FIFA World Cup: 30 June 2014: Live Thread

A live thread for day three of the FIFA World Cup knockout stagesAnother day, another couple of great games at the 2014 FIFA World Cup. We were so close to a couple of shock results too, but on both occasions, the favourites salvaged a late result. First we saw Holland come within minutes of elimination, only to overturn a one-goal deficit and defeat a resilient Mexico defense,...

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FC Barcelona News: 30 June 2014; Barcelona Announce New Sponsorship Deal, Raise Alexis Sanchez's Asking Price

FC Barcelona and Beko sign global sponsorship agreement | FC BarcelonaFC Barcelona and Beko announced today the signing of a new agreement which will see the global home appliance group become the Club’s worldwide sponsorship partner for the next four years. The deal will see Beko’s new logo, also unveiled today, featured on the sleeve of the new team jersey and training kit....

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FIFA World Cup: 29 June 2014: Live Thread

A live thread for day two of the FIFA World Cup knockout stagesMan, what a day of football yesterday was. Things kicked off with a brilliant game between Brazil and Chile, and even after 120 minutes the two sides couldn't be separated. David Luiz and Alexis Sanchez scored for their respective sides in the first half, but that was to be all the scoring until the penalty shootout....

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FC Barcelona News: 29 June 2014; Brazil Advance to Quarterfinal After Defeating Chile, Tata Martino Talks Pressure

Brazil reach the quarterfinals after penalties (1-1 [3-2]) | FC BarcelonaThe World Cup hosts have advanced to the quarterfinals of the competition after a thrilling match against Chile in the Round of 16. The Brazilians, with Dani Alves and Neymar Jr, downed their South American counterparts in a penalty shootout. Alexis and Barvo’s Chile put in a terrific performance, and...

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World Cup: Brazil vs Chile Match Review

Brazil did survive their worst performance under Big Phil Scolari. A horrible game, and yet somehow they pulled it offI swear I'm alive. Well, I think I'm alive. I'm still not sure. Well, if it's the last time you're reading anything by me because I died, it was great to know you guys.It's tough to be Brazilian. We live to suffer, and agonize, and ... and ... God, I still...

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FC Barcelona News: 28 June 2014; Ivan Rakitić to be Presented on July 1, World Cup Continues

FC Barcelona to present Ivan Rakitic on July 1 | FC BarcelonaIvan Rakitic will officially become an FC Barcelona player next week. Now that Croatia are out of the World Cup in Brazil, the midfielder is free to travel to Barcelona and finalise the arrangements with his new club.Brazil and Chile in fight for quarter final place | FC BarcelonaThe last 16 round of the World Cup...

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FIFA World Cup: 28 June 2014: Live Thread

A live thread for the first day of the FIFA World Cup knockout stagesThe sparring is over; now it's time to get down to business in Brazil as the knockout stages of the 2014 FIFA World Cup start today in Belo Horizonte and Rio de Janeiro. Peculiarly enough, the hosts Brazil will not be playing in Rio today at the Maracana -- instead, South American rivals Uruguay and Colombia...

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FC Barcelona News: 27 June 2014; Barça Continue Luis Suarez Pursuit, Jeremy Mathieu Wants Transfer

Messi and Neymar ruling in Brazil | FC BarcelonaThe World Cup group stage has come to a close and two players have stood out from the rest in what is proving to be a fantastic tournament. Leo Messi and Neymar Jr. The Barça duo are top of the goalscoring charts with four goals each in the first three matches, a tally only Germany's Thomas Múller has been able to match. Messi...

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Luis Suárez conversation with Andoni Zubizarreta on FC Barcelona Rumours

We try to imagine what a conversation between Luis Suárez and Barça's front office leader Zubi would look likeLuis Suárez is a work of art. He can be one of the best strikers on the planet when his mind is into it. The problem is figuring out when his mind is going to be into football. Sometimes, even during games, he'll do something that will leave us wondering what the heck...

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FIFA World Cup: 26 June 2014: Live Thread

Today sees the 2014 FIFA World Cup group stage draw to a dramatic conclusion, as the two remaining groups -- G & H reach their climax. And there's everything to play for; Germany, USA, Ghana and Portugal all stand a mathematical chance of reaching the knockout stage from Group G, while the same can be said of the four teams competing in Group H: Belgium (already qualified),...

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FC Barcelona News: 26 June 2014; Lionel Messi Leads Argentina to Top of Group F, Six Barça Players Left in World Cup

Messi and Mascherano, group winners with Argentina (2-3) | FC BarcelonaThis Wednesday Leo Messi and Javier Mascherano’s Argentina closed out the group stage of the World Cup with a perfect record of three wins from three matches. The men managed by Alejandro Sabella defeated Nigeria by 2 to 3 which saw Messi, who scored a brace, put in a stellar performance. Nigeria equalised...

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Real Madrid makes 57.4 million in Champions League; FC Barcelona ranks Eighth

The UEFA Champions League champions Real Madrid made a lot of money for winning the tournament. Barça got a little richer, tooIt turns out that winning the UEFA Champions League not only gives you a trophy with two big ears. It also gives you TONS of money.UEFA has released on Wednesday the ammount of revenue generated by the 32 clubs involved in the tournament for the 2013-14...

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World Cup: Argentina Defeat Nigeria, But How Long Can they Rely on Lionel Messi?

Argentina secured a 3-2 victory over Nigeria, topping their group and heading into the next round. But, the team has not given Lionel Messi enough support.Messidependencia. That's what many called FC Barcelona's crisis at various points the past few years. The height of it was maybe two seasons back, when a couple young nobodies like Isaac Cuenca and Cristian Tello were two...

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FIFA World Cup: 25 June 2014: Live Thread

Live thread for the World Cup matches played on the fourteenth day of the 2014 World CupAnother two Round of 16 pairs have been set as Costa Rica will face Greece who earned a second place finish with a last minute penalty against Ivory Coast while Colombia will take on Uruguay who in a head to head match-up took a bite out if Italy's World Cup hopes.Another four games are...

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Official: Claudio Bravo Joins FC Barcelona

Barça has officially announced the signing of former Real Sociedad and current Chile International goalkeeper, Claudio BravoFC Barcelona has officially signed its two new goalkeepers for the future. Marc-André ter Stegen is already a Blaugrana for more than a month, and his backup was officially annonced on Wednesday.It's Claudio Bravo. The former Real Sociedad GK and current...

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FC Barcelona News: 25 June 2014; Barça Confirm Claudio Bravo Signing, Neymar Rewriting Record Books

Agreement for Claudio Bravo to join FC Barcelona | FC BarcelonaClaudio Bravo, 31, is coming to Barça after eight seasons playing for Real Sociedad, and also captaining the Chilean national team. The new keeper came through the Colo-Colo youth system, making his first team debut in the First Division, at 19 years old, in 2002. He played for the Chilean team until 2006, when...

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FC Barcelona News: 24 June 2014; Neymar Impressive in Brazil Victory, Ivan Rakitić's Croatia Eliminated

Neymar shines in Brazil's rout of Cameroon (1-4) | FC BarcelonaNeymar Jr led Brazil to the Round of 16 with a brilliant performance against Cameroon this evening. The other Group A match, which featured Ivan Rakitic’s Croatia, saw Mexico secure the second spot of the group.Chile through to the next round of the World Cup | FC BarcelonaAlexis Sánchez’s Chile were defeated by...

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Xavi Hernández Departs: A Tribute To FC Barcelona's Greatest Ever Player

After 784 appearances, 87 goals and 14 major honours, Xavi's FC Barcelona career has finally come to a close. There will never be another quite like him...After a summer in which many eras have come to a close at the Camp Nou and in Spain, no departure leaves a void as gaping as that of Xavi Hernández. Nearly sixteen years after making a scoring debut away to Real Mallorca,...

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World Cup: Cameroon vs Brazil Match Review

After a hard-fought tie with Mexico, Brazil confirmed their favorite status and cruised through Cameroon in a dominant 4-1 win, that saw Neymar at his bestFIRST HALF The first 45 minutes were loaded of action from both teams. Even being eliminated and full of lineup changes, Cameroon came to play and gave Brazil a hard time for a while, with dangerous crosses and shots from...

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Report: Jeremy Mathieu meets with Valencia, asks for FC Barcelona Transfer

Reports from Spain claim that center-back Jeremy Mathieu met with Valencia general manager to ask for a transfer to BarçaThe search for a new center-back has turned into a soap opera for Barcelona. It has become difficult since Barça decided to distract themselves with signings that don't really fit the team needs, like old fullbacks and incredibly expensive strikers.Now,...

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