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The Barcelona Offside Says Goodbye... 6 Aug 2013 | 10:37 pm
Dear readers. Dear Barça fans who came here in hopes of reading about the wonderful new defender we should've signed. Dear Real Madrid fans who came by to make sure our defence is still as porous as l...
Barça Preseason Review: FC Barcelona 8 - 0 Santos FC - We are the champions! The, erm, Gamper champions! 3 Aug 2013 | 12:20 pm
[caption id="attachment_10129" align="alignnone" width="646" caption="Great friends already! Aww."][/caption] Now, wasn't that exciting? Under Tata Martino's watch, Barça have already won the first (...
Barça Preseason Review: Lechia Gdansk 2, Barça 2. Warm-Up Time! 30 Jul 2013 | 10:28 pm
In spite of having been under Tata Martino's guidance for a whooping 24 hours, it was Jordi Roura who, once again, took on the unenviable task of trying to make a bunch of sunburnt guys look like a pr...
Barça Preseason Review: Valerenga 0, Barça 7. Showing Off For The New Boss 28 Jul 2013 | 01:45 pm
Unlike the Bayern match, which you can't tell me the players weren't dreading, yesterday's match against Valerenga was a more joyous occasion. For one, new coach Tata Martino was watching from the sta...
Barça Preseason Review: Bayern Munich 2, Barça 0. Who Scheduled This? 24 Jul 2013 | 08:54 pm
You know those times when you're blearily making your way home in the early morning, alone and hungover, with your clothes smelling faintly of beer and smoke, and you come up against your ex, who is i...
News of the Day: Tata Martino Will Be The Next Barça Coach 23 Jul 2013 | 07:29 pm
Following Tito Vilanova's resignation to focus on his health, Barça have announced that they have reached an agreement with Gerardo 'Tata' Martino to sign as new Barça coach for the next two years. [...
News Of The Day: Tito Vilanova Steps Down Following Relapse 19 Jul 2013 | 03:37 pm
Today, in a short press conference, president Sandro Rosell and sporting director Andoni Zubizarreta confirmed that "Tito Vilanova's medical condition is incompatible with the job of managing the firs...
The Curious Case at Can Barça for Confused Culés 15 Jul 2013 | 07:56 pm
[caption id="attachment_10076" align="alignleft" width="250" caption="Probably my most overused GIF. With good reason."][/caption] How about that for a title? Try saying it after a gin or two (or wha...
News of the Day: Thiago Alcántara Signs for Bayern Munich 14 Jul 2013 | 03:00 pm
After many a week of rumours, gossip, and truly appalling behaviour by the club, it's official: the transfer of Thiago Alcántara to Bayern Munich has been closed. Barça will receive 25 millions euros ...
News of the Day: Barça Sell Villa to Atlético de Madrid, Continue to Be Awful at Transfers 8 Jul 2013 | 12:31 pm
[caption id="attachment_10062" align="aligncenter" width="640" caption="This will endear him to his future teammates..."][/caption] -We all knew that David Villa's departure from Can Barça was coming...
