Joan Laporta

Just how good will Guardiola's Barcelona become? - Feature

Madrid - Just how good will Josep Guardiola's Barcelona side become?How many trophies will they win this season? Will they reach the total of 100 goals in La Liga? These are the questions being asked on Sunday - in Spanish...

FC Barcelona not your ordinary club

The first clue FC Barcelona is not your ordinary soccer club is the acronym emblazoned on the front of the team's red-and-blue vertically-striped jerseys: UNICEF. Rather than advertise for a commercial sponsor, as most...

Robben jinx strikes again

Arjen Robben's injury jinx appears to have struck again following reports that the Real Madrid winger faces six weeks on the sidelines. Robben, whose 18-month spell at the Bernabeu has been blighted by a succession of injuries,...

Barça reportedly readying $47M Fàbregas offer

By Lucas Brown, Special to SI.com, Goal.com Barcelona has made Cesc Fàbregas its No. 1 priority for next summer and is prepared to offer $47 million to pry him back to Camp Nou, according to an outlandish report. The Catalan...

Maradona creates a stir in Madrid

Published Date: 07 November 2008 NEW Argentina coach Diego Maradona met with Lionel Messi yesterday as he continued a European tour to speak with players who will make up his national squad. Messi went straight to Maradona's...

Barca target midfield deals

Barcelona president Joan Laporta is determined to tie midfield duo Xavi and Sergio Busquets down to new long-term contracts. Vice-captain Xavi has been an established fixture in the Catalan club's first team for a number of...

Diego Maradona unveiled as Argentina coach

Diego Maradona says his first priority as Argentina coach is to discover the cause of their recent run of bad results. The World Cup-winner, who was officially unveiled as his country's new coach today, says he is keen to end a...

Barcelona's Iniesta faces up to eight weeks out - doctor (AFP)

AFP/File – Barcelona's player Andres Iniesta answers journalists' questions during a press conference at … MADRID (AFP) – Barcelona's Spanish international midfielder Andres Iniesta could be out for as long as eight weeks after...

Barcelona´s Iniesta faces up to eight weeks out - doctor

MADRID (AFP) - Barcelona's Spanish international midfielder Andres Iniesta could be out for as long as eight weeks after he tore a muscle in his right leg, the club's doctor said Wednesday. Iniesta got hurt during his team's...

Maradona confirms debut against Scotland

BUENOS AIRES, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- Argentine former soccer player Diego Maradona said on Thursday that he will debut as coach of the Argentine soccer national team in a friendly match against Scotland on Nov. 19 in Glasgow. "We...

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