Archives: Barcelona

The UEFA Champions League matches that featured Premier League clubs last week really emphasized the gulf in class that currently exists between the top teams in England and the giants that lead the way in the Spanish and German divisions. … Continue reading →

Registration for the soccer trip of a lifetime ends this Monday, February 24. Tickets for Chelsea-Arsenal are already sold out, and only a few remain for Manchester United-Manchester City. Meanwhile, tickets are going fast for el Clasico featuring Real Madrid … Continue reading →

The Champions League is back in earnest after the first-legs of the opening four knockout ties were played this week. As is typically the case with Europe’s premier club competition, we’ve already had our fair share of quality, controversy and … Continue reading →

The first season Pep Guardiola managed FC Barcelona in 2008-09, his side became the first Spanish squad to accomplish the continental treble. Currently in his first year at the helm of Bayern Munich, the Catalan native is on pace to … Continue reading →

TONIGHT on World Soccer Radio 9PM ET/6PM PT – Nick and Danny discuss today’s Champions League action and what the future holds for Man City with Kartik Krishnaiyer of World Soccer Talk. Also, we’ll follow up on the weekend’s FA … Continue reading →

In his post-match interview, Barcelona midfielder Cesc Fabregas sent a message to critics by saying they’ll have to shut up for a few days after his club convincingly defeated Manchester City 2-0 at Etihad Stadium. “Everyone was saying ‘Barcelona is … Continue reading →

Manchester City have a mountain to climb in the second leg of its UEFA Champions League match after Barcelona took a commanding 2-0 win at the Etihad Stadium to damage City’s chances of making it to the quarter-finals. The turning … Continue reading →

Welcome back UEFA Champions League. We’ve missed you. Today marks the first matches in the Round of 16 with two mouthwatering games in store featuring Manchester City against Barcelona and Bayer Leverkusen versus Paris Saint-Germain. Here’s today’s TV schedule for … Continue reading →

Lionel Messi broke one record and moved closer towards another as Barcelona defeated Rayo Vallecano with ease. Real Madrid won 3-0 at Getafe and Atletico Madrid beat Real Valladolid by the same score as the three title contenders remain separated … Continue reading →

Reminder: The registration deadline for the World Soccer Talk European Experience closes today. Just 10 days ago, we launched the World Soccer Talk European Experience where we offered you a chance to go see Chelsea-Arsenal, Real Madrid-Barcelona and Manchester United-Manchester City. The … Continue reading →

Any passionate soccer fan looks forward to the knockout stages of the UEFA Champions League and undoubtedly the tie of the round (sorry Arsenal fans) is the heavyweight clash between Manchester City and Barcelona. Here I look at five reasons … Continue reading →

Despite being the most successful manager in the history of FC Barcelona, there are those who consider the current Bayern Munich manager to be overrated. Guardiola won thirteen trophies in four years as manager of FC Barcelona, including two UEFA … Continue reading →

World Soccer Talk has teamed up with Fandeavor to bring you an exclusive World Soccer Talk European Experience package so you can see several of the best teams in the world all in person during seven unforgettable days. Your trip … Continue reading →

This morning as the Staten Island ferry docked at its slip in Manhattan, it left behind it a wake of open water through the ice floe that has been building up in the harbor. It is an apt metaphor for … Continue reading →

La Liga’s top three all won at the weekend to leave the Spanish title race too close to call. Barcelona and Real Madrid enjoyed home wins against Malaga and Granada respectively while Atletico Madrid put four past Rayo Vallecano. Barcelona … Continue reading →

Barcelona and Atletico Madrid both dropped points but Real Madrid won again to close the gap on La Liga’s top two to a point and leave all three clubs embroiled in a three horse-race for the Spanish title.  Barcelona were … Continue reading →

Barcelona and Brazil star Neymar suffered a serious injury in the Copa del Rey match today against Getafe, and the player will be out of action for 3-4 weeks, but should be back in time for the UEFA Champions League … Continue reading →

Xavi is considering a move to Major League Soccer after the end of this season, according to several press reports in Europe. The Barcelona midfield star hasn’t addressed the possibility of moving to MLS, but he has said that “Being … Continue reading →