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I don't know if I will continue at Barca – Pedro

Pedro Rodriguez has expressed uncertainty over his future at Barcelona despite claim by the club’s technical Secretary that he wants to leave the club. The 28-year old who scored Barca’s winning goal in the Super Cup final against Sevilla said ‘no’ when asked if he wants to leave the club but described his situation as difficult and complicated.

“The answer is no. But it is a difficult, complicated situation. When you know you may leave, it is difficult. The truth is that I had a good chance to play [in the Super Cup]. The coach has decided not to count on me. I don’t know, I don’t know if I will continue here,” he added.
“Today I’m here, and I’m happy. And if I go, I will go with my head held high having always given everything.” he concluded.
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Manchester United Edge Barcelona

English side, Manchester United continued their impressive tour record with a 3-1 victory over European champions, FC Barcelona. Goals from Wayne Rooney, Jesse Lingard and Adner Januzaj ensured United’s victory while Rafinha reduced the deficit with a decent volley.
David de Gea made his first appearance of the tour after overcoming a back injury, but there was no sign of Angel di Maria, who looks to be moving closer to a switch to Paris St Germain.
Rooney ended an eight-match goalless run by heading in Ashley Young’s first-half corner at the Levi’s Stadium, home of the San Francisco 49ers, in Santa Clara, California.
Shortly after making 11 substitutions, United doubled their lead in the International Champions Cup match thanks to Jesse Lingard’s shot from inside the box. Rafinha’s late volley gave Barca a glimmer of hope, but Adnan Januzaj hit back instantly to give Louis van Gaal his third win of the club’s pre-season tour of the United States.
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Barcelona will fight Premier league for best players

Barcelona president, Josep Bartomeu has said his club will fight to keep their best players and also add new ones despite the English Premier League’s renewed financial strength. The Premier League’s new £5.1bn television deal will give English clubs huge financial power from the 2016-17
season but European champions Barcelona feel they can combat the threat.
“We are going to fight against the Premier League. We want to have the best players in our league,” Bartomeu told BBC Sport. “It’s true that the Premier League right now is the best league competition in the world, not only in a sporting way but in terms of income too.”

“The new Premier League television rights contract is something that the rest of the leagues have to follow. But no other club in the world has as big an income as Barcelona.” – Bartomeu said. 
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"We have not received any offers yet for Pedro" – Bartomeu

Barcelona president, Josep Bartomeu has revealed that the club is yet to receive any offer for Spanish forward, Pedro.
The Spaniard has been linked heavily to a number of clubs – prominently Chelsea and it is widely speculated that a bid has been tabled.
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Barca’s newly elected president dismissed the claims will addressing reporters.

“We have not received any offers for any player,” the club chief told reporters.

“I refer back to what head coach Luis Enrique said: if someone wants to sign our players then the release clause must be met . So far, no one has made an offer, so we’re calm.”‎

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Chelsea unveil 2015/16 away kit

 Premier
League champions, Chelsea officially unveiled their away kit today as part of
their tour of the US. i shared the leaked pictures about a month ago here. The Adidas jersey features red, white and blue colours. The
Blues will don the kit for the first time when
they face Spanish giants and treble winners Barcelona in Washington D.C. on 28
July.

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Lionel Messi wins 2015 ESPY Award

Barcelona talisman, Lionel Messi has added one more to his list of accolades. The Argentine forward beat Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic, British Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton, top Korean golfer Lydia Ko, and Real Madrid goal machine Cristiano Ronaldo to win the 2015 ESPY Award for the Best International Athlete. 
The 2015 edition of the award which is presented annually by the American sports media giant ESPN was held on Wednesday night at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Messi once scooped the prize in 2012. Other previous winners include the Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, the Swiss tennis legend Roger Federer, and the power-hitting Dominican Albert Pujols of the St. Louis Cardinals.
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Barcelona, Juventus players dominate UEFA’s Best Player in Europe Award list

Spanish giants, Barcelona FC and Champions League finalist, Juventus FC have dominated the 2014/2015 UEFA’s Best Player in Europe Award list.  Journalists from UEFA’s  54 member countries were asked to name their top five players from the last season. 
A 35-man list came up, then it was whittled down to 10. 8 players from Barcelona and Juventus made the 10-man shortlist.
Nominees 
1) Lionel Messi
2) Neymar 
3) Luis Suarez 
4) Cristiano Ronaldo 
5) Gianluigi Buffon
6) Paul Pogba
7) Andrea Pirlo
8) Carlos Tevez
9) Arturo Vidal
10) Cristiano Ronaldo
A three-man shortlist will be announced on Aug12, 2015. The UEFA panel of journalists will pick the winner at the Champions League groups draw on August 27 in Monaco.
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El-Clasico date announced

The Spanish football federation (RFEF) have announced that El-Clasico will hold on 7/8 November and April 3. The first leg of the highly anticipated match will take place at the Santiago Bernabeu on November 7/8 while the reverse leg will take place at the Nou camp on April 3.
Before the Clasico, Barcelona will begin their season campaign against Athletic Bilbao while Real Madrid will travel to El-Molinon to trade tackle with newly promoted side, Sporting Gijon.
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Xavi opens up on his row with Neymar during Barca's title celebrations.

Barcelona legend, Xavi has lifted the lid on his altercation with ex teammate, Neymar during Barcelona’s title celebrations. Xavi who was filmed during the open-top bus parade shoving Neymar in the face told Qatari newspaper that “He was trying to take my shoes off and pushing me when I was on the edge of the bus. I said that they should stop messing about and concentrate on the people that had come out to wave as the bus passed.

He continued “These parades are for the people after all. It’s okay to
have three or four beers but the parade is for the people and it’s the chance for us to thank them for our support. You can’t just do what you want to do.”

“This sort of thing is accepted in Brazil but here he will need to learn how to win and to lose. He is an extraordinary player who also works hard and is very humble but he maybe just needs to reflect a little. If you do that [trick] in the first minute when it’s 0-0 it is one thing but if you do it when he did it… he needs to think about that.”



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Barcelona pay tribute to Xavi as they celebrate title win.

Barcelona midfield maestro, Xavi Hernandez bade an emotional farewell to Camp Nou today. It was the final game of the season and his last La Liga game at Barcelona FC (as he has two more to go). After the game ended, players took to the field to celebrate a well-deserved title win.

Moments before the kick-off, a huge banner of the legend was displayed by fans in the stadium.
The 35-year-old joined the Spanish club at age 11 in 1991 before making his debut in 1998. He has won 8 La Liga titles, 2 Spanish Cups and 3 Champions League trophies.
He will be joining Al-Sadd an Arabian club next season.

The Spaniard who was overwhelmed with tears gave a touching speech before joining the rest of his teammates in celebrating the title win.

 “Many thanks for everything. You’ve made me the proudest man in the world, today and in those 17 seasons. This is the best club in the world. This isn’t over yet. As the coach said, we want the Cup and the Champions League too.‎ I tried to control my emotions, but in the end it wasn’t possible. I’ll miss everything about Barça.‎” He said.

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