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The Barca And Real Madrid Rivalry Could Soon Pour Blood Onto Spanish Streets
The Barcelona/Real Madrid rivalry has just about devolved into futbol’s version of Bloods-Crips territory. The last match was particularly chippy, what with Real’s Marcelo scissor tripping Cesc Fabregas and coach Jose Mourinho poking a Barca assistant in the damn eye,…
This is the best story I’ve ever read about Lionel Messi
From Jere Longman’s essential “Boy Genius” piece in the Sunday New York Times: “No one plays with as much joy as Messi does,” Eduardo Galeano, the celebrated Uruguayan novelist and author of “Soccer in Sun and Shadow,” said in an…
Barcelona advances to UEFA Champions League final
After a 1-1 draw which drove the aggregate score to 3-1, Barcelona sent the whiners also known as Real Madrid home yesterday. No, I’m not entirely comfortable with Barca’s theatrics, but I’m less comfortable with the chippy cheap shots Real…
Eric Abidal Has Tumor, Gerard Pique Has Shakira
And here I thought the biggest news out of Camp Nou this week would be the potential Real Madrid draw in the UEFA quarterfinals. But news swirling about FC Barcelona is both sad and gossipy. Defender Eric Abidal will undergo…