Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Last season saw Real Madrid keep their nerve over the final 11 games to overtake FC Barcelona and claim the 2019-20 La Liga title, and there is little doubt that Zinedine Zidane’s side will be clear favorites to reclaim their crown in the season that …
Read More »Messi returns to training after Barcelona U-turn
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Lionel Messi showed up at FC Barcelona’s training field on Monday for the first time since the 33-year-old forward announced his intention to leave the club 11 days ago. Messi failed to appear for routine PCR tests on August 20 ahead of Barca’s return to …
Read More »Lionel Messi announces he will stay at Barcelona
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Messi has confirmed he will stay at Barcelona for the 2020-21 season. Messi had been linked with a move to Manchester City, and had informed Barcelona of his desire to leave via an official note last week. Share on: WhatsApp
Read More »Ivan Rakitic leaves Barca to return to Sevilla
Madrid, Spain | XINHUA | This season’s Europa League winners Sevilla on Tuesday confirmed the return of midfielder Ivan Rakitic from FC Barcelona on a four-year deal that expires at the end of June 2024. The 32-year-old Croatian international, who is one of the players reportedly told by new Barca …
Read More »No Messi as Barca return to training
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Lionel Messi was missing on Monday as FC Barcelona held their first training session under new coach Ronald Koeman. As expected, the Argentinian did not return along with the rest of his teammates for the start of pre-season training, after he refused to take a …
Read More »Messi unfit for European big clubs, says Chinese pundit
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Lionel Messi, due to his limited stamina and running ability, will find it hard to get a regular place in any European elite club if he leaves Barcelona, said a Chinese football pundit. Zhang Lu, the former chief executive of Chinese top-flight club Beijing Guoan, …
Read More »Messi saga continues as Barca president offers to step down
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | The ongoing Leo Messi saga took another turn on Thursday with FC Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu reportedly willing to resign if the Argentinean will remain at the club. Bartomeu made his offer two days after Messi officially told Barca that he wants to leave …
Read More »Why Messi wants to leave Barcelona
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | The news that broke on Tuesday that FC Barcelona forward Lionel Messi has told the club he intends to leave this summer has produced shockwaves in Spain, and has almost spawned more headlines in the country’s newspapers than the rise in COVID-19 cases. To say …
Read More »Wolfsburg book Women’s Champions League final spot as Barca waste chances
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | A scrambled goal from Fridolina Rolfo in the 58th minute was enough to see Wolfsburg Women qualify for the final of the Women’s Champions League with a 1-0 win against FC Barcelona in Real Sociedad’s Anoeta Stadium. Rolfo was able to prod the ball over …
Read More »Messi informs Barcelona he wants to leave the club
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Leo Messi has reportedly informed FC Barcelona that he wants to leave the club immediately despite having a 700 million euro release clause in his contract. The news was broken on Tuesday by Argentinean TV channel TyC Sports and repeated in the Spanish media, explaining …
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