Barcelona

I visited Barcelona for the first time in April 2000, well over a decade ago. How time flies! At that time, I had not traveled extensively in Europe, and my first look at Gaudi's famous unfinished cathedral, La Sagrada Familia, was breathtaking. Since that first trip to Barcelona, I've been back many times, and each time I travel to the cathedral to see what changes have been made. Progress has been slow. It's been under construction for over...  

It's not a phrase that usually gets said out loud, but you have to feel sorry for Cristiano Ronaldo. The Real Madrid player has just finished the season of his life, winning Spain's La Liga while vanquishing the club's hated Catalan foes Barcelona.  

SportigeLionel Messi, Greatest Season Ever, Best Player in HistorySportigeThere was no way Lionel Messi wasn't going to score on Pep Guardiola's sending off match. Barcelona was not going to lose in Guardiola's final match on the touchline. In a season that is individually grand and team-wise disappointing, no one was about ...FC Barcelona Vs. Athletic Bilbao, 2012 Copa Del Rey Final: The Art Of Saving A ...SB NationLiverpool owners chasing...  

BARCELONA, Spain — Cesc Fabregas will be pushing to be fit for Spain's European Championship opener against Italy after Barcelona says the midfielder will be out injured for up to 10 days. Barcelona says Fabregas will be sidelined seven to 10 ...  

"Now I will rest and try in the future a new challenge." Barcelona's defense coped without injured trio Carles Puyol, Eric Abidal and Daniel Alves, while Pedro got the nod in attack over Cesc Fabregas. Bielsa pushed Javi Martinez up from ...  

BARCELONA gave coach Pep Guardiola the perfect send-off, beating Athletic Bilbao 3-0 to win the Spanish Cup in his last match in charge after a memorable four seasons in the Catalan hot seat. Lionel Messi, with his 73rd goal of the season, and a Pedro ...  

MADRID -- Soccer superstar Lionel Messi cemented his goal-scoring world record at a scarcely believable 73 goals in 60 games as he helped Pep Guardiola sign off from Barcelona with one final trophy. Messi scored in between two goals from Pedro Rodriguez in ...  

Five-goal games - 1 (Champions League record; previous record, 4, shared by several) NOTE: Cristiano Ronaldo scored 46 Spanish league goals this season and had seven league hat tricks. Copyright 2012 by STATS LLC and The Associated Press. Any commercial ...  

The game has extra symbolism as it's Pep Guardiola's final game in charge. He's spent the time since Barca's final league game holding farewell dinners for his players at Barcelona hotels and meeting journalist friends for meals. For someone who doesn't do ...  

Barcelona midfielder Cesc Fabregas has hailed outgoing coach Pep Guardiola as the best in the club's history ahead of his final game in charge of the Catalans. Guardiola will leave Camp Nou in the summer after four trophy-laden years which yielded two ...  

Cristiano Ronaldo feels that Barcelona's dominance is over after they were dethroned as La Liga champions by Real Madrid this season. The Catalans dominated Spanish and European football in recent years, but Real star Ronaldo is adamant that his side are ...  

Cesc Fabregas has warned Athletic Bilbao that Barcelona are ready for Friday's Copa del Rey final. Barca have not played since the 2-2 La Liga draw against Betis on May 12, but Fabregas is confident his side will be physically and mentally ...  

The Portuguese forward - who recently declared he was a better player than Lionel Messi - was asked to assess his team’s campaign, which saw them finally break Barcelona’s domestic dominance but exit the Champions League at the semi-finals stage.  

Real Madrid were crowned champions of Spain on Sunday with a record 100 points, nine clear of fierce rivals Barcelona as coach Pep Guardiola bade a fond farewell to La Liga. And with the campaign concluded, Goal.com looks at the cream of the ...  

The Albiceleste head-coach stated that El Pulga’s heroics in the 2011/12 season cannot be downplayed after his 72 goal season. Despite the best of efforts of Lionel Messi, Barcelona were unable to claim their 4 th successive La Liga title. La Blaugrana ...