
We already knew Iker Casillas wasn’t likely to play again, but the end of his career was officially confirmed yesterday when he announced the beginning of a new chapter in his life...

‘It all began with Atleti,’ we could say, paraphrasing Piqué. Barça lost to the rojiblancos in the Super Cup semi, and we could add that it was in incredible circumstances.

For me, one of the abiding images of Sunday's Clásico is that of Casemiro beating the turf in reaction to Vinicius Júnior's goal...

The prelude to Saturday's Barça-Eibar game began with a massive show of discontent from home fans towards club president Bartomeu.

Quique Setién's Barça produced more than a thousand passes during Sunday's game but looking closely at this data, more than 70% of these combinations were backwards...

Style is non-negotiable, something sovereign… This is often heard in football and hangs on the lips and keyboards of the many Barcelona journalists that monitor the life of the club.

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