'More than empowerment': record-breaking night at Camp Nou that may be repeated in April
91,553 attended Camp Nou for Barça Femení match as world press hails unprecedented feat
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Women’s football turns professional
Organizers aim for one of the best leagues in the world with employment terms and TV rights deals up for renegotiation
Historic Barça Femení break two league records with victory in Logroño
Lionel Messi came on from the bench to rescue Barcelona’s men’s team, while Sabadell extend unbeaten run to eight
Barça win first-ever women’s clásico against Real Madrid
Emphatic 0-4 victory gets FC Barcelona Femení off to a flying start to defend their league title
Barcelona face Napoli in first Champions League knockout round
Controversy in the final minutes of the Handball World Championship final, while La Liga sees two 2-2 draws for the Catalan sides
Catalan GDP forecast down over ‘uncertainty’ concerns, says top bank
BBVA lowers economic growth prospects for 2019-2020 and warns of long-lasting impact on international tourism
Catalan NBA stars power national team to Basketball World Cup QF
Barcelona’s women’s team thrashed the future Real Madrid, and a Catalan silver medal at the US Open
Ansu Fati becomes youngest Barça league scorer ever to save blaugrana blushes
Disappointment for Espanyol, while Catalans conquer Mont Blanc and the Basketball World Cup
Piqué on Catalonia playing competitive football: 'Let's see what happens in the future'
The Barcelona star highlighted his delight and pride at representing Catalonia in international football after beating Venezuela 2-1
Barça legends Gerard Piqué and Xavi to play for Catalonia in showpiece Venezuela friendly
The Catalan line-up will make their debut in a FIFA international window on Monday
Former FC Barcelona player and coach Johan Cruyff dies at 68
Johan Cruyff, a Barça player during the early seventies and one of its most iconic coaches later on, died this Thursday at the age of 68. Born in Amsterdam in 1947, he joined the Catalan squad in 1973 and relaunched its prestige by winning La Liga in 1974. He played 184 matches and scored 51 goals in the blaugrana shirt and was voted, on three occasions, world player of the year. However, his most revolutionary role was played from the bench. He was Barça’s coach for nearly 10 years and his name will always be linked to the ‘Dream Team’, the name popularly given to the squad which won the first European Cup for Barça at Wembley in 1992 and four successive La Liga titles between 1991 and 1994. Cruyff failed to overcome lung cancer and died after months of battling, surrounded by his family.
Barça player Munir makes his international debut aged 19
FC Barcelona's young player Munir El Haddadi made his full debut with the Spanish team in Spain's 5-1 win over Macedonia in their opening Euro 2016 qualifier in Valencia on Monday night. The 19-year-old player came on for Koke on 77 minutes of the game. Sergio Busquets scored his first goal for the international team, getting the third goal in first half injury time. Pedro also scored and Jordi Alba and Marc Bartra both played. Besides, Rafinha played the full 90 minutes in Brazil’s Under 21 team’s 2-2 draw against Lebanon in Doha.
Leo Messi and Jordi Alba in l'Equipe’s ideal team of 2013
On Thursday, the French sports paper announced its team of 2013, and there are two players from FC Barcelona in the eleven. They are the only FC Barcelona representatives in an XI dominated by Champions League winners Bayern Munich, with five players: Neuer, Lahm, Schweinsteiger, Müller and Ribéry. The rest of the team is made up by Vincent Kompany (Manchester City), Thiago Silva (PSG), Touré (Manchester City) and Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid). This is the second accolade of the week for Leo Messi, who was named player of the year on Tuesday by English newspaper ‘The Guardian’.