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Cesc’s Barca rumours resurface

Date: 3rd February 2010 at 10:06 am | Written by
Arsenal midfielder Cesc Fabregas will one day return to former club Barcelona, according to the Spanish club's vice-president Alfons Godall. Fabregas left the Catalan club as a teenager in 2003 to join the Gunners where …

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Guardiola backed for Barca stay

Date: 18th January 2010 at 1:26 pm | Written by
Barcelona president Joan Laporta remains confident that head coach Pep Guardiola will sign a new contract at the Camp Nou, despite reported interest from Manchester United. The 39-year-old enjoyed a dream first season in charge …

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Barca rule out Robinho swoop

Date: 21st December 2009 at 2:59 pm | Written by
Barcelona president Joan Laporta has confirmed that he is not interested in signing Manchester City striker Robinho in the January transfer window. Robinho has been linked with a switch to the Nou Camp since the …

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Arsenal to fall victim to another presidential transfer charade?

Date: 17th December 2009 at 4:40 pm | Written by
fabregas_280x390_742041aBarcelona president Joan Laporta is set to stand down at the end of the season and the race to replace him is starting to hot up. As each candidate attempts to …

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Barca back in for Fabregas

Date: 17th December 2009 at 10:24 am | Written by
Barcelona president Joan Laporta is refusing to give up hope of persuading Arsenal to part company with Cesc Fabregas. The 22-year-old Gunners skipper is continually linked with a return to his first club and …

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Barca dismiss Toure exit talk

Date: 1st December 2009 at 1:47 pm | Written by
Barcelona have moved swiftly to play down reports linking unsettled midfielder Yaya Toure with a move to the Premier League. The Ivory Coast international and brother of Manchester City defender Kolo voiced his anger at …

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Pep cut from same Arsene Wenger cloth

Date: 25th November 2009 at 3:00 pm | Written by
Could Guardiola be the man to bring the Champions League trophy to Arsenal? Josep Guardiola grabbed the headlines last season when he did the treble with Barcelona winning the Spanish League, Spanish cup and …

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Fabregas could stay for life

Date: 23rd November 2009 at 3:29 pm | Written by
Captain Cesc Fabregas claims he could stay at Arsenal for life after rejecting the latest speculation linking him with a return to Barcelona. The 22-year-old Spain midfielder is continually linked with a return to …

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La Liga and the incessant manager merry-go-round

Date: 19th November 2009 at 3:30 pm | Written by
Pellegrini: Expected to be a casualty of Spain's demand for success Life can be pretty tough on a manager. Chairman’s attitudes always seem to differ and the situation can be one where a manager …

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Barcelona Hall of Fame: Pep Guardiola

Date: 17th November 2009 at 2:33 pm | Written by
GuardiolaJosep Guardiola Sala, born in the Santpedor district of Barcelona on the 18th of January 1971 is renowned as one of the best defensive midfielders ever to play football after a glorious …

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