Category Archives: Other

Bye Bye Mourinho

Posted on May 17, 2013 by

It could hardly have been more fitting that Jose Mourinho should end what is almost certainly going to be his final season in the hot seat at Real Madrid without a trophy. To cap a bad night for the self-acclaimed Special … Continue reading →

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Gica Popescu jailed for three years

Posted on November 13, 2012 by

I was saddened to read this morning that Barça’s former captain Gheorghe ‘Gica’ Popescu has been condemned to three years of prison by a court in Rumania for financial irregularities in the sale of players to foreign countries. Popescu played … Continue reading →

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Culé Cop

Posted on October 9, 2011 by

I saw this and just had to share it. Thanks to Football is my Life

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Players call strike for first two weeks of La Liga

Posted on August 11, 2011 by

The Association of Spanish Footballers (AFE) have announced a strike for the first two games of the new season due to failure on certain points in a new agreement being negotiated with the LFP concerning player payment. There have been … Continue reading →

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Weekly Wrap Up – March 4, 2011

Posted on March 4, 2011 by

I thought I’d put a little summary of the most interesting stories surrounding Barça and Madrid in the past week. Let’s take a look at the capital first.  Madrid did turn in a very clinical 7-0 thrashing of Malaga Thursday … Continue reading →

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News Round-Up – Week Ending 4th February 2011

Posted on February 4, 2011 by

This week’s weekly news round-up unsurprisingly cannot escape the frenetic rumour-mongering of the newspapers in relation to the now-closed transfer window. We at Barcacentral not only don’t believe in rumours, we don’t believe in newspapers either, but regardless this blog post … Continue reading →

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News Round-Up – Week Ending 28th January 2011

Posted on January 28, 2011 by

Whilst following Barca could never be called a chore, sometimes keeping up with all the Barca-related news in a given week can be demanding (how many awards did Messi win this week?). So here at Barcacentral we will be endeavouring … Continue reading →

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In Praise of Zonal Marking

Posted on January 14, 2011 by

You may well already know this superb website, but just in case you don’t I feel I have to share it with you. I only discovered Zonal Marking a few weeks ago but I was immediately impressed by the quality … Continue reading →

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Tiptoeing backwards – or – Qatar coughs up

Posted on December 22, 2010 by

On 11th December 2010 it was announced that Football Club Barcelona, for the first time in its history, would wear a sponsor on their chests.  The Qatar Foundation, a not-for-profit organisation, with interests in education, science, and social projects, was … Continue reading →

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Official Welcome :)

Posted on December 20, 2010 by

Hi guys! Well, we have got a foundation here now to start us off. I was thinking about this for quite some time and we all at BC (BarcaCentral) wanted to do an official welcome/launch of what we hope will … Continue reading →

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