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Mourinho 'Wanted Pep As Barca Assistant'

Mourinho 'Wanted Pep As Barca Assistant'

Jose Mourinho wanted Pep Guardiola as his assistant had he been given the job as Barcelona manager, according to former Barca vice-president Marc Ingla. 26 Nov 2011
Guardiola Targets Top Spot

Guardiola Targets Top Spot

Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola insists overtaking Real Madrid before the Christmas break is "an essential objective". 26 Nov 2011
Guardiola: I Am Nothing Without My Players

Guardiola: I Am Nothing Without My Players

Coach Pep Guardiola has played down his contribution to Barcelona's run of success, despite the club winning three Spanish league titles, one Copa del Rey, one club world championship and two Champions League crowns during his spell in charge. 25 Nov 2011
Barca Too Good For AC Milan

Barca Too Good For AC Milan

AC Milan 2 Barcelona 3 24 Nov 2011
Puyol Expecting a 'Highly Motivated' Ibrahimovic

Puyol Expecting a 'Highly Motivated' Ibrahimovic

Barcelona captain Carles Puyol expects former team-mate Zlatan Ibrahimovic to be "highly motivated" when he comes up against his old side on Wednesday. 22 Nov 2011
Guardiola Undecided On Messi Involvement

Guardiola Undecided On Messi Involvement

Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola is in two minds whether to play superstar Lionel Messi in Saturday's La Liga clash with Real Zaragoza. 20 Nov 2011
Draw Made for Club World Cup

Draw Made for Club World Cup

European champions Barcelona will play the winners of the clash between Esperance and Al-Sadd in the semi-finals of the FIFA Club World Cup. 18 Nov 2011
Barca Chief's Warning to Uefa

Barca Chief's Warning to Uefa

Barcelona president Sandro Rosell today urged the Premier League to slash a fifth of its clubs - and acknowledged that a European superleague is still being considered by Europe's elite. 16 Nov 2011
All to Play for In Cup Tie - Guardiola

All to Play for In Cup Tie - Guardiola

Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola believes his side's Copa del Rey tie against Hospitalet is "wide open" after the reigning European champions could only manage an unconvincing 1-0 win in last night's first leg. 11 Nov 2011
Low-Key Cup Win for Barca

Low-Key Cup Win for Barca

European and Spanish champions Barcelona laboured to a 1-0 victory in the first leg of their Copa del Rey fourth-round encounter against unfancied Hospitalet this evening. 10 Nov 2011
Barca Will Never Be Sold - Rosell

Barca Will Never Be Sold - Rosell

Barcelona president Sandro Rosell has hit out at the growing trend of foreign ownership of major football clubs and insisted his own club will "never, ever be for sale". 8 Nov 2011
Pep Takes Pride In Battling Barca

Pep Takes Pride In Battling Barca

Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola insisted he had seldom been prouder of his side despite their battling draw away to Athletic Bilbao causing them to lose ground in the Primera Division title race. 8 Nov 2011
UCL Wrap: Messi Treble Takes Barca Through

UCL Wrap: Messi Treble Takes Barca Through

Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick as reigning champions Barcelona booked their place in the UEFA Champions League knockout stages with a 4-0 win at Viktoria Plzen. 2 Nov 2011
Barca Dominate Award Shortlist

Barca Dominate Award Shortlist

Seven members of the Barcelona side which claimed last season's Champions League and Primera Division double were today named on the 23-man shortlist for the 2011 FIFA Ballon d'Or. 2 Nov 2011
La Liga Wrap: Messi Tidies Up But Real Go Top

La Liga Wrap: Messi Tidies Up But Real Go Top

Lionel Messi scored a first-half hat-trick as Barcelona thrashed Real Mallorca 5-0 while Real Madrid provisionally moved to the top of the Primera Division standings after in-form Gonzalo Higuain fired them to victory over Real Sociedad. 30 Oct 2011
Guardiola Hails 'Unique' Iniesta

Guardiola Hails 'Unique' Iniesta

Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola lauded Andres Iniesta as "unique" after the Spain international helped the Champions League holders ease past Viktoria Plzen. 21 Oct 2011