19
55
36
20
7
9
36
18
32
-31
70
39
20
8
8
36
19
31
-18
52
34
21
7
8
36
20
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UEFA Champions League Table

Form
PTS
GD
GA
GF
L
D
W
Pl
Pos
13
6
5
11
1
1
4
6
1
10
1
8
9
2
1
3
6
2
8
0
5
5
2
2
2
6
3
3
-7
14
7
5
0
1
6
4

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