Tag Archives: Barcelona

BARCELONA: Lionel Messi will celebrate his 600th start for Barcelona in what his manager Ernesto Valverde hails as “a monstrous” achievement. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner becomes only the third player to reach the milestone for the Catalan club after ex-playmaker Xavi Hernandez (767 appearances) and the current captain Andres ...

MADRID: A Spanish judge issued an EU arrest warrant for Catalonia’s deposed separatist leader Carles Puigdemont on Friday, a day after he failed to appear for questioning over his role in the region’s tumultuous independence drive. The announcement added to anger and dismay in a second straight night of demonstrations ...

  BARCELON: Catalonia’s silent supporters of Spanish unity found their voice on Sunday, thronging into the center of Barcelona as part of a huge rally that reverberated with chants in support of a united Spanish state and against agitators for independence. They demonstrated solidarity with the vilified national police and ...

BARCELONA: A man accused of being involved in the terror attacks in Spain has told a courtroom that a bigger atrocity was planned, according to judicial sources. Mohamed Houli Chemlal reportedly confessed to police and a judge under questioning at Madrid’s National Court. The 21-year-old is one of four detained ...

The actress, who just a day earlier had been relaxing in the city, including visiting the Sagrada Familia church, was near the scene by chance. At the time of the attack she tweeted that she was “hiding in a restaurant freezer … praying for the safety of everyone here”. In ...

BARCELONA: Hours after a van drove into a crowd of people in Barcelona, Spain, Spanish police say they’ve thwarted a second terrorist attack. Police say five suspects wearing explosives were killed after a shootout with security forces in the Catalan coastal town of Cambrils located about 70 miles southwest of ...

MADRID: Neymar’s world record move to Paris Saint-Germain is set to be completed when the player jets into France on Friday after the Brazilian paid his 222 million euro ($263.6 million) buyout clause to Barcelona. Barca confirmed Neymar’s lawyers “made the payment of 222 million euros in the player’s name” ...

Iconic Brazilian and Barcelona football player Ronaldinho has thanked Karachi and Pakistan for warn welcome, love and support for him and his fellow players. The Brazilian star and other famous footballers including Roberto Corlos, Ryan Giggs, Nicolas Anelka, George Boateng,  David James and Luis Boa Morte are in Pakistan to ...

MADRI: Lionel Messi scored his 500th career goal for Barcelona to give the Catalan club a dramatic 3-2 win in injury time against 10-man Real Madrid in the “clasico” on Sunday, leaving the Spanish league title race wide open. Messi netted his milestone goal – his second of the night ...

STAR Brazilian footballer Ronaldinho will visit Pakistan to play an exhibition match in Pakistan. The 36-year old ambassador of the Spanish football club Barcelona has confirmed his availability to visit Pakistan for the match, according to the report. It, however, didn’t mention date of the match and it was also ...