Luis Enrique is out as head coach of Spain. The move comes less than a month after he labeled himself as the best coach in the world. Royal Spanish Football Federation announced the decision following the team's shock World Cup knockout loss to Morocco on Tuesday. "The RFEF would like to thank Luis Enrique and […]

Spain’s progression to the knockout stage of the 2022 World Cup is almost secure, despite Sunday’s draw with Germany, but is Luis Enrique the best coach in the world? This may seem like a rather bizarre question. However, these were the exact words used by the Spanish coach to describe himself. Luis Enrique took the […]

Barcelona (AFP) – Barcelona coach Luis Enrique hinted he will follow Pep Guardiola's lead by taking a sabbatical rather than seeking a new job when he steps down at the end of the season. Enrique announced last month he will not renew his contract at Camp Nou despite winning eight trophies in his three-year reign […]

Barcelona (AFP) – Barcelona coach Luis Enrique ended speculation over his future on Wednesday by confirming he will leave the Catalan giants at the end of the season, blaming the huge pressure of the job for his decision. "I will not be the coach of Barcelona next season," Enrique said after Barca's 6-1 thrashing of […]

Barcelona (AFP) – Barcelona coach Luis Enrique ended speculation over his future on Wednesday by confirming he will leave the Catalan giants at the end of the season. "I will not be the coach of Barcelona next season," Enrique said after Barca's 6-1 thrashing of Sporting Gijon in La Liga. "It is a difficult, measured […]

Barcelona (AFP) – Barcelona boss Luis Enrique insists his side's reliance on Lionel Messi is perfectly normal when you have "the best player in the world" on your side. Messi has kept Barca's La Liga title challenge alive with late winners in 2-1 wins over Leganes and Atletico Madrid in their last two outings to […]

Barcelona (AFP) – Under-fire Barcelona coach Luis Enrique has the total support of his players, influential central defender Gerard Pique insisted on Monday. Pique was keen to rally fans to the cause after they had booed the team during a 2-1 league win over lowly Leganes on Sunday, as the fallout from a 4-0 Champions […]

Barcelona (AFP) – Barcelona boss Luis Enrique again avoided questions over his future on Wednesday as speculation grows that he could walk away from the Spanish champions at the end of the season. Enrique has won eight trophies in two-and-a-half years in charge but is out of contract at the end of the season and […]

After five major honors in his first two seasons in charge at Barcelona, manager Luis Enrique set himself high standards at the Camp Nou. Indeed, Luis Suarez and Ivan Rakitic arrived in the same summer as the former Blaugrana midfielder and in the main, they haven’t looked back since. Enrique tweaked the system to get […]

Barcelona boss Luis Enrique urged his side to show they are still the best team in the world in the final two months of the season after suffering a second consecutive La Liga defeat 1-0 at Real Sociedad on Saturday. The European champions saw their lead at the top of La Liga shrink to three […]

Far from riding on the euphoria of his team's 4-0 thrashing of Real Madrid, Barcelona coach Luis Enrique warned Monday that "flattery weakens" and said the club still had not won anything. "Flattery weakens. We are in a phase of flattery but the team is intelligent enough and the players know that playing football and […]

Barcelona manager Luis Enrique has once again insisted he is counting on Pedro before the start of the new season which kicks off next Tuesday. But while the Spanish coach wants the forward to stay, he realizes the player's future at the Camp Nou is in doubt. Yesterday it was reported that officials from Barcelona […]

Barcelona president Josep Bartomeu responded to speculation linking Pedro with a move to Manchester United by stating the club had not received any offers for any member of their squad. Despite signing a contract extension with Barcelona last season, Pedro is understood to be keen on leaving the Catalan club because of their wealth of attacking […]

Barcelona manager Luis Enrique will not change his tactics against Bayern Munich despite holding a 3-0 advantage heading into today's Champions League semi-final return leg in Germany. Most managers would have their team take a more defensive approach if they were holding a three-goal advantage in the second leg of a cup tie. However, Enrique has […]

Barcelona manager Luis Enrique does not believe Pep Guardiola's first-hand knowledge of Barca's players will be a major factor over the two legs of their Champions League semi-final against Bayern Munich. On Monday, Bayern forward Thomas Müller said Guardiola "knows Barcelona better than anyone" and hinted the manager would provide the German champions with "the recipe" to defeat […]