
I saw this view when I left the house en route to Saturday’s East Falls Soccer Green-Team Luncheon at Billy Murphy’s Irish Saloonery (and, of course, to watch Barca flat-out TROUNCE Real Madrid). Stay woke, people. Wake up, eyes up.
Granted, the bar itself wasn’t very high, but Tuesday night at FedEx Field for the International Champions Cup friendly between Barcelona and Chelsea was markedly better than my previous experience at said facility. Top-notch play. An energetic crowd. And a…
It all started with this Tweet from Fox29’s Karen Hepp: Good Morning! #fox29weekend Are you celebrating something today? Graduations? Weddings?! The first… https://t.co/rYay6vU47O — Karen Hepp (@KarenFox29) June 6, 2015 Quickly, I realized that, yo, we’re celebrating today’s Barca match…
FC Barcelona won a typically mesmerizing El Clásico vs. Real Madrid on Sunday. The final score was 4-3. It pulled Barca back within one point of the La Liga lead. A loss would have knocked them out of contention. Lionel…
Before Sunday, it felt like it’d been forever and a few months since I’d seen Lionel Messi score the type of goal with which the world has become accustomed with him scoring. This could be, in part, because of the…
I get it, little bro. Barca just scored a second goal against your Almeira side in La Liga. Respect for the smile and giggle after giving the bird to the whole wide world. [video]
Barca newcomer Neymar came out on the winning end of the Brazil vs. Spain Confederations Cup match on Sunday. Barca mainstay Andres Iniesta did not. But after the match, the club-side teammates shared a moment that warmed my heart as…
Barcelona beat Getafe 6-1 earlier today. This play stood out as, well, majesterial. Andres Iniesta just places that ball perfectly in Alexis Sanchez’s path. Barca!
Programming Note: “Many soccer fans believe that Barcelona’s professional team is the best there is. Some even think it’s the best collection of players ever assembled in the sport’s 150 year history. Bob Simon profiles the Spanish “football” club and…