Category: Barcelona
Chess, Rugby and Football’s Other Outside Influences
Comparing football to chess feels like it lands somewhere between pretentious and tacky.
It definitely requires the use of a drop cap at the start [...]
Ramos & Pique: The Best of Friends – The Worst of Enemies
Sergio Ramos and Gerard Pique: Never before have a pair of players got on and played so well together at international level, yet treated one another [...]
The Brothers Alcântara: On the Path to Greatness
With extensive trophy hauls that even some of the most seasoned veterans are unable to boast of, the brothers Alcântara -- both the fruits of Barcelon [...]
Weekend Worldwide Five: Spare Beds, Fast & Furious, Sead Kolašinac, Barca’s Balls Up & Two to Watch
Worldwide five has a departure from the norm this week. From an unbelievable display of unity, to Barca dropping a European bollock AGAIN, your weeken [...]
Why Barcelona Crumbled vs Paris Saint Germain
Part of the #WFIFriday series, written by @JDNalton.
Paris Saint-Germain 4 (four), Barcelona 0
18' Á. Di María
40' J. Draxler
55' Á. Di Mar [...]
Alex Grimaldo: Benfica’s La Masia Left Back
There are few football academies that can hold a torch to Barcelona's La Masia in terms not only of the quantity of players produced, but also the qua [...]
Ramos’ Big Game Track Record Speaks for Itself
Twice this season, Sergio Ramos has shown us his ability to rise to a vital occasion, seize it, and put Real Madrid on his back. First, it was in this [...]
A Tedious Tactical Review of 2012 (Part II) – Between Barca and The Bundesland
Barcelona have shown during the last decade that they are one of the best sides in world football. Their performances have led to suggestions that the [...]
A Tedious Tactical Review of 2012 (Part I) – Honing the Inside Forward
Inside forward is often looked upon as an old fashioned and long defunct position in association football, and one which was only relevant in days gon [...]