السبت، 22 نوفمبر 2014

FC Barcelona News: 22 November 2014; Jeremy Mathieu, Rafinha Get Medical Clearance, Two La Liga Kickoff Times Confirmed


Lionel Messi's words bring his Barcelona future into question - ESPN FC

"I live the present. All I am thinking about is making this a great year and winning titles, and that's it," Lionel Messi said. But that was not it. "After that, we'll see," he continued. "Football is full of unexpected twists and turns ... it is true that I said I would like to stay there [at Barcelona] forever, but sometimes not everything turns out the way you want."


18 in squad to face Seville | FC Barcelona

Luis Enrique has called up Mathieu and Rafinha, who was passed fit to play on Friday, for the game against Seville tonight. Iniesta has still not recovered and misses out, whilst Masip, Montoya, Douglas, Vermaelen and Mascherano are also left out.


Mathieu and Rafinha get the medical OK | FC Barcelona

Following the final training session before taking on Sevilla at the Camp Nou on Saturday at 8.00 PM CET, Jérémy Mathieu and Rafinha Alcántara were both declared fully fit and available for selection by Luis Enrique. The French defender picked up a soleus injury in his right foot three weeks ago against Celta, while Rafinha pulled a muscle in his right leg during the international break.


Luis Enrique relishing Sevilla test | FC Barcelona

"They push high up the field and will make it difficult for us to start moves" he commented. "They work hard on their strategy and get the ball out to the wings quickly. Unai Emery is making his mark at Sevilla." That said, Emery has never managed a side to victory against Barça, a statistic that Luis Enrique prefers to ignore. No matter what the outcomes of those matches, he says, "both at Valencia and now at Sevilla he has always made things very hard for Barça."


Kick off times Real Sociedad and Atlético Madrid confirmed | FC Barcelona

This Friday kick off times for the FC Barcelona first team were announced for early January 2015. The blaugranes will kick off the New Year on Sunday the 4th of January against Real Sociedad in the Basque city of San Sebastián with kick off at 9PM CET. A week later Luis Enrique’s team will line up against champions Atlético Madrid at Camp Nou in one of the highlights of Week 18. That game will also start at 9PM CET.


Barça players vote for Fifa Fifpro 2014 | FC Barcelona

The FC Barcelona players voted on Friday for the candidates for the FIFA Fifpro World XI 2014, which is organised by the International Federation of Professional Footballers (Fifpro) by the players themselves. Voting opened on September 30 for more than 60,000 professional players from around the world.


Debt is power: How Real Madrid can get away with being €600m in the red - Goal.com

"For the 10th consecutive year, Real Madrid will be the highest earning sports institution in the world. And, for the third year running, Forbes considers us the most valuable club," boasted Florentino Perez in announcing the club's financial figures for 2013-14 in September. As statements go, it was entirely accurate but in many ways incredibly meaningless. What he failed to mention was that Real Madrid posted a debt of 602 million euros, a €61 million increase on the previous year.


Real Madrid successfully appeal Zinedine Zidane's ban to CAS | Football News | Sky Sports

Zidane was last month banned from coaching for three months - along with the man he assists, Santiago Sanchez - after he was found to have taken the role without the necessary coaching qualifications. Real insisted he had been licensed by the French Football Federation to coach the Castilla side, who play in the Spanish third tier. The ban was suspended pending the hearing of their appeal and has now been overturned.


Athletic Bilbao at their best in 3-1 victory over Espanyol | Spanish Primera BBVA | Sky Sports Football

Aritz Aduriz headed the Basques in front just before the half-hour mark and then moments before the break Borja Viguera combined with the striker to score his first goal for Athletic. Ander Iturraspe's second-half strike was the standout goal of the game, while Victor Sanchez managed a consolation effort for the visitors.


LFP yet to register Leon | Football Espana

Getafe Coach Cosmin Contra has revealed Pedro Leon is unlikely to play against Villarreal as the LFP have yet to register the winger. The LFP were ordered by a court decision to sign off on Leon’s registration but Contra told his pre-match Press conference that it hasn’t yet happened.







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