Leo happy 25th birthday

June 24th is Leo's birthday. Yesterday he celebrated its 25th birthday after а fantastic season in which he break all kind of scoring records. All fans all over the world can sand their best wishes through social networks to the best player of the world who has three Champions League winners medals and three Ballons d'Or. 

For his 25th birthday these are his gift for this year, three Ballons d'Or on the run and with Barca he's taken three Champions Leagues, five Spanish League titles, two Spanish Cups and two World Club Cups, among others.

Now after a number of games with Argentina, Messi is on a holiday, withs he has used to take part in a charity match in Bogota. 2012 Amazing season for Messi, having beaten records left, right and centre with 73 official goals. With his 50 League goals he earned his second Pichichi and his second Golden Shoe, and Champions League leading scorer for the fourth year on the run. With his third Ballon d'or he broke Cesar's record as the all-time Barca leading scorer in official games. Messi scored in all competitions this year, same racord set two years ago by Pedro. 

Now he is enjoying in the summer time waiting for the challenges coming  up next.

Guardiola admitted: I stopped to enjoy winning with Barca

Тhe former coach of Barcelona, ​​Pep Guardiola explained the reason that forced him to leave the Catalans, he didn't enjoyed in the game of his team. 41 year old strategist end his four-year career spent at Camp Nou and in those 4 years he has brought 14 titles for the club after which he decided to take a break from coaching profession.

"I didn't enjoyed any more in the victories with Barcelona in the Champions League and La Liga. It was very difficult to coach Barca, it requires too much energy."
Guardiola still does not deny that one day may return to Camp Nou. 
"I have not decided anything yet, we'll see what I am going to do. Maybe one day I will return to Barcelona, maybe not. But I will always have Barca in my heart. "

At the moment he is resting in Dubrovnik. Yesterday afternoon he landed by private jet in Croatia and immediately used the opportunity to walk around Dubrovnik, which could not have 'escape' of the local journalists. According to unofficial information, Guardiola in Dubrovnik should stay until middle of next week. There is accompanied by his wife Cristina Serra Guardiola, and their friends.

 

Messi broke all records this season!

Messi recorded one of his best ever seasons and breaking all possible records.Game by game he was better and better and he achieved to be written his name in the history of the game, breaking every scoring record he could. This season he complete with winning the Spanish Cup against Athletic Bilbao. Setting a new Club record, 35 league goals.This time he has beaten the Club record of 34 league goals in a season held by Brazilian striker Ronaldo since the 1996/97 season. The Argentine was officially named the highest scorer of the competition with 14 goals in 11 matches (1.27 goals per game). Mario Gómez finished second.

Messi equals Altafini.Messi’s 14 Champions League goals has equaled José Altafini’s goalscoring record in the competition set in the 1962/63 season. 49 years had to pass for someone to equal the AC Milan striker’s accomplishment. Messi is the first player to have scored 14 goals since the competition was renamed the Champions League. These 14 goals were scored against: BATE Borisov (2), Viktoria Plzen (3), AC Milan (3) and Bayer Leverkusen (5). His performance in the return leg of the quarter-finals, against the Germans, was especially stellar after netting a five-goal haul.
It’s worth noting that Messi was the highest scorer of the competition in the last three editions of the Champions League: 9 goals in the 2008/09 season, 8 goals in the 2009/10 season and 12 in the 2010/11 season.

Messi leads Ronaldo in the Pichichi race by five goals. Messi continues to raise the bar for most goals scored in a single La Liga season, which was previously set at 41 by Cristiano Ronaldo in the 2010/2011 season. The Argentine currently leads the Portuguese by five goals in the Pichichi race thanks to the four goals he scored against Espanyol this evening.

The Argentine genius took his La Liga goal tally to 50 goals, which sees him clear of Georgescu’s (47) record, as he fired 4 past the visiting team’s keeper. The Argentine goal-scoring machine, who smashed the record set in 1976 by the Dynamo Bucharest striker of most goals scored in a single season in a European league, has one more game to increase his La Liga goal tally.

Barselona ALL-time Top scorers list:
1.Lionel Messi (Argentina) 2005-               = 234 goals
2.Cesar Rodriguez (Spain) 1942-55            = 232 goals
3.Ladislao Kubala (Hungary) 1951-61         = 194 goals
4.Josep Samitie (Spain) 1919-32                = 178 goals
5.Josep Escola (Spain) 1934-49                 = 167 goals
6. Paulino Alcantara (Philippines) 1912-27   = 137 goals
7.Angel Arocha (Spain)  1926-33                = 134 goals
8.Samue Eto'o (Camerun) 2004-09             = 130 goals
9.Rivaldo (Brazil) 1997-02                         = 130 goals
10.Mariano Martin (Spain) 1940-48            = 124 goals

Abidal: Thank you Barcelona from the bottom of my heart

After his recent release from hospital, Eric Abidal took the time to say thanks via his official Facebook page to all the messages of support he has received. Eric Abidal is at home recovering from his liver transplant of 10th April after he was discharged from hospital on Monday and he used his official Facebook page to thank everyone for all the messages of support that both he and his cousin received whilst he was hospitalized. Abidal has special words of thanks for “all the staff at the Hospital Clinic” as well as the fellow patients he met while he was in hospital, who he told: “I wish all of you and your families the courage you need”.

Thanks to the Club, media and family!
The French defender also showed his gratitude for the support he received from the Club – from President Sandro Rosell to all of his teammates, the coaching staff, administrative personnel and doctors, as well as thanking the media for their: “understanding and discretion”, which had been very important for him.
Finally, Abidal made special mention of his wife: “who has been by my side every hour and every day”, as well as his family and his in-laws, before explaining that: “now is the time to rest and get my strength back” and that “I will continue to keep in touch with you all and let you know my news”.
source: www.fcbarcelona.com

FINAL COPA Del REI 2012

On the 25th this month, will play the final of the Copa del Rei between Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao. These two teams were the most successful in the Spanish Cup this year. Barcelona lost the game in the semifinal match from Chelsea in the Champions League, also they lost the first place in the Spanish Primavera. After all for Barcelona remains their last attempt for the title this year, the final match against Athletic Bilbao this Friday at the Vicente Calderón.

With Thursday afternoon’s session scheduled for the Camp Nou, this was the squad’s last training at the Ciutat Esportiva before the final. Guardiola again used the four B team players:  Montoya, Bartra, Dos Santos and Tello, also for the first time for this match hi brought in two Youth A players, defenders Sergio Ayala and Brian Olivan.

The last training for the final match is set for thursday at the Camp Nou at 19:00 behind closed doors. Before traveling to Madrid on friday morning Pep Guardiola will hold a press conference at the end of the training session.
There are speculations that he might be back in the team but only as part of the professional headquarters of Barcelona. He is tired of all problems and responsibilities as a head coach, so if he returns, he will be only part of the team but not a head coach.

Date: Friday, 05/25/2012 22:00
Competition: Copa del Rey
Stadium: Vicente Calderón
City: Madrid
Capacity: 54851
Television: TV3 - La 1 - La 1 HD
Referee: Fernández Borbalán

Drogba potentially in Barcelona next season !

Chelsea striker Didier Drogba (34), whose contract with Chelsea is running out this summer, according to the writings of El Mundo Deportivo, Drogba himself offered to Barcelona, but they refused him.  The player who was most angry on the game of Barcelona last year in the Champions League, this time hi offered himself to this team. After the big game in the grand semifinal in the Champions League between Barcelona and Chelsea, where Drogba was the most influential player and key to its victory against Barcelona, this player wants to become part of their team.

 

My personal opinion for a player like him there is no place in this great team of Barcelona, he can't even handle himself in this team. He is not a player who can play for Barca and contributes for this team. His carrier in Barca can be just like Ibrahimovic, nothing better, nothing longer. 

What do you thing?

Can he be part of Barcelona team?

Guardiola and Mourinho in his arms !!!

Sometimes these two big names in soccer were respect each other. Today they are the biggest opponent in the game. Like everybody in the world, like every child in the world, when they are young love and respect is in the first place. But when money and fame will take them in their hands everything around them becomes opposite. Today these two people cant stand each other, every game between theirs two teams is battle.

Enjoy in the video!