FC Barcelona celebrated their La Liga title with a open-top party bus that drove around the Catalan city. From the looks of things, they got hammered. In addition, pictures and video from said event indicate that defenders Gerard Pique and…
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Whose Free Kick Was Better: Gareth Bale or Lionel Messi?
In Thursday’s Europa League match vs. Lyon, Tottenham’s Gareth Bale unleashed this dipping free kick over the wall and under the keeper: In Saturday’s La Liga match vs. Grenada, Barcelona’s Lionel Messi got all free-kick fancy bending this strike through…
This Iniesta-to-Sanchez Assist is a Thing of Pure Barca Beauty
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!
OMG OMG OMG, 60 Minutes Is Doing A Segment On Barca This Sunday Night
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…
Watch The 91 Goals That Lionel Messi Scored In 2012
Yeah, yeah, I know, I posted a video of the first 86 of these earlier in December. But you know what, this is for the historical record and when it comes to Messi, the historical record need be accurate. So…
Watch Lionel Messi Tie And Break The Record For Goals Scored In A Calendar Year
Bravo, Leo, a truly remarkable talent. From the Guardian… TOO EASY, YET NOT EASY AT ALL! GOOOOOAAAL DO MESSINGTON! Real Betis 0-2 Barcelona (Messi 25) This is just vomitously good. Adriano breaks down the right and comes infield, moving the…
It’s Shameful That I Somehow Missed This Porn Star’s Stirring Summertime Ode To Barca Or Something
As explained by Who Ate All The Pies back in July, “Word on the wind is that former Barcelona president Joan Laporta, now a member of the Catalan parliament, is angling for re-election after being succeeded by Sandro Rosell a…
This Week’s SI Has a Great Story on FC Barcelona
You’ll have to be a subscriber to read it online now. But, considering how awesome that picture of Lionel Messi, and the fact that America’s leading sports magazine committed nine full pages to the best side on earth, well, of…
Here’s a Great Shot of Lionel Messi After Xavi’s Decisive Goal vs. Granada
So, I didn’t get home from a friend’s daughter’s third birthday party until the 79th minute of today’s Barcelona/Granada match. But oh, those lingering minutes were something else. For a team that hasn’t beaten Barca in about forever, theirs was…
Watch Lionel Messi Strike A Damn-Near-Perfect Free Kick
Sure, Barca lost to Real Madrid on aggregate in the Super Copa due to today’s 2-1 loss. And sure Cristiano Ronaldo had a sweet goal of his own. But sweet Christ, check this Lionel Messi goal out.