http://www.barsablog.com FC Barcelona News and Features Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:22:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en FC Barcelona will visit Los Pajaritos Stadium on August the 31st, in Soria, to play Numancia in the first game of La Liga 2008/09. The rest of the fixtures are: Athletic de Bilbao - Almería. Osasuna - Villarreal. Deportivo de La Coruña - Real Madrid. Numancia - FC Barcelona. Racing - Sevilla. Sporting - Getafe. Betis - Recreativo ... http://www.barsablog.com/2008/07/16/soria-v-fc-barcelona-first-game-of-la-liga/ The bielorussian Alexander Hleb (Arsenal) will arrive to Barcelona today to sign a 4 years contract with FC Barcelona. Hleb will be the 5th player signed for the Catalan team this season. He will be presented on Thursday. FC Barcelona, Arsenal and the player are yet to agree the final figures ... http://www.barsablog.com/2008/07/16/the-king-is-dead-long-live-the-king/ The Brazilian player will play the Italian team until 2011. One of the best players that played in the Catalan team is leaving the club through the back door. AC Milan will play €21 million, plus €4 million in case the team qualifies for the next Champions League edition. Only ... http://www.barsablog.com/2008/07/16/ronaldinho-heads-milan/ More rumours, as often in this time of the year. It is said that FC Barcelona are interested in Moutinho, 21 years old player from Sporting of Lisbon, who showed an very good performance in the first game of the Eurocup against Turkey. The player won´t give any answer about ... http://www.barsablog.com/2008/06/09/fc-barcelona-interested-in-moutinho/ FC Barcelona will play Boca Juniors in the 2008 Joan Gamper Trophy. The Argentinian team will challenge Barça on August 16th, between the first and second leg of the third qualifying round of the Champions League. The first leg of the round will take place on August 12-13, and the ... http://www.barsablog.com/2008/06/09/fc-barcelona-to-play-boca-juniors-in-joan-gamper-trophy/ It seemed logical that Ronaldinho´s performance in the latest season needed to damage both the club and the player during and after the season. He hasn´t been of any help during the season, being more a liability than an asset for the team. Therefore it seems wise to transfer the ... http://www.barsablog.com/2008/06/08/ronie-transfer-won%c2%b4t-be-easy/ FC Barcelona will play two exhibition games in the United States before European Champions League qualifying in August. FC Barcelona will meet Mexico's Chivas Guadalajara on Aug. 3 in Chicago and Major League Soccer's New York Red Bulls on Aug. 6 at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., MLS ... http://www.barsablog.com/2008/06/08/the-us-tour-shouldn%c2%b4t-we-learn-from-past-mistakes/ After closing the deal with Sevilla for Alves, it seems that the next player to arrive to Camp Barça will be Alexander Hleb. The bielorussian Arsenal player is very much liked by Pep Guardiola and the Catalan club have approached his managers to make them aware of the existent interest ... http://www.barsablog.com/2008/06/07/will-alexander-hleb-be-the-next-to-come/ Brazil defender Daniel Alves said he was "happy and very satisfied" at the prospect of joining FC Barcelona from Sevilla. FC Barcelona has agreed to pay Sevilla 29.5 million euros for Alves, which would make him the world's most expensive right back. On top of the 29.5 million, Sevilla ... http://www.barsablog.com/2008/06/07/alves-heading-fc-barcelona-while-giovanni-heads-tottenham/ FC Barcelona threw away a good share of their options to win the league title this year, after an unexpected defeat against Villareal at home. On Saturday Real Madrid had obtained a priceless victory against RCD Espanyol in Bernabeu Stadium, so the pressure was on the Catalan team. Quite inexplicably ... http://www.barsablog.com/2008/03/10/barcelona-v-villareal-back-to-square-one/