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usbcable: ABSOLUTE WASTE of precious MB.

this is the height of mental laziness.
cant believe someone would expect the above to convince somebody that the midget is better.

abeg carry your rbbish post go where them go read amd dey begin drull saliva for mouth like ********** (dont make me say it)

lol!!!
Denial of a truth doesn't make it a lie...

Abu Mikey: @Philfearon, Catalunya gaining independence spells doom for La Liga, but that's if Clubs based in Catalonia decides to exit the Spanish league.

No more El Classico

Hell No!
Catalonia is almost a reality, but a Catalan league is more better than French League.
With Clubs like

F.C Barcelona
RCD Espanyol
Gimnastic et al

Catalan league might be a reality, but the biggest looser if the referendum turns a reality is the spannish national team.
With Key players like Xavi, Valdes, Busquets, Jordi Alba, Pique, Puyol, Fabregas and some fringe players, the spanish National team would be as bad as the national team of Ukraine.

Not forgetting Andres Iniesta, who would be left with a tough decision on which national team to play for.

Last Bullet: No to French League! Catalan teams would rather remain in La Liga!

lol!!
I can See the Whole world begging Barca not to leave la liga!!

Yahoo1: ok ....PBS....whats the full name and how much is the subscription? is the service in Awka? Thanks in advance

Popular Broadcasting Service,Aba
It should Work there too,its a cable tv!
The subscription is 2100naira....

Austeenx: [size=30pt][color=orange]7-0.[/color][/size]

U de solve Maths?

Krasid: Isn't there a bayern and barca thread.Take your arguments somewhere else.This place is only meant for royalty.

Na fear?

[quote author=barack_o_handso]@ philfearon, Interesting write up, but I don't think it's gonna be good for La liga if Catalunya gains independence. Barca leaving La liga? Hmmmn, talk of boredom and outright monopoly from Real madrid. No regular el-classicos, mind games and all. Catalunya may be realized but I don't think Barca should leave La liga.[/quote]It will Make sense somehow Shaa....
But Many Forces Who are Worldly Beneficiares of our Dear Club may because of Such Interest in Fcb make things Difficult for Catalunya so that "independence" doesnt happen!!

Austeenx: [color=orange]Real Madrid and Barcelona suppose form Association Of Bayern Munchen Wives And Girlfriends(AOBMWAG)[/color]

What is This one Saying?
Bayern Munich na Club?
For all their victories and bla bla bla,they cant attain the heights of Real Madrid in Football not to Talk of Barca!!
mtcheeeeeeew!!

Nomski0: ^^^ I'll soon start flogging all these Barcelona fans here. This is a Los Blancos thread......go to your thread na

The Frustration Its understandable my dear,Truth Hurts!!
Swallow Your pride and shame the Devil!!

****** WHY MESSI IS BETTER THAN
RONALDO*********
Lionel Messi's close control, his ability to
dribble out of tight situations, his vision, his
range of passing, his ability to leave a trail of
defenders on their backsides, his finishing
from inside and outside the penalty area, his
composure, his ability to remain calm under
pressure and much more all makes him the
best player in world football - and
subsequently a better footballer than Ronaldo.
Ronaldo might be faster, able to jump higher
and smash the ball harder - but that athletic
ability doesn't make him a better footballer
than Messi in terms of technical talent.
Ronaldo is a machine, but Messi was born
with a once-in-a-generation gift.
One of the things which sets good players
apart from great players is their decision
making - and part of Messi's genius is his
innate ability to chose the right option on a
scarily consistent basis.
You will rarely see him shoot when the pass is
available, or vice-versa, which is why Messi
has so many goals and assists to his name.
Ronaldo, though, likes to shoot from
everywhere - even if it doesn't always benefit
the team.
Put simply, he's a lot more selfish than Messi
on the pitch, and this can often hinder both
himself and Real Madrid.
Since the start of the 2009/10 season, Messi
has won the following: three La Liga titles,
one Copa del Rey, four Spanish Supercups, one
Champions League, two UEFA Super Cups and
two FIFA World Club Cups.
Oh, and he's also won four consecutive Ballon
d'Or awards - as well as countless other
individual accolades.
Ronaldo, meanwhile, has won one La Liga
title, one Copa del Rey title, and a Spanish
Supercup.
The Portuguese won the Ballon d'Or with
Manchester United in 2008, but has never
come close to Messi since he moved to Real
Madrid.
Sure, Messi has been part of a better team,
but Barcelona under both Pep Guardiola and
Tito Vilanova had Messi to thank on many -
many - occasions.
As Messi scores more goals, you might
naturally expect that Ronaldo sets more up for
his teammates. However, this isn't the case by
any means.
Messi is a true team player, as his assist
stats indicate. Since the start of the 2009/10
campaign, Messi has set up a whopping 58 La
Liga goals for his teammates.
Ronaldo? Just the 30 assists since his arrival
in Spain for a world record £80m fee.
There's not a whole lot between them,
admittedly, but since Ronaldo's arrival to La
Liga he has scored 152 league goals, while
Messi has netted 17 times more.
Now let's look at goals scored in all
competitions since the start of the 2009/10
campaign.
Messi, in those four-and-a-bit seasons, has
scored a remarkable 244 goals for Barcelona.
Ronaldo, on the other hand, has scored 212.

Ramzi at 19:09
The Football Mood Daily: Should Barcelona
leave La Liga to French league?


“We do not have the possibility of a
competitive league. There would be very few
teams and we would have to join another
league – we could adhere to the Spanish
league or perhaps the French league.”
Thats what Barcelona mayor Xavier Trias
replied when asked about the future of Catalan
clubs incase his wish -and many- turned real
and Catalunya became an independent
country.
It worth noting that Catalans' independence
will not be a walk at the park by any means.
Catalan main parties announced this month
that the voting for independence will take
place November 9, 2014 regardless of the
spanish desire to prevent such voting from
taking place at any cost. The fact that most
polls suggest over 57% of catalans will vote
for independence makes it a case of life or
death for Spanish central government.
Make no mistake, not only Catalunya is the
golden fish in Spain's existence - injects € 17
billion every year in Madrid's government
pocket, but it is also the state that may hold
the whole kingdom's destiny. If Catalunya
achieves independence, there is no reason to
doubt other states may follow. In fact, such
movement for independence will not be
welcomed on the european stage. There are
concerns this will create a trend (After
Scotland's movement for independence) that
other "nations" within european countries will
catch the infection, from the basque to
Bavaria.
Even if it happens that Catalunya gains
independence, there will be another battle
negotiating with the EU to become a member
- knowing that this will not be a given. The
concerns mentioned above may push
many European countries to complicate
Catalunya's attempt to join the EU. It fits the
current Europian countries (Such as Germany)
to send a clear message to other ambitious
"nations" within the established countries to
not make an attempt to follow that path.
This is where it is still unclear how the
Catalan clubs will deal with this period,
pending EU membership. Will they survive
playing a domestic competition till
a decision is made? It is yet to be clear
whether such clubs involvement in the
europe's continental competitions will have to
wait till the EU membership is decided. That
means, they will not be able to play in any
league in europe, be it Spain or france where
the table decides who plays in Continental
clubs' competitions.
If we put all the mentioned challenges and
concerns aside, will it be better for Barcelona
(Catalan clubs) to play in La Liga (Spanish
leagues) or get into the french league?
Such possibility is not a first. Existing
examples like Swansea City, Cardiff City, and
most appropriate (for this case) AS Monaco
all plays in the leagues manages by/in other
countries. If Catalan clubs ended up playing
their own independent league they will no
doubt be in the losing end compared to Spain.
La Liga will no doubt lose a lot but not as
much as FC Barcelona and Espanyol will
incase such arrangement took place. On the
other hand, If Catalan clubs joined french
leagues, the mentioned clubs and french
football will benefit immensely, which may
encourage Platini and co to do their best for
that alternative to happen.
For the french national team, this will boost
the french squads from youth to first team
with quality that will make France the football
nation to beat. We are talking here about the
backbone of the victorious Spanish football,
the golden generation, added to the quality
already representing France.
For Ligue one, Adding FC Barcelona (and
Espanyol) to the likes of PSG, AS Monaco will
boost the value of the league in general on
many levels. First, the competition for the title
will be as good - if not better- than current La
Liga. Secondly, any football fan in the world
will be immensely interested to follow the
league, not only for the mentioned three
teams games against each other but also to
watch how FC Barcelona will perform against
the rest of the french teams (where almost
every game is the first in history to happen).
Another team that will create an amazing
match up with FC Barcelona is Marseille. This
is obviously not the best team in France but
is still the one with biggest fanbase and the
match against the Catalans guarantee a crazy
atmosphere in the stadium. In fact, this will be
the phenomena across the league for every
club facing FC Barcelona.
All that will be translated to money. TV return
and stadium attendance and overall
commercial value for the league. Even for
Barça fans, it will be more entertaining to
watch the club against Nantes, Toulouse,
Montpellier, etc... instead of the Spanish
middle to weak Spanish opponents, not for
any reason but the new experience.
The normal question is: What about el clasico?
There is no match like FC Barcelona Real
Madrid. Yet, I am not sure how comfortable
will it be for Catalan clubs in general to play
in the league of a country they divorced. I
assume the clasico matches will be more
nasty than we ever witnessed. That is why, it
may end up being more exciting if it happens
every once and while in the champions league
rather than four times or more every year. In
fact, it will be good if the two teams do not
meet in the first couple of seasons after
Catalan independence, giving a chance for the
storm to pass.
FC Barcelona's network in Spain is well
established and it provides La Masia with the
talents needed for the longterm success of the
club. Getting into French football may provide
another stream of young talents of different
characters and attributes that may perfect the
squads and prove an added value.
However, lot of questions will occur if such
transition happens. In Spain, FC Barcelona -
with Real Madrid- earns a lot from TV rights
and other financial streams that may not be
available for Barça in France for the short and
middle term. Clubs like PSG and AS Monaco
may have a better financial position than the
Catalan club. In the other hand, how will the
rest of french football community view the
catalan clubs? Outsiders? What impact will
that make on the little things that play a big
deal in the fairness of competition? How far
getting away from the continuos rivalry with
Real Madrid slowdown the improvement of
Barça, knowing that the two rivals were the
reason both kept on growing? How far will we
miss some of the most exciting games in La
Liga like the matches against Athletic Bilbao,
Atletico Madrid, Valencia, Sevilla...
Yet, Sandro Rosell's respond to what
Barcelona's Mayor suggested (Quoted above)
leaves no doubt about the future for the
current Board of Barça:
“There is no tradition, no rivalry with French
football. To me, what the Barcelona mayor
said is unbelievable.”
Unleash your football fantasies and visualize
the future of Barça in either of the two leagues
and decide where you wish Messi and co to
dominate!

FCBEscola helps make football popular in India
WWW.FCBARCELONA.CAT 12/28/2013 11:00
Two centres in Delhi, more than 3,000 children
across the country and 30 coaches with the
FCB seal, are the figures that go with this
project.
FC Barcelona is the first football club to
organise a nationwide project, via the
FCBEscola.
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FCBEscola in India
After three years of hard work, FCBEscola in
India is a reality. It was the most difficult
challenge facing the FC Barcelona official
school, which already has two centers in Delhi
at full performance, after overcoming hundreds
of obstacles, and is helping people to get to
know football in a country where soccer is
neither played nor followed on a grand scale.
1,300 million people, one club
Barça is the first football club to carry out a
global project all over the country, a country
with 1,300 million people, and where there is
no tradition of football, or even sport in
general. The most difficult, and most
ambitious, challenge for FCBEscola has seen
the light following many trials in cities like
Bangalore, Mumbai, Dehradum, Raipur,
Kolkata, Hyderabad, Goa and Delhi itself. To
carry out all these activities and entrance
trials, the training of FCBEscola coaches has
been, and still is, ongoing, and currently has a
coaching staff of 30 people.
Activities with over 3,000 kids
Currently, in the two centres that FCBEscola
already runs in Delhi, there are about 200
children who have passed the entrance trials
at the school, following different selection
processes, with 1,500 children at each centre,
to choose the best. FCBEscola has organized
activities right across the country, with more
than 3,000 children of differing level, helping
them understand football and giving the
children their first opportunity to play with the
ball. Out of the 200 kids who regularly
attended the FCBEscola in Delhi, two have
already been selected for the India Under-15
side. Currently, FCBEscola in Delhi welcomes
children up to 16-17 years of age.
Mass Presentation
The arrival of FC Barcelona to India, in the
form of the FCBEscola, was an incredible event
there, as could be seen at the official
presentation of the new FCBEscola centres in
Delhi, with over 200 media outlets covering
the event. FCBEscola has made football
popular in India since his arrival in the
country.

A study reveals that Barça is the foreign club
with the most followers in Brazil
. One in four Brazilians follow Barça, a figure
that today could be even higher, since the
study was carried out in July, just around the
time when Neymar signed for the Catalan
club . The second club, way behind Barça
(24.9%) is Real Madrid (11.8%), followed by
Milan (3.7%), Chelsea (2.7%), Manchester
United (2.5%), Bayern Munich (2%), Boca
Juniors (1.4%) and PSG (1.1%).
Fans of Club Atlético Mineiro, Ronaldinho’s
current team, are the ones who most follow
Barça: up to 30%. Gremio fans come second,
as 29.8% consider themselves Barça followers,
followed by Fluminense (29.1%), Cruzeiro
(29%), Vasco da Gama (28.7%), Corinthians
(27.6%), Santos (26.2%), Palmeiras (24.2%),
Botafogo (23.9%), Flamengo (23%), Sao Paulo
(22.5%) and International (17.1%).
The Brazilian interest in foreign football has
been on the increase in recent years. In 2010,
more than half of fans (58.7%) admitted that
that they did not follow any other club,
although Barça was already the favourite
amongst the fans, but with only 13.3%. Today,
45.9%, less than half, admit not being fans of
any foreign club, but Barça is still at the top,
and has almost doubled its percentage of
followers (24.9%).
The study was carried out by Stochos Sports
Entertainment and figures were obtained from
an analysis of 8,345 qualitative interviews,
carried out on people........

Yahoo1: what happened na...d last comment here na 26th dec!

anyway fellow cules,which do u recommend btw Metro-digital and HiTv cable in terms of viewing Live football matches..thanks

Go for PBS or Dstv.....

usbcable: see ya life.
we pay as at when due.
unlike defaulting employers of labor.
and its only in your miniature world CR is not value for money.
and how far with tax payers money wey una best player dey evade.

I see u have cooled down..That's good....make I go watch match then......

Krasid: Yet R.Madrid is still the most successful team in the champions league.That goes to show how great we are.Despite not winning it for years, we are still light years ahead of Barcelona.

Obo oto!!!!!!!!!
Which Champions league?
mtcheeeeeeeeeeew!!! Smh!!
Go and recheck ur history dude!!!!
You were only Champions in that 8man European cup lol!!!!!!!!!

homesteady: Sure! They now have the bragging right!
For heaven sake, they won you guys 2 consecutive times in your home! Dammit!
Crybaby Penaldo got a red card in one of the matches

Dude was so frustrated,he turned Jackie Chan

usbcable: they won twice and they are now our superiors?
SMH for this thought sense.

As far as Madrid is concerned at the moment,Na Athletic get mouth......

Snoggy: You're wrong sha...

but the pic is cute, isn't it?

I wonder what's cute in some white peepz jumping about like Xmas fowls!!!!!

usbcable: Ask forbes.
And ask Barcelona players and staff that were paid thier wages late some months after winning the treble.
And ask why FIFA would make Real madrid club of the century.
And ask why a club will always under represent the cost of a player like Neymar. Oh it has to do with taxes I guess. little wonder messi is being chased around to come pay up or jail up.

See who is talking? you have not even completed the payment for Modric not to talk of Bale.....
Maybe u were blind u didn't see the part where goal.com showed the news on our presidents clarification of the Neymar deal...
Or maybe u have forgotten wastage of heavy salaries on a player who scores useless and meaningless goals?
Go park well....

homesteady: They have given madrid the beating of their lives in 2 consecutive games in that santiago nonsense

Tell him......Maybe he is suffering Amnesia

usbcable: whatever it is you are drinking or smoking stop taking it.
....comparing Atleti with Real Madrid.
surely Barker fanboys are colomental.

it still doesn't make my previous statement a farce

Snoggy: Last week, I showed a barca fan the pic below and he was almost in tears I could feel his pain. All in all, he was ashamed!

More like a servant and master thing. Well! Well!
This is the definition of superiority.

You are really not okay!!
Is that pic not from that Your hard fought 1-0 victory in Copa del rey final 2011 abi na 2010?
Are u okay at all?
Lmho!!

Snoggy: This guy don divert!

divert go ur village abi?

Snoggy: Are you okay at all? Do you really want to compare Barca with Madrid?

Chineke!

Should be asking you!!
Madrid is a bunch of failed billions {€}Euro investment with nothing special about them!!
What has Madrid done for Football? Crappy capital bunch of debtors!!

usbcable: His quote is in same league as Einsteins theory of relativity
e=mc2
Krasid is infact a genius

THE LAST TIME I CHECKED,REAL MADRID HAVE NOT LEFT THE SHADOW OF ATHLETICO MADRID SINCE ONE YEAR+ NOW........

usbcable: His quote is in same league as Einsteins theory of relativity
e=mc2
Krasid is infact a genius

See insult!!!!!

Krasid: Barcelona will forever be in the shadows of R.madrid.That's how it was, that's how it is, and that's how it is meant to be.

Are u okay at all?

usbcable: obviously, you prefer to interpret my words the way you prefer.
NOW OPEN YOUR MIND FOR ONCE

if barcelona should break away from spain they still want to be part of spains laliga and not form a league of their own.

now tell me if what i just wrote is any different from what your eyes and brains preferred to read and translate

You said it like "they cant form a league!"..
They can form a league,just that it will be weak.....
2ndly,Should Barcelona break away from Spain{though i wouldnt like that,and i may not be really understanding why they want to separate from Spain},they will now have the option of joining Ligue1 or La liga!
But for the good of football itself,even Fifa will have to intervene!!