FC Barcelona News: 31 December 2014; Players Take Part in Last Training of 2014, Three Set to Return on Friday

Last training session of 2014 | FC BarcelonaLuis Enrique put the players through their paces in 2014’s final training session on Wednesday morning. Claudio Bravo, Luis Suárez, Rafinha, Douglas and Adriano were all present after their Christmas break, whilst Alves has been given permission to return on January 2, alongside Messi and Neymar Jr. Barça B youngsters Munir, Samper...

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FC Barcelona News: 30 December 2014; Barça Express Unhappiness Over CAS Verdict, Busy January Awaits Players

FC Barcelona statement regarding CAS verdict | FC BarcelonaThe errors that the Club might have committed, and which have been recognised and argued before the corresponding authorities are, in all cases, of an administrative nature and to a large extent have been caused by the existing conflict between the FIFA regulations and Spanish legislation, along with the Club’s conviction...

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Court of Arbitration for Sport Dismisses Barcelona Appeal; Transfer Ban Upheld

BAD NEWSBad news for Barcelona. On Tuesday, the Court of Arbitration for Sport has announced that the Catalan club's appeal of the FIFA transfer ban has been dismissed, which makes the ban to remain in force, meaning that Barça are officially banned from the market for the next two transfer windows.The CAS has finished its investigation, and they agreed with FIFA's decision...

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Doesn't matter who wants him, Sergio Busquets is simply not for sale

Despite big offers from the likes of Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain, both the player and his club don't want to part waysWidely regarded for many years as one of the best in his position, Sergio Busquets has been an integral part of Barcelona football since entering the first team in 2008. Back then, he was a controversial guy brought in by Pep Guardiola to anchor the midfield...

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FC Barcelona News: 29 December 2014; Holiday Break Close to Ending, Catalonia Draw Against Basque Country

FC Barcelona's opening week of 2015 | FC BarcelonaChristmas vacation is almost over, and FC Barcelona will get back to the business of playing football with a training session on Tuesday, December 30th at 6.00 PM CET. They'll immediately begin preparations for their first match of 2015, a La Liga fixture, at Real Sociedad on January 4th. It will be the first time the team...

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FC Barcelona's December Player of the Month

Your chance to vote for Barça's Player of the Month for December.With the players enjoying the winter break, we centurion our attention to the best performer of December.The final month of the year was a good one for Barcelona, winning five out of six games and progressing in both the Champions League and the Copa del Rey.However a disappointing 0-0 draw with Getafe extended...

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FC Barcelona News: 28 December 2014; LFP to Honor Lionel Messi With Tribute

Record-breaker Messi to receive LFP tribute at Barcelona v Atletico Madrid - Goal.comJavier Tebes has confirmed that the LFP will pay tribute to La Liga's all-time leading goalscorer, Lionel Messi, at Barcelona's meeting with Atletico Madrid at Camp Nou on January 11. The Argentina international broke Telmo Zarra's record of 251 goals by netting a hat-trick in his club's 5-1...

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FC Barcelona News: 27 December 2014; Lionel Messi, Neymar Named in L’Équipe Ideal XI

Messi and Neymar named in L’Équipe Ideal XI | FC BarcelonaLeo Messi and Neymar have been included in the 2014 team of the year announced today by French sports daily L’Équipe. The full XI is as follows: Neuer (Bayern Munich), Lahm (Bayern Munich), Hummels (Borussia Dortmund), Ramos (Real Madrid), Alaba (Bayern Munich), Xabi Alonso (Bayern Munich), Di María (Manchester United),...

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Report: Sergi Samper Could Be Used As Makeweight In Denis Suarez Deal

Rumours are circulating that FC Barcelona want to end Denis Suarez' loan at Sevilla FC early, and to do so they may be prepared to offer Sergi Samper in returnFC Barcelona might be under a FIFA-imposed transfer ban until January 2016, but don't think for a second that the transfer rumour mill has stopped churning out stories; quite the opposite in fact. We've been linked with...

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FC Barcelona News: 26 December 2014; Liverpool Interested in Adama Traore, Luis Suarez Talks About Barcelona

2014 at FC Barcelona in 7 minutes | FC Barcelona2014 has been an intense year at FC Barcelona, and now’s the moment to reflect on the good and bad that has happened to the club and its players over the year. Messi has continued to break records wherever he treads, Xavi played his 700th game for Barça, there was a change of president, Valdés left the club and Puyol retired...

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FC Barcelona News: 25 December 2014; Players Wish Everybody a Merry Christmas, Guardian Top 100 List Released

A Merry Christmas from everyone at FC Barcelona! | FC BarcelonaIn English, Catalan, Spanish, German, French, Portuguese and many other languages, the players from the Barça football and other professional sports teams have recorded this seasonal message for their fans around the world.Ten from FC Barcelona in Guardian Top 100 | FC BarcelonaBritish newspaper The Guardian traditionally...

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A Merry Barça Christmas

Hey, it's Christmas! Here's a cool video from Barcelona with players from all sports played at the club wishing you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year in many different languages.It's Christmas! If you celebrate it, it's a good day to be with your friends and family. If you don't, just try to be nice today, okay?More from Barca Blaugranes Follow @BlaugranesBarca Follow @SBNationSoccer Chelsea Will Not Sign Lionel Messi; Unrelated: Sky Is Blue Jesus...

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Chelsea Will Not Sign Lionel Messi; Unrelated: Sky Is Blue

One of the most improbable transfer rumours was unsurprisingly shot down today, as Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho confirmed that his club would not be signing Lionel Messi, as if we needed any clarification on the matterShock! Amazement! Disbelief!These are just a few of the emotions I didn't experience today when I read that Jose Mourinho ruled out the signing of Lionel Messi...

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Jesus Navas Talks About FC Barcelona Clash

FC Barcelona's UEFA Champions League Round of 16 tie with Manchester City may be a couple of months away, but the build-up has already begun courtesy of Jesus Navas and his interview with MarcaSuperiority complex. English Premier League. In the past few years, the two phrases have become all but synonymous in the minds of most level-headed football fans. In spite of the media...

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FC Barcelona: All I Want For Xmas Is...

Here at Barca Blaugranes we're getting into the festive spirit and asking you, the community, what you would like the holidays to bring you, of course related to Barça!Happy holidays to everyone from the crew here at Barca Blaugranes; like everyone else we've been busy getting into the festive spirit. OK, we're not posting Instragram pictures of our holidays like some of the...

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Report: Court of Arbitration for Sport "Likely" to Uphold FC Barcelona Transfer Ban

As Barcelona fans, we're not just waiting for the holidays to be over so the team can play again; there's another huge story going on that kind of affects our immediate future. The Court of Arbitration for Sport will decide whether or not they will uphold FIFA's decision of banning the Catalan club from making transfers for the next two windows. The CAS has until December...

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FC Barcelona News: 24 December 2014; Nine Called up for Catalan National Team, Barca to Host Open Training

Nine from FC Barcelona picked for Catalonia | FC BarcelonaThe manager of the Catalan national team, Gerard López, named his team on Tuesday for the friendly match with the Basque Country on Sunday December 28 at the new San Mamés (Bilbao). Nine of the squad are from FC Barcelona, namely Martín Montoya, Gerard Piqué, Sergio Busquets, Xavi Hernández, Marc Bartra, Jordi Alba,...

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Xavi Slams Cristiano Ronaldo; Says Lionel Messi Should Win Ballon d'Or

In a revealing interview with Catalan daily newspaper Diario Sport, Barça legend Xavi Hernandez disclosed his picks for this year's FIFA Ballon d'Or. Spoiler: Cristiano Ronaldo doesn't get his voteAh, Xavi. To think we came so close to losing you this summer when both on and off the field, we are so ill-prepared to let you go. Where would we be without your irreplaceable leadership...

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Report: Juventus FC set to make offer for Pedro Rodríguez and Martín Montoya

The Old Lady is all over BarçaJuventus is one or two players away from being an European title contender again. They're the strongest team in Italy by far, but they still struggle to be respected elsewhere. The right moves at the January transfer window might get them closer to the place where they'll get respected. And The Old Lady thinks that Barcelona provides them with...

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FC Barcelona News: 23 December 2014; Barça Kickoff Times Undergo Change, Changes Also Made to Barcelona Executive Structure

Change of time for trips to Deportivo (Liga) and Elche (Cup) | FC BarcelonaIt has been announced by the Spanish Football League that the kick-offs of two Barça away games in January have been changed. The affected matches are the ones at Deportivo la Coruña in the league and Elche in the cup. The game originally scheduled to be played at Riazor on Saturday 17 January has been...

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Report: Adama Traoré set to leave in January; Premier League loan most likely

The young monster looks set for a move to get experienceWe are ten days away from the start of the January transfer period. Despite being (for the moment) banned from performing any sort of transfer move, Barcelona are still the subject of numerous rumors about certain players leaving the club for another leagues.One of the hottest rumors of this week is the likely move of...

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FC Barcelona News: 22 December 2014; Barça Considering Neymar Contract Extension, Bojan Krkic Sr. Speaks

Leo Messi goes left, and right too | FC BarcelonaLeo Messi scored once again in Barça's last game of 2014. He finished off the scoring in Saturday's 5-0 win over Córdoba, confirming his tendency this season to score goals with his right foot as often as he does with his dominant left. In La Liga, Messi has seven goals with his left foot, seven with his right and one header.By...

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Pedro Rodríguez: "I'm happy to be scoring"

The striker has been in top form lately, and he wants to keep it going in 2015.After receiving a lot of criticism for his down year in 2014, Pedro Rodríguez seems to have found the good performances again. He has been in top form lately, and he was considered by almost everyone the man of the match in Saturday's win over Córdoba. Pedro scored and assisted once, and was a decisive...

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Jordi Alba: "I have a good feeling about this year"

The full-back played a very good match against Córdoba, and he expects 2015 to be better, not only for the team, but for himselfJordi Alba was one of the stars in Barcelona's 5-0 win over Córdoba on Saturday. His offensive showing was off the charts, and his defensive performance was on point, as always. He certainly contributed a lot to the win.After the game, Alba spoke...

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Luis Suárez: "Not obsessed" with first La Liga goal

The striker is definitely happy with his first goal in the Spanish League, but he wasn't exactly dying for itDespite playing a subpar overall match, Luis Suárez did what's expected of him: scored his first La Liga goal on Saturday's win over Córdoba, in Barcelona's last match of 2014. But differently of what one might think, he wasn't dying to score his first La Liga goal....

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Andrés Iniesta: "Good football will bring us titles"

One of the stars of Barça's 5-0 win over Córdoba, Iniesta was happy with the team's performance, and he expects a good 2015Andrés Iniesta was one of Saturday's top performers, as he played a complete match, on and off the ball, and helped Barça to achieve a very good 5-0 win over Córdoba to finish 2014 on a high note.Speaking to BarçaTV after the match, Iniesta was satisfied...

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Luis Enrique: "A lot to look forward to" in 2015

The boss is excited about the second half of the season and what it can bring. He is also happy about the 5-0 win against CórdobaBarcelona players and coaches are officially in vacation following the 5-0 win against Córdoba. They'll have two weeks to rest and enjoy the holidays before entering the decisive second half of the 2014-15 season.After the Córdoba match, coach Luis...

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FC Barcelona News: 21 December 2014; Barca End Calender Year with Win, Players Begin Holiday Break

FC Barcelona v Córdoba CF: Five goals to end the year (5-0) | FC BarcelonaChristmas came early at the Camp Nou as Barça feasted the fans with a five-goal display against Córdoba that will put plenty of pressure on leaders Real Madrid, who have no game this weekend due to the Clubs World Cup.The three points matter more to Suárez than his goal | FC BarcelonaBarça ended 2014...

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