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he grandeur of Futbol Club Barcelona is explained, among many other factors, by its impressive honours list. Very few clubs anywhere in the world have won so many titles. The Intercontinental Cup is the only major football trophy that has never made its way into the club museum, where the club's greatest pride and joy remain the three European Cup titles won in Wembley (1992, 2011), Paris (2006), Rome (2009), the FIFA Club World Cup (2009, 2011)

V.Valdés 1


  • Personal biography

    Víctor Valdés joined Barca as a youngster on 1st July 1992, from Peña Cinco Copas.
    In September of the same year he moved with his family to Tenerife and didn't rejoin the club until three years later.
    After quickly proving his worth with the youth teams and Barca B, the club coaches decided that the 2002-2003 season was to be Valdés time to form part of the first team squad. At first, he alternated appearances with Roberto Bonano but finished the season as regular first choice under Radomir Antic.
    He consolidated his place as in the starting line-up in the 2003-04 season. He played most of Barca's matches that season and put in some excellent performances, helping the team to finish as runners-up.
    In the 2005-06 season Valdés was one of the key players in Barça's double of the League and the Champions League. Especially memorable are the crucial saves he made in the final in Paris as Barça won its second ever Champions League.
    In the 2006-07 season Valdés remained a fixture in the Barça goal and played in all 38 League games. In the 2007-08 campaign he only stood down in the last three games to give José Manuel Pinto a chance to make his first team debut. All this time Valdés has been improving and is now one of the players who has played most games between the sticks for the club.
    In the 2008/09 season, his regularity won him his second Zamora trophy. He played every league game bar the last three when the title was already decided. He performed brilliantly in the Rome final and became the first Barça keeper to be crowned champion of Europe twice. His excellent performances have earned him a contract extension that will keep him at the club until 2014.
    In the 2009/10 and 2010/11 seasons he won his third and fourth Zamora trophies. The fourth came with his best record ever and the second best in league history (0.50 goals conceded per game). The legendary Antoni Ramallets is the only Barça keeper to have won the trophy more times (5). Valdés is the only Barça goalkeeper to have played in three Champions League finals, and he won them all.
    His consistently strong performances at club level earned him one of the three goalkeepers' jerseys in the Spanish squad for the 2010 World Cup, although he didn't play a single minute of Spain's victorious campaign.

Xavi: "We will fight with Tito



تشــافي : Barcelona and their fans to the platform Alttawaijat even if it was under the command of coach lacks sufficient experience is Tito Vilanova.What you represent is that football is more than a matter of life or death, but beyond that?In fact, every time I go to sleep increased with certainty that football is worth all the sacrifices that we can provide in the process, which makes me day after day I renew my enthusiasm to play more.So you support the words of legendary former Liverpool coach Bill Shankly?A Bill summarizes everything about football, it's a way to live for us players, so you should be thankful her and all the beautiful things that gave us them, it is true that I suffered until I get what I am, but I return I admit that I was lucky to have achieved all the following things beautiful I am also happy to be a center throughout the following period with the football to change my despite some lapses few but the satisfaction of people why I was increasingly certain that I can provide the best even in difficult times with them sometimes, I hope that we continue to enjoy such a following moments for many years.In spite of all this only refers to the fact that near Aatzalk football, right?In fact, I want to play football forever, but the reality is something else I must come a time when you must face it, sometimes I say to Bruna and Rijkaard Emily has not left me much to retire, but after a few days after that I feel I still be able to tender for periods long, then the matter related to the psychological aspect, which is primarily a security self to continue that sense of the ability to tender for many years.Is it true that day was Astbdulk against Real Madrid in El Clasico Camp Nou bothered by the issue?I do not care for such as the following things that are being said without any evidence, and I've tired during the first half, making the coach Istbdlna view of the interview, which was followed by Chelsea, it is true that the aim of the change was an attempt to tie that did not happen unfortunately, but I did not feel any discomfort from , as it is not marked Smati that selfishness is the coach who sees things well and to make a switch as soon as I became catalyze the players on the pitch but immediately after the equalizer, which pleased the goal came Cristiano, who did not leave any chance for us to return to the game.What about the other disappointment against Chelsea Champions League ..?Yes, in the four years we spent Kaa Pep Guardiola lived the best moments, but we in turn have suffered in other moments, including the final of the cup and 2/2 final in front of each of Inter and Chelsea, this is football can not be aware of everything but you in turn can lose everything and we did not lose everything for good luck.What is the most painful thing in Chelsea?Without a doubt, Chelsea ..Why?Football is not fair at all, they argued a lot in return took advantage of the balls that they had, it is true that the rule of football but it was like recording ball penalty that we had to turn things on our side, now we hold two lessons more difficult in football are Mbarta Inter and Chelsea Although at least that Inter played football in the first leg of deserved to crown a champion of the competition in contrast to Chelsea, who relied on Almertdat Altkthel and defense in Alambartin together.In the end, you encourage?It is true that football Bayern Munich in the final feet Robin had to change things 180 degrees, but I think in both Mata and Torres being friends in the team so I sympathize with Chelsea, although it Ribery Tjmni with good friendship, in the end this is football resolved in simple things of that have to be winner and loser should be if there were two glasses of the given one for Chelsea and another for Bayern Munich on the 120 minutes that Abaha in the end.So would not Ttawaijkm the Champions League and La Liga that ignites the competition for the Golden Ball award following year.?Golden Ball Messi to change my, despite the talk that was issued by Mourinho on merit Cristiano for the prize being won the league, but I understand it being a Friend of work and coach him he preferred to others, but you can ask any lover of soccer players, one characterized by the side of physical and newest addition to the factor the body is characterized by fast-witted and the mental, frankly intelligent and sophisticated, Liu Tahlana to win the golden ball all season, playing in it, because the mental is important despite the fact that some people focus on the speed of the leg, but not enough in front of talent Liu that make it the preferred all season and reserved in his name only .Is it true about that Leo could play for both clubs in the future?Explain more ..For example, he used to say that Eto'o will be out of needles, then the future team sponsor mention the other things?Those decisions issued by the coach because, as I told you from the looks of the image as it serves the group, for Messi is something else understands the coach's decisions and tries to play for the group, the condition can not be measured on the other, we are a group Kpatna and Leo is the fifth after Andres consult among ourselves and decide What is in the interest of the group, is not a dictatorship or domination on others as it is for that advice can not be talking about Messi or Puyol things such as the following columns are for the team.In a match, I said that the team and the dressing room was not ready to give up on Pep Guardiola, are you now ready to step down in light of Beebe's leadership team??Yes, I said that in that period because I was sure that another coach out of the house will oversee the team's hard to keep pace with the group level, but then I was not aware that it will succeed Bibb is Tito that an extension of Pep Guardiola and support of the latter to the question of his appointment only answer about the value of that person and the size of the work being done for the sake of the group, in the dressing room respect Tito even before the oversight of the team all the shortcut will fight with Tito because he briefly knew many mysteries of football in addition to its reliance on pattern Pape and his style since his appointment as commander of a team of size Barcelona is a clear message that everyone is confident in the work of Tito.But why there are serious doubts about the possibility of Tito's success with the team, why all this fear?It's good to doubt about the decisions of the Governing Council, because then everybody will be the challenge Athbat self and to respond to critics, as they were doubtful about the appointment of Pep Here is the same thing is repeated with Tito, in short if it were not following Zgot Since love triumph present, Sometimes some of the exaggerations indented on the Leo in order to register and Iniesta for scrolling and Valdes to address the balls following the environment and we are not disturbed by words such as this, but disturbed by questioning the capabilities of the players and hold them more energy, so I am over 14 years that have worked within the institution where I could live with all the following things as I support all the characters that defend the institution of the Barcelona Cruyff, Laporta and draw our confidence in ourselves that we are able to answer questions on public opinion.So what's the things that make the dressing room know such a calm and understanding?Sorry, I did not understand what you meanBeebe said that many things were calm with a cause in the dressing room right?I do not know what to aim but you can ask Beebe about it and can answer you.What can you say about Cristiano talk about the end of the era of Barcelona?I do not agree with the words of Cristiano altogether, you are talking about the team won with 14 titles from 19 and not 2 of 19, so we won this season with 4 of 6 titles is a response to head Cristiano winner of the title of one.Have you visited Abidal after his release from the hospital?Not yet, but I spoke to him as well as I met his father, and assured me on his health and it is stable now, It is a friend work and enjoys the love and respect for everyone, Abidal gave us a vivid example of the fighting and love work in spite of the difficulty that has an impact on my career and I am a great honor to played next to thank everyone who brought him to play beside us, and everyone standing next to him, but evidence of the status of my father for the group.Is it true that the differences between Barcelona and Madrid did not affect the relationship within the team also spoke Delbosca for it or that Ramos and Becky would maintain that anniversary bad night Clasico 5/0?We are all here in the team Mtlahmon past differences behind us and for the groupSo why this course raised questions again?I do not know the source of this course of things, but I know I Kpatna team we sat all the company of the coach and beyond past differences for the group, it is true that he was some bickering in previous meetings but we are adding to Iker talked about our desire for making history again Nations Cup Aruban coming across Coronation Cup dear to the people here.Esperanza Aguirre was drunk, what can you say?Can not confuse politics and sports, it is true that it generated some controversy by virtue of Ahtravitna but we can not confuse things.VIA, the best sign for the coming year?We have suffered enough in the light of its distance from us, and now was time to return the player to be with us the important thing is to be ready to play again Bjanba and that in no hurry to return in order to avoid another setback.Is it difficult to live among the Laporta era and the era of Sandro Rosell?What should we collect it that both personalities are seeking to achieve the best for the club and for the institution, though I can Oqimama together I shall to Sandro 10 points and Laporta 10 points, he spoke with all of them and respect them too, given the respect that Aknah me and members of the group, so we appreciate what they did and they are doing for Barcelona and Catalonia.Was it possible that not resign, Pep?Yes we could have achieved more than we have achieved so scandalous Pep to stay, in the end is of few words and many of the application and festive crowd the night of his farewell, but evidence of the love of all people to him here in Catalonia, I told him directly that we will miss him he told me in turn that he will miss us all and said it will not keep away from us.Do you cried?No did not cry at all this season.Do you feel that despite the lack of Ttawaijkm all titles, the year you make the most beautiful football for 4 years?Yes, getting better every year from its predecessor, the problem only in some small details that were not sufficiently effective, including such as previous years, but we were lucky, as I have a feeling that we played better and we will continue to improve.Who is the team that would be a candidate to be an impediment to Ttawaijkm continental championship?Non-professional reliable team is my team, we are candidates Extraordinary win every game and tournament we play is true that the competition is tough with a succession of titles and accomplishments with 4 years of a great company of the team, but we in turn have a great team and able to overcome all the following difficulties in spite of Avtqadna for each of the Villa and Puyol.Is it possible that Germany enjoys the title of the tournament?It is not limited only to Germany, there is the Netherlands - England - Italy - Portugal, the teams that have the desire and hunger will be ready to win to embrace the title, it is true that we live in a good condition compared to the others who play on the line, but we want to continue to preserve the vein right which we began since four years, namely to win the continental title.

\Barcelona launches a site in Chinese

FC Barcelona launched the Chinese version of the official website, which is expected to have an audience of 800 million people around the world. And the site is a continuation of the expansion of Barcelona in the Chinese market, which began earlier this year created an account on the club's official Twitter in Chinese and followed by 50 thousand users in the first 12 hours, before settling figure is currently at 1.2 million users. It is known that the location of Barcelona, ​​is available in Spanish and Catalan, Arabic and Englishبرشلونة يطلق موقعا باللغة الصينية

At the same time, Real Madrid, has six players nominated for the valley

ثمانية برشلونيين، مرشحين لجوائز LFPFor the best players in the leagueMade to the Technical Committee for the league championship of professional football, in the fourth edition, the names of the candidates in each of the categories that characterize the best players in the Premier League and Serie B for the 2011-2012 season. The goalkeeper Victor Valdes Barcelona in the best class of "keepers" with Iker Casillas. Mascherano was nominated and Bartra, along with Sergio Ramos, among other things, in the better class of "defense", and Busquets, Jonathan dos Santos and Xabi Alonso in the best class of "focal players." While Iniesta or Ozil will compete to distinguish the "best midfielder." Finally, how could it be otherwise, Messi and Cristiano candidates for best of class "strikers", accompanied by another player from Almrnga, a Karim Benzema. Of course, Isaac Bashevis Cuenca has plenty of numbers to win prize "the best young talent" in the season.  Will be sent a list of candidates for all coaches of first and second class who participated throughout the season to vote for who deserve the awards, which will be including a former Barcelona coach, Pep Guardiola, who will take part in the selection of winners. The Association will select the "best coach" and "best player" in the league. While fans will decide who will receive the award for 'best playmaker. "

Barcelona: Villanova agrees to contract with the club for two years

برشلونة: فيلانوفا يوافق على التعاقد مع النادي لعامين Said rival FC Barcelona in the Primera Liga club said on Wednesday that Tito Vilanova and agreed to the Catalan club training for two years. Barcelona said via his page on the Twitter social networking on the Internet, "Villanova will sign the contract on June 15. And will be presented to the media and fans on Friday at the Nou Camp."

Messi 10

Messi

Personal biography

Leo Messi, with two Ballon d'Or awards to his name (2009 and 2010), is the best player in the world. This modest Argentinian has speed, dribbling and shooting skills. But despite so many individual virtues, he is also a remarkable team player.
This Argentinian striker's footballing career started in 1995 at Newell's Old Boys, where he played until the year 2000. At the age of 13, Lionel Messi crossed the Atlantic to try his luck in Barcelona, and joined the Under 14s.
Messi made spectacular progress at each of the different age levels, climbing through the ranks of the different youth teams and then Barça C, followed by Barça B and the first team in record time.
In the 2003-2004 season, when he was still only 16, Messi made his first team debut in a friendly with Porto that marked the opening of the new Dragao stadium. The following championship-winning season, Messi made his first appearance in an official match on October 16, 2004, in Barcelona's derby win against Espanyol at the Olympic Stadium (0-1).
With several first team players seriously injured, the services of several reserve team players were called upon, and Messi became a regular feature of Barça squads. On May 1, 2005, he became the youngest player ever to score a league goal for FC Barcelona - against Albacete when Messi was only 17 years, 10 months and 7 days old. That record would eventually be beaten by Bojan.
At the Under 20 World Cup in Holland, Messi not only won the title with Argentina, but was also the leading goalscorer and was voted best player in the tournament. Aged 18 years, he had become one of the hottest properties in the world game. Shortly after, he made his first full international appearance in a friendly against Hungary.
His breakthrough as a player came in the 2005-06 season, starting with an amazing performance in the Joan Gamper Trophy match against Juventus. He was also outstanding at the Santiago Bernabéu, in Barcelona's unforgettable 3-0 win, and also at Stamford Bridge, in the Champions League match against Chelsea. Injury kept him sidelined for much of the latter stage of the season. Messi played a total of 17 league games, 6 in the Champions League and 2 in the Copa del Rey. Messi scored eight goals.
The following season Messi moved up a gear and astounded the world with goals such as the one he scored against Getafe in the King's Cup. In the 2006/07 season, and even though the team didn't win any titles, the Argentine was second in the FIFA World Player awards and third in the Golden Ball. He continued to develop in the 2007/08 campaign, when he scored 16 goals and gave 10 assists in the 40 games he played in. In 2008, Leo Messi was runner up in the FIFA WORLD PLAYER AWARD for the second season in a row.
In the 2008/09 season, and now without Ronaldinho alongside him, Messi continued to be the main star of the Barça line up. He managed to stay injury free all season, and played 51 games, scoring 38 goals. The Argentinian was also fundamental in the two finals, scoring Barça's second goals in both. El año 2009 ganó el FIFA World Player y Balón de Oro.
How far can Leo Messi go? He was the league's top scorer in the 2009-10 season and equalled Ronaldo's historic total of 34 goals (96-97). He scored the goal against Estudiantes de La Plata that gave Barça the Club's first World Club Cup.
But without settling for that, the Argentinian went even further in the 2010/11 season, scoring no fewer than 53 official goals, a Spanish record only bettered by Cristiano Ronaldo (that very same season). Messi, like in Rome, played a vital role in the Champions League final at Wembley were scored a scorcher from outside the area to put his team ahead.

The season 2011/12 is when Messi moves past César Rodríguez's record of 232 goals to become the Club's all time top goalscorer. He achieves this on the 20th of March 2012 in a 5-3 victory over Granada in which he scores a brilliant hat-trick.
Messi also consolidated his place in the national side, now having played at two World Cups (2006 and 2010) and two Copa America (2007 and 2011) for Argentina. In 2008 he also went to the Olympic Games in Beijing, where his country won gold.

Puyol 5

Puyol

Puyol 5

  • Personal biography

    Carles Puyol began his footballing career in the local team of the small town where he was born, La Pobla de Segur. His talent soon attracted wider attention and, at the age of 17, he was signed up for the Barca academy at La Masía.
    He rapidly became a fixture in Barca B and then progressed to make his debut with the first team on 2nd October 1999 against Valladolid at the orders of Louis Van Gaal. His appearances became more and more frequent until he made the right back position his own. Thanks to his determination to improve and a tremendous work rate, Carles Puyol adapted to the position of central defender.
    In the 2003-2004 season, having been chosen as third captain, he played a vital role in the team's sensational run of form that led to the runners-up place in the league. Puyol made 27 appearances in the league and seven in the UEFA Cup.
    However, Carles Puyol had to wait until the 2004-05 season to win his first medal with Barca. He was, by then, captain of the first team and an essential part of Frank Rijkaard's league championship winning side. At the end of the season, he finally saw his dream come true of lifting the league trophy in the Nou Camp.
    During the 2005-06 season, he played as well as he had the previous year. The Barça captain had the honour of being presented with the league title trophy before the game against Espanyol, before lifting the UEFA Champions League in Paris after the monumental victory against Arsenal in the Saint-Denis Stadium. Puyol only missed five matches all season and none through injury. On three occasions he was rested by coach Frank Rijkaard and was then suspended for the other two games which he did not play in. He also scored one goal as he headed home during the 5-0 victory against Real Sociedad on October 30, 2005.
    At the end of the following season in 2006/07 (in which he played in 35 of 38 League games), Carles Puyol suffered the worst injury of his career when the League was already over. He damaged ligaments in his knee in a friendly played in Pretoria on 20 June 2007 and this kept him out until 29 September. Despite missing the first months of the competition, the club captain finally played in 30 League games in the 2007/08 campaign.
    In the treble winning season 2008/09, Carles Puyol was once again Barça's most versatile defender. Guardiola used him as a right back in the Champions League final, a left back in the Copa del Rey final and also as centre back in most games. A great utility player, he also showed he can score goals, such as his header in the historic 6-2 win at the Bernabéu. In Rome he made history by becoming the first Barça captain to lift the Champions league trophy twice.
    In the 2009-10 season he won his fourth league title. The captain is incredibly consistent and is one of the defenders most used by Pep Guardiola in the heart of defence.
    Puyol was less fortunate in 2010/11, where despite winning his fifth league and third Champions League, he only played 27 matches (his fewest appearances since 2000/01). Towards the end of the season, he underwent arthroscopy on his left knee to extract loose cartilage from his femur.
    Carles Puyol is also a fixture in the Spanish national side, with which he played in the 2002, 2006 and 2010 World Cups and in the European Championships in 2004 and 2008. In the latter he was key figure as Spain won the title in Vienna.
    In the summer of 2010 he won the only club or international medal that was missing from his collection. One of the cornerstones of the team, he played in all seven matches and scored the only goal of the semi-final against Germany – a header similar to his goal in the historic 2-6 victory in the Bernabeu.

Luis Enrique quits as Roma coach, director says


AS Roma's head coach Luis Enrique
Luis Enrique has quit as manager of AS Roma, putting an end to a troubled reign in charge of the Serie A side, the club's general director confirmed on Friday.

"His work was good. At a certain point it wore him out and he felt the need to stop," general director Franco Baldini told Sky. "He won't be training anywhere next season.

"We invited him to take all the time he needed to decide, hoping right until the end that he would stay."

Italian media had reported Luis Enrique's departure on Thursday, after a video surfaced of him apparently saying to goodbye to the players at the club's training ground, but neither Roma, nor the coach himself, confirmed the news.

The season has been a tough one for Roma, whose new owners, led by American Thomas DiBenedetto, put the Spaniard in charge of a long-term project that they hoped would make the club as successful as the big three of AC Milan, Juventus and Inter Milan.

However, the club have suffered 14 defeats, are seventh in the league with one game to play and may not qualify for Europe next season.

The club remained publicly supportive of Luis Enrique but it was clear that pressure from fans and the local media irritated him.

Baldini said the club was committed to a flamboyant style of play which would continue under the new manager.

"The project hasn't failed, we want to carry on playing a certain type of football, and from league statistics Roma is the team that has had more possession than any other, and is third behind Juve and Milan for territorial dominance and pass completion.

"This says a lot about the quality of play. The failure has been how our league campaign went, but the style of play was want we wanted from the beginning.

Former Roma striker Vincenzo Montella, who coached the club in the second half of last season after Claudio Ranieri's departure, has been tipped to take Luis Enrique's place but Baldini said the club had not yet lined up anyone.

"I don't know (about Montella). From when we knew that Enrique was leaving we have thought about alternatives, but we haven't had the time to contact anyone.

"I don't know how long it will be before we know the name of our new coach, (but outgoing Barcelona coach Pep) Guardiola would be science-fiction."

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