Madrid, Spain | XINHUA | FC Barcelona striker Luis Suarez has spoken out about his situation at the club in the wake of Barca’s 8-2 defeat to Bayern Munich in the Champions League and the subsequent decision to replace Quique Setien with Ronald Koeman as first team coach. Barca President …
Read More »Koeman: I want Messi to stay
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | New FC Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman said on Wednesday that one of his main priorities is to keep Leo Messi at the club. Barca’s 8-2 defeat to Bayern Munich in the Champions League last Friday sparked rumors that after the frustration of another European failure …
Read More »Barca sporting director Abidal follows Setien out of the door
Madrid, Spain | XINHUA | FC Barcelona on Tuesday confirmed that sporting director Eric Abidal has left the club less than 24 hours after Quique Setien was sacked as team coach. The club gave the news in a communique which reads “FC Barcelona and Eric Abidal have reached an agreement …
Read More »FC Barcelona sack coach Setien and announce ‘restructuring’ of first team
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | FC Barcelona sacked coach Quique Setien on Monday following an emergency directors’ meeting called in the wake of Friday’s 8-2 UEFA Champions League defeat to Bayern Munich. The club confirmed the decision in a communique issued after a meeting that lasted for over four …
Read More »Time running out for Setien as Barca to hold Directors’ meeting on Monday
Madrid, Spain | XINHUA | FC Barcelona coach Quique Setien’s time left at the club can probably be measured in hours after club president, Josep Maria Bartomeu called an emergency meeting of the club’s Board of Directors for Monday in the wake of Friday’s 8-2 humiliation in the quarterfinal of …
Read More »Pique laments Barca’s collapse, offers to leave
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Barcelona defender Gerard Pique, who has been with the club since 2008, lamented the team’s humiliating 8-2 loss to Bayern Munich in the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals here on Friday. Pique said he was embarrassed and offered to leave if the decision is better for the …
Read More »How Bayern got back to Europe’s top table
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | While Bayern Munich’s semi-final opponent has yet to be found; only a few questions remain after an unparalleled demonstration of force. Who in Europe can stop this Bavarian football machine that crushed Spanish giant FC Barcelona by 8-2? And: How did the 2013 treble winner …
Read More »Bayern thrash Barcelona 8-2 in UEFA Champions League quarters
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Bayern Munich hammered Barcelona 8-2 here on Friday to roar into the UEFA Champions League semifinals and made the history of scoring most in a knockout stage of the European clubs’ top tournament. Barcelona, humiliated, conceded eight goals for the first time since the 1946 …
Read More »Messi on higher level than Lewandowski, says Setien
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | FC Barcelona coach Quique Setien compared Lionel Messi to Bayern Munich forward Robert Lewandowski and he insisted on Thursday that the Pole “is not at the level of Leo.” On Friday, Barcelona will face Bayern in the Champions League quarterfinal in Lisbon. The match is …
Read More »Lewandowski on his way to breaking Ronaldo’s record
Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | The bag of Robert Lewandowski was packed in no time before the Pole boarded the plane heading for Portugal’s capital Lisbon this Sunday afternoon. A brief smile went over the face of the 31-year-old Bayern Munich striker as the Bavarians took off to attend the …
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