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Antoine Griezmann and Neymar have found themselves in a rather strange head-to-head battle this season. The two players are known to be good friends away from the pitch and the French forward shared a photo with the Brazilian online which showed both of them celebrating a goal using the very …

Mestre (Barça vice president) spoke to TV3 after the game and responded to reports Lionel Messi has turned down the club’s first offer of a new contract. He said that there will soon be good news in the coming weeks. “The truth is everything looks good,” Mestre told TV3 when …

The club confirms the injury of Lucas Digne in his hamstring, still not confirmed when he’ll be back to action. The player started the game, but was substituted in the 75th minute by Jordi Alba when Barça were 3-1 up. The tests carried out on the Frenchman have confirmed that …

VIDAL ISN’T HAPPY. Chile and Bayern Munich midfielder Arturo Vidal says FIFA would not lift a suspension for every player like the world governing body did for Lionel Messi this week. Arturo Vidal, who did not play in the March defeat to Argentina, suggested Messi received special treatment in his …

Barcelona assistant Juan Carlos Unzue knows the players and would make a good head coach, according to Ivan Rakitic. Ivan Rakitic believes Juan Carlos Unzue would be a shrewd choice as the next head coach of Barcelona. Unzue spent two years on Barca’s books as a player before becoming assistant …

Lionel Messi’s appeal against a four-match ban in World Cup qualifying for insulting a referee’s assistant was being heard by FIFA on Thursday (directing insulting words at at an assistant referee). With the appeal set for Thursday, some had expected Messi to personally visit the hearing to make his statement …

Everton manager Ronald Koeman dreams of coaching former club Barcelona but insists he is committed to the challenge of getting Everton into the Champions League first. Barcelona are seeking a new coach with Luis Enrique leaving the club at the end of the season, and Koeman – who spent six …

  Chile Coach Juan Antonio Pizzi will not be Luis Enrique’s replacement as the next Barcelona manager, according to his agent Ricardo Schlieper. Pizzi spent two years playing for Barca in the 1990s and also has managerial experience in La Liga, having briefly coached Valencia just over three years ago. …

  Kevin Gameiro turned down Barcelona in favour of a move to Atletico Madrid because he didn’t want to end up like Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Gameiro chose Atleti over a move to the Catalan giants last summer, in a deal that saw him depart Sevilla for around €30 million.  Gameiro: “I …