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... 40', Luis Suarez 46', Alex Bergantinos 73'. Lineups: DEP—Lux, Juanfran, Albentosa, Arribas, Navarro, Alex, Borges, Gama, Gil, Fajr, Joselu. FCB—ter Stegen, Sergi Roberto, Pique, Mascherano, Alba, Busquets, Denis, Gomes, Messi, Suarez, Turan. 5:05 pm. Big blow for Barcelona in their title hunt, but Depor's relegation fears are eased once more. What an impact from Pepe Mel. That's it for tonight and thanks for joining us. Squawka Football @Squawka. Deportivo beat Barcelona 2-1 and are still unbeaten since Pepe Mel took charge: DWDW Points: 8 Goals: 5 Conceded: 3 __link__/b Uwd 8 k Dr 4 L. Deportivo La Coruna 2-1 Barcelona. 5:03 pm. Off the line, ridiculous! Depor broke three on *none* at the back, ter Stegen makes a brilliant double save from Fajr and Alba hacks it off the line. 5:01 pm. Messi fires a free-kick over the wall and the fans are on their feet celebrating.but it's the Depor fans, as the shot goes flying over the bar too. 5:00 pm. 4:59 pm. Last minute. Rakitic crosses and Navarro chests it behind; bit of a shout from Rakitic for a penalty but nothing given. Andrew Gaffney @Gaffney VLC. If Barcelona ...

Luis Enrique To Leave Fc Barcelona At End Of Season

... as manager.(REUTERS). FC Barcelona coach Luis Enrique ended speculation over his future on Wednesday by confirming he will leave the Catalan giants at the end of the season. “I will not be the coach of Barcelona next season,” Enrique said after Barca’s 6-1 thrashing of Sporting Gijon in La Liga. “It is a difficult, measured and well thought out decision and I think I have to be loyal to what I think.”. Enrique’s contract is due to expire at the end of the season. Read | Barcelona boss Luis Enrique admits concerns over ‘fragile defence’. The former Barcelona captain has won eight trophies in his three seasons in charge, including a treble in his first campaign and a La Liga and Copa del Rey double last season. However, his future was placed in serious doubt after Barca’s 4-0 thrashing at the hands of Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg of their Champions League last 16 tie two weeks ago. Read | All my players have the desire, hunger to be first: Barca coach Enrique. “There are three exciting months ahead,” Enrique added. “We are in a difficult situation, especially in one competition, but with the help ...

Fc Barcelona Opens Its First Football Academy In Sub-saharan Africa

... the site where the first football academy by the Catalans will be located in Sub-Saharan Africa. The academy, known as FCBEscola Lagos, is located temporarily at the Teslim Balogun stadium and is modelled against La Masia Academy in Spain, Barcelona's first football academy. Nigeria is a country known for producing football legends and winning the Atlanta '96 Olympics competition. The country's soccer team is a football powerhouse and football is the dominant sport. Its record in the U-17, U-21 tournaments for both men and women has been a source of recruitment to top clubs with the likes of Obi Mikel, Kelechi Iheanacho, Kanu Nwankwo having passed through such stages. More on This. In Lagos, T. H. E. S. E Is the Crux of the Matter. According to the FCBEscola website Lagos, FCBESCOLA Lagos modelled on FCBarcelona's own youth system, is a center for youth development and grassroots empowerment, using football as the medium of entertainment. With professional nurturing from the FCBarcelona coaches using the FCBarcelona Soccer methodology, the students are taught the club values of ethics and ...

Fc Barcelona Has Master Plan To Conquer America From Its New York City Offices

... city’s public schools as a national pilot, reaching some 1.5 million kids in one swoop. For example, a bullied child’s goals might count double to encourage his inclusion by domineering peers. Read More. “Our basic goal is to build the real brand of FC Barcelona based not only on the game of football or the scores,” says Ignacio Mestre, the Foundation’s CEO. “Barcelona is more than a club. The Foundation is the ‘More than a club.’ ”. But FC Barcelona is also frank in its primary reason for expanding abroad. It opened an office in Hong Kong in 2013 and has seen an enormous sponsorship return in Asia. It’s looking into a Brazilian office as well. Why? Because the club is aiming to grow its revenues to a billion euros a year by 2021. “This year, we are close to 700 million euros,” Trabesinger says of the revenue that’s up about tenfold from the late ’90 s. “The growth in not only FC Barcelona, but in all the clubs in Europe, was so strong in the last years, now comes the point that we have to ...

Live Atlético Madrid

... wins a header in the hosts' penalty area but the referee feels he fouled Godin in the air and awards the free-kick. HORRENDOUS MISS! A lovely reverse pass from Messi plays Suarez through behind the Atleti defence but the Uruguayan scuffs his shot with the outside of his boot and it goes well wide. Best chance of the game thus far. A let off for Barca early in the second half as Gameiro is slipped through behind the visitors' high defensive line but the linesman raises his flag. It looked incredibly close on the replay. 2 nd Half. We're back underway in the second period. First-half recap. Luis Suarez thought he had broken the deadlock on the half-hour mark but referee Antonio Lahoz ruled the goal out after spotting a handball in the build-up. Atleti goalkeeper Jan Oblak, making his first appearance in over two months, proved his worth with two extraordinary saves to deny Lionel Messi and Gerard Pique. Oblak’s opposite number Ter Stegen proved equally as important as he produced a string of top drawer saves including a one-handed stop from Antoine Griezmann’s thunderbolt. HALF-TIME! Atletico Madrid 0-0 Barcelona. There will be ...

Mzansi Footballers Can Learn A Lot From The Fc Barcelona Bunch

... League Round of 16’s second-leg clash between FC Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain. As a long-in-the-tooth follower of the game of the pigskin, I have experienced many unbelievable moments. None, however, can come close to Wednesday night’s titanic battle. Three required goals. Barça went into the encounter trailing the Parisians by four goals from the first leg. After starting like a house on fire, and taking a 3-0 lead, one thought the wind had been taken out of the determined bunch of Barcelona players when Uruguayan international marksman Edinson Cavani scored a cracker of a goal to bring the aggregate scoreline to 4-3. What this meant was that the home side now needed three more goals to advance to the quarterfinals, and, by the look of things, there would not be enough time for this to happen. Little did we know what surprise the soccer gods had in store for us. History books will tell us and our children and their ...

Lewis Hamilton Seeks Inspiration From Fc Barcelona Mentality

... "What a fight it was. It was really great to see such fighting spirit," Hamilton said after completing pre-season testing in Barcelona on Friday. "It was inspiring to see these guys. They didn't stop, didn't quit, kept pushing and I think I need to take that mentality into my season.". Neymar scored twice and set up Sergi Roberto's sensational 95 th minute winner in a remarkable final seven minutes. And the Brazilian celebrated in style by partying with Hamilton until the early hours of Thursday morning in the Catalan capital. "I've been talking to him for a while about going to watch him play and finally being here it worked out perfect," added Hamilton. "I got some time to spend with the champ. He played so well all night long. "He and his teammates showed great maturity and his incredible gift.". Ferrari once again set the pace on Friday on the track with Kimi Raikkonen posting the fastest time of all eight ...

Lionel Messi Stars As Fc Barcelona Rout Celta Vigo In La Liga

... no team has done in the competition’s history. Read more | Arsene Wenger rocked as Liverpool FC punish Arsenal FC’s Alexis Sanchez risk. “It was a very complete performance, everyone was enjoying themselves. Everyone shone, everyone played at the top of their game and when that happens you’re able to score five goals and maybe we could have got more,” Luis Enrique told reporters. “The PSG game will be nothing like today’s as the teams are so different but confidence is everything. It looks like a lost cause but if we do things well who knows what could happen? We’re going to keep trying until the last minute.”. Barca top the La Liga standings on 60 points, one ahead of Real, while third-placed Sevilla, on 55, visit Alaves on Monday. REAL LIFT CONFIDENCE. Real Madrid overcame the absence of Gareth Bale and Cristiano Ronaldo to romp to victory at Eibar, recording their biggest win since beating Real Sociedad 3-0 in January, lifting their confidence after dropping five points in three games. Read more | I-League: East Bengal beat Shillong Lajong to regain top spot. Karim Benzema was the focal point in Real’s attack without the suspended Bale and ...

Fc Barcelona To Open Fcbescola Soccer Academy In Austin

... a soccer field for the program. A rendering shows a soccer pitch in the shadow of COTA’s iconic tower. The program will also use facilities at the Round Rock Multipurpose Complex. Two students battle it out at FCBEscola’s Charlotte location (Provided Photo). “The City of Austin and the Austin Sports Commission have been instrumental in bringing FC Barcelona’s Escola system to the city. This new program will not only help local players experience firsthand the best international, professional and developmental soccer pathway but will also put Austin on a global soccer stage.” said Marc Segarra, co-founder of ISL Futbol, the largest partner of FC Barcelona in the United States, and Barcelona native. “The Austin Sports Commission is proud to help facilitate a partnership with FC Barcelona — one of the premiere sports brands in the world — to bring FCBEscola to Austin. This ...