Almost certainly the best Barça left-back in history before Sergi Barjuán and Jordi Alba appeared. Born in Asturias in 1958, Julio Alberto came through the ranks of Atlético de Madrid, but, after not managing enough playtime with the Rojiblancos, he…
The shyness caused by the magnitude of a transatlantic like Barcelona has a new victim. A victim that was previously renowned for being the complete opposite to shy on the pitch: expressive, extroverted. Frenkie de Jong has fallen into transparency,…
Speed is defined as ‘the rate at which someone or something moves’. In football, there are several types of speed. Analyst and former Madrid manager Jorge Valdano grouped them into three different categories: 1 · Translation speed | This is…
On Saturday we want to get back to winning ways after two disappointing results but, while we will host them at the Camp Nou, our rivals are one of the toughest we could face at present. Not only are they…
In 2012 both were at the top of the world, while now they are in a renewal process. Frank Lampard, who lifted the big trophy as a player in that encounter at the Allianz, is now in charge of leading…
Martin Braithwaite joins Barcelona after the culés pay his release clause of €18 million. He joins until 2024, will have a buy-out clause of €300m, and he reinforces an attack that had been hampered by injuries and exits. Braithwaite joined…
Experience against youth. The old master against the new blood. Mourinho against the ‘mini Mou’. 32-year-old Nagelsmann is leading the ‘new gen’ of top coaches, and his approach is the epitome of the one that is dominating football nowadays. By…
Keep the fairytale going. If we went one by one, Valencia probably have more individual quality than their rivals, but the structure of Atalanta is more elaborated as Gasperini has been at Bergamo since 2016. He took them to the…
Their ID cards reveal inexperience, but in the innocent faces of the players lies their threat and power. A duel of babies: Håland (8 goals and 1 assist in the 19/20 UCL), Jadon Sancho (2 goals and 2 assists), Achraf…
Every day there’s a new turn in the FC Barcelona saga, with each episode being more shocking than the previous one. The signing of Boateng, the dispute with Valdés, the rejection of Puyol and Xavi, the ridiculous handling of Valverde’s…
