Barcelona, Real Madrid & Chelsea in race to sign £50m-rated Neymar

Neymar’s father and agent has fired the starting pistol for one of the biggest transfer scrambles of recent times after admitting Santos’ Brazil forward will head for Europe next year.Neymar Snr said: ‘My son will close a chapter in his life after playing in the World Cup here and will then leave for Europe.’

Barcelona, Real Madrid and Chelsea lead the £50million chase for…

Barcelona fan beheads friend for supporting Real Madrid

Outside of Spain, few places in the world can boast more fervent support of Barcelona and Real Madrid than Iraq.

In Iraqi Kurdistan, some 3,5000 miles from the action, locals are obsessed with La Liga’s two biggest teams. When they face each other in El Clasico, bars and coffee houses are segregated between rivals fans and police presence is increased as people…

Pep Guardiola used detectives to spy on his Barcelona players

Acccording to SunSport, Pep Guardiola guided Barcelona to glory by hiring private detectives to spy on his players.

The former boss led the club to a dozen trophies in his four-year reign, including two Champions League victories.

A Barca source said: “Pep was obsessed with his players leading orderly private lives.

“He didn’t want them going out on the town and then failing…

Messi surpasses 300-goal mark for Barcelona

Barcelona assistant manager Jordi Roura hailed 300-goal Lionel Messi after the Argentine’s double helped his side come from a goal down to beat Granada 2-1.

Messi’s first goal Saturday was also his 300th in a Barcelona jersey and Roura was particularly relieved for his efficiency in front of goal on a night…

Messi extends Barcelona contract until 2018

The Argentine attacker, who has been a Camp Nou player since 2000, signed a new deal on Thursday which ties him to the Liga giants for a further five years

Lionel Messi has signed a new Barcelona contract, extending his stay at the club until 2018.

The Argentine attacker – who joined the Blaugrana in 2000 – originally had a deal…

Why Barcelona did not sign Cristiano Ronaldo and Kaka – Laporta

Joan Laporta, Barcelona’s immediate past president, has revealed that the Catalonian club almost signed Real Madrid forward, Cristiano Ronaldo, when he was playing at Sporting Lisbon in Portugal.

Ronaldo’s agent, Jorge Mendes, has offered him to Barca in the summer of 2003, but the Blaugrana turned down the chance to sign the Portuguese, after spending heavily on other players.

“Mendes…

Check Out The UEFA Champions League Draws!

The draw for the round of 16 of the Champions League took place in Nyon, Switzerland on Thursday, and some enticing ties await in the first knockout stage goal.com reported. Primera Division champions Real Madrid have been paired with Manchester United as Cristiano Ronaldo returns to Old Trafford.

Furthermore, 2011 winners Barcelona…

Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova to undergo surgery and chemotherapy treatment

For the second time in two years, Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova is stepping aside from football to take care of his health.

Vilanova will have surgery on Thursday and undergo several weeks of chemotherapy after doctors discovered a recurrence of a throat ailment, the club said Wednesday.

The 44-year-old coach underwent an operation to remove a tumor from the saliva…

86: Messi breaks calendar year goal record as Barca wins Betis 2-1

Lionel Messi became the player to score the most goals in a calender year after his double led Barcelona to a 2-1 win over Betis in their Liga clash at at Estadio Benito Villamarin on Sunday. The Argentine etched his name in football history with his 85th and 86th goals for club and country in 2012, breaking the…

Messi, Ronaldo, Iniesta make Ballon d’Or final cut

Barcelona’s striker, Lionel Messi, Real Madrid’s winger, Cristiano Ronaldo and Spanish midfielder, Andres Iniesta, were Thursday shortlisted for this year’s Ballon d’Or.

Messi, 25, has already won the title three times and the Argentine is again favourite to win the prize, which will be presented in Zurich on 7 January, 2013.

If he wins, he would become the…