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12 January 2012
We carry a 4-0 lead from the first leg, and unless Hell freezes over (I wouldn’t mind if that meant we got some snow in upstate NY) we will be punching our free Clasico card tonight and getting two free Clasico’s. Iniesta and Alves were left home to defend the fort Nou against any preemptive [...]
Posted in Copa del Rey, Liveblog19 Comments
11 January 2012
Copa Preview: Osasuna - Barça (0-4 aggregate), Round of 16 2nd leg, Thursday, 4pmET Tis the season of triumphant returns to winning ways. Or, at least, for Barça, the moment when anything better than a 4-0 loss will automatically send them through to the next round of the Copa del Rey. Certainly Getafe pulled it off [...]
Posted in Copa del Rey, Preview24 Comments
11 January 2012
He appeared as if out of thin air, conjured up for the sake of Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s transfer for €5 million (4.5m + .5 in bonuses). He’s now moving on to Paris Saint-Germain, also as if through some sort of process-less wizardry, Barça earning a rumored €4 million on the deal. 2 years, 89 games, 2 [...]
Posted in Team News, Transfers/Transfer Rumors17 Comments
10 January 2012
BFB reader Michele aka nzm was lucky enough to go to Barca’s open training last week. (Yes, I’m green with envy too). She tells us all about it after the jump! Revel at her mad photography skills!
Posted in Thoughts, View From The Stands57 Comments
09 January 2012
It was, essentially, a day to celebrate excellence, a day in which there wasn’t a whole lot to say except “Duh.” So Lionel Messi, in a result that should have surprised no one, won the FIFA Ballon d’Or this year, beating out one Thong Boy. I won’t get into what the Ballon really celebrates, or [...]
Posted in Team News77 Comments
08 January 2012
I know what you are all feeling. I know because I’m feeling the same way. Well, actually, I don’t know about you guys, but I feel like doing this: Those Pericos. How I loathe them. Just when the perfect opportunity to sit down and roll over nicely presents itself – really, we weren’t even planning [...]
Posted in La Liga, Review128 Comments