FC Barcelona News: 6 August 2011; Barca Finish Off US Tour, The Story of Eric Abidal

Club America finish off US Tour
Barça play the final game of their US Tour against Club America at the Dallas Cowboys Stadium on Saturday night(22.00 Catalan time). The Tour reaches its third and final stopping off point tonight, when Barça play at the hi-tech Dallas Cowboys Stadium against Mexican side Club America – a team they also faced on the 2006 Tour.

ÉRIC ABIDAL: I AM NOT AFRAID | Live Journal
Two months ago at Wembley stadium he lifted the Champions League trophy while wearing his Barcelona shirt and the captain’s armband his teammates gave him. Two months before that, he was diagnosed with liver cancer.

Thiago Alcantara: I want to stay at Barcelona for many years - Goal.com
Barcelona midfielder Thiago Alcantara has affirmed his intention to remain at the club this summer, at a Unicef summit in Dallas. The event, which was also attended by team-mate David Villa, was held to an audience of young people, who were given an opportunity to directly ask questions to two of their footballing idols, and the future of the Italian-born starlet came under the spotlight.

La Liga - Afellay happy at Barca - Yahoo! Eurosport
He said: "My client is definitely staying in Spain. He is very happy with life at Barcelona. "Whether Juventus have contacted me? There's no need to even answer that question as there are no doubts about the future of Ibrahim."

Cesc Fabregas fails to travel to Portugal for friendly - ESPN Soccernet
Fabregas is deciding whether he should speak out about his desire to quit Arsenal for Barca this summer, but a source revealed to ESPNsoccernet that he has not travelled with the rest of the squad to Portugal.

Gabriel Milito: It is a dream to return to Independiente from Barcelona - Goal.com
The 31-year-old defender officially ended his link with La Liga champions Barcelona on Thursday, and returned to the club after eight years in Europe. Milito reportedly agreed to a substantial pay cut in order to finalise the contract, which will run until 2014.

Real Madrid's Sergio Ramos faces spell on sidelines after picking up potential back injury against Tianjin - Goal.com
As a result, the 25-year-old, who was replaced by youngster Nacho in the match, will now proceed to be given medical treatment and physiotherapy, whilst his recovery will be carefully monitored. Ramos now faces the test of time, as question marks now surround his participation in their Supercopa clash with Barcelona on August 14.