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December 22nd, 2009
Barcelona's Lionel Messi was crowned FIFA footballer of the year yesterday at a prestigious gala held in Zurich. The Argentine striker said he was "simply very happy" with the recognition and "being the first Argentinian to receive it, is a great honor." Not even his competitors for the top award had ...
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December 29th, 2009
FC Barcelona will start a tour tomorrow in their "Bus of Champions", which will travel to 110 communities of Catalonia and southern France to show off the six trophies they have won this year. The idea is to allow all fans to be photographed with the six cups (Liga, Copa del ...
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January 4th, 2010
As well as the recently reported rises in the rates of essential basic services such as electricity, gas and public transport, general taxes have also risen in the new year. The government has adopted higher taxes in efforts to address the drop in revenues caused
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January 5th, 2010
This evening, the eve of 3 Kings, sees the first of three games between Barcelona and Seville over the next few days. The Catalan and Andalusian sides meet in the first leg of the second round of the Copa del Rey tonight and will face each other in the
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January 6th, 2010
In the first of 3 games against Seville, Barcelona lost only their second game of the season at the Nou Camp. Sevilla, suffering from a severe lack of players due to injury and players away at the African Nations Cup, won 2-1 in the first leg of the knockout stages ...
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January 8th, 2010
Josep Guardiola, manager of Barcelona FC, has been chosen by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) as best club manager in the world for 2009. Guardiola has won with the largest points winning margin over the runner-up since 1987. The Catalan manager
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January 14th, 2010
The luck that accompanied Barcelona everywhere they went last season deserted them on Tuesday evening, with arguably one of their better recent performances against Seville in the Copa del Rey. Barcelona created countless chances to go up 1-0 in the 2nd leg Copa del Rey tie, against a Seville side that ...
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January 21st, 2010
Liverpool's Spanish striker, Fernando Torres, said he would love the 'reds' try to sign Valencian players David Silva and David Villa, with whom he plays with at international level. "If I could, I'd sign them as
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February 1st, 2010
Egypt was proclaimed champion of Africa yesterday for the third time, after beating Ghana 1-0 in the final of the Africa Cup Of Nations. A goal by Gedo, the top scorer of the tournament, aged 26, meant that Egypt became the only team in history to win three titles in ...
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February 2nd, 2010
In an Extraordinary General Assembly, the Spanish Football League (LFP) has ratified an agreement with the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) to allow football matches to be contested in La Liga (First Division) and la Liga Adelante (Second Division) on Mondays and Fridays respectively. The agreement means that Friday matches will ...
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