Barcelona: Tito Vilanova's step up from assistant to Barcelona coach for next season is a sign of continuity rather than the end of an era, the outgoing Pep Guardiola said after Friday's 3-0 King's Cup final triumph. Guardiola signed off the same way that he started at Barcelona, with a Cup final win over Athletic Bilbao, securing his 14th trophy from the 19 competitions he has competed in since taking...
04:05 PM, May 27, 2012
As Pep Guardiola prepares for his final two games in charge of Barcelona, irrespective of the result, he can look back in satisfaction at having overseen one of the most successful periods ever in the history of the club. Since taking over as the Barcelona manager in 2008, Guardiola has won 13 trophies in all " three La Liga titles, two Champions League trophies, one Copa del Rey, three Spanish...
10:00 AM, May 11, 2012
Manchester: Yaya Toure has admitted that "it would be great" if he could move back to Barcelona and finish his playing career at Camp Nou. The Ivorian midfielder featured for the Catalan side for three years and was sold to Manchester City for around 30 million in the summer of 2010. Toure has been a popular figure at the Etihad Stadium and his double at Newcastle United on Sunday left...
11:29 AM, May 10, 2012
London: Mercedes' Michael Schumacher has criticised Pirelli's Formula One tyres by saying they make him feel like he is driving on raw eggs. The seven-time world champion, who has not stood on the podium since he began his comeback in 2010, told CNN in an interview that the Italian tyres were having too much of an effect on racing. "They are so peaky and so special that we don't put...
08:49 AM, May 09, 2012
Barcelona: Lionel Messi has underlined the impact Pep Guardiola has made on his career over the past four years, with the Barcelona forward speaking of his admiration for the outgoing coach by saying his respect for Guardiola is unconditional. The former midfielder will depart Camp Nou at the end of the season and was given a huge display of affection from the Barcelona players and supporters during Saturday's 4-0 win...
11:02 AM, May 08, 2012
Barcelona: Lionel Messi scored four times to take his season tally to an unprecedented 72 goals and give Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola a 4-0 win over crosstown rival Espanyol in his last home game at Camp Nou on Saturday. Messi's scoring display was a fitting farewell for the coach who helped the Argentina forward become the world's best player and forged Barcelona into one of the best teams to have...
08:42 AM, May 06, 2012
Madrid: Pep Guardiola's decision to step down as Barcelona coach at the end of the season will change nothing for Real Madrid, Guardiola's Real counterpart and bitter rival Jose Mourinho said on Tuesday. In his first public comments since Guardiola announced on Friday that he was taking a sabbatical, Mourinho, whose Real side are on the brink of taking Barca's La Liga crown, said the decision should be respected and...
11:57 PM, May 01, 2012
Madrid: Real Madrid can end a four-year wait for a Spanish league trophy by clinching the domestic title with a victory at Athletic Bilbao on Wednesday, regardless of three-time defending champions Barcelona's result against Malaga. Madrid are seven points clear of their top rivals with three games to play, so even a Barcelona loss earlier in the day will award the Spanish leaders their record 32nd domestic crown. Madrid's record...
12:20 AM, May 01, 2012
Barcelona: Barcelona ensured that they suffered no hangover from their week from hell with a resounding 7-0 victory over Rayo Vallecano at the Campo de Futbol de Vallecas on Sunday. It has been a harrowing eight days for the Catalans, who saw their Primera Division and Champions League hopes eliminated by Real Madrid and Chelsea, not to mention the announcement of coach Pep Guardiola's departure at the end of the...
04:03 AM, Apr 30, 2012
Barcelona: Rafael Nadal became the first player in the Open Era to win two tournaments seven times after beating David Ferrer 7-6 (1), 7-5 in Sunday's Barcelona Open final. The second-ranked Nadal's 21st straight victory on clay followed up his eighth straight win in Monte Carlo, as Nadal won the 10th all-Spanish ATP final for a 48th career win. The sixth-ranked Ferrer lost his fourth Barcelona Open final to Nadal,...
11:37 PM, Apr 29, 2012
Madrid: Barcelona's new coach is about to become famous for a whole lot more than having his eye poked by Jose Mourinho. Tito Vilanova will step up from his role as assistant at the end of the season and replace Pep Guardiola, who announced on Friday that he was ending his four-year spell in charge. Until now, Vilanova has been renowned as the man who was poked in the eye...
03:32 AM, Apr 29, 2012
Barcelona: Tito Vilanova is the ideal person to replace Pep Guardiola as Barcelona coach to continue developing the Catalan club's eye-catching brand of football, captain Carles Puyol said on Saturday. Vilanova is to step up from assistant to take the reins at the Nou Camp next season after Guardiola announced on Friday he would not be continuing beyond the end of the current campaign. After an astonishing four-year reign, during...
03:06 AM, Apr 29, 2012
Barcelona: Six-time champion Rafael Nadal defeated Fernando Verdasco 6-0, 6-4 on Saturday to ease into the Barcelona Open final, where he will face fellow Spaniard David Ferrer for a fourth time. Nadal dominated from the start, winning 21 of 27 points to break Verdasco's first three service games and set him on his way to his 33rd straight win at the competition. In the other semi-final, Ferrer held off Milos...
10:44 PM, Apr 28, 2012
Barcelona: Rafael Nadal brushed aside Janko Tipsarevic 6-2, 6-2 on Friday to advance to the Barcelona Open semi-finals, while Milos Raonic served 14 aces on his way to eliminating second-seeded Andy Murray in straight sets. Nadal, a six-time champion at the tournament, will face fellow Spaniard Fernando Verdasco after Kei Nishikori of Japan was forced to retire with an injury when trailing 4-2 in the first set. The top-seeded Nadal...
11:51 PM, Apr 27, 2012
Madrid: Real Madrid have little time to mourn their Champions League loss, as they have a chance to wrap up the Spanish league title as early as this weekend. Madrid can secure their record 32nd league crown on Sunday if they beat Sevilla and Barcelona lose at Rayo Vallecano. Madrid lead the three-time defending champions by seven points with four games to play. The Spanish giants were favorites to win...
03:46 PM, Apr 27, 2012
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