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Luis Milla, the coach who will try to lead Spain to further football glory, has announced the squad for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Three Barcelona players made the cut as Jordi Alba, Martin Montoya and Cristian Tello will be traveling to the United Kingdom. Thiago was dropped from the team because of injury problems.
Leo Messi wins ESPY Award | FC Barcelona
Another award for Leo Messi. This time he has been awarded an ESPY (Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly Award) for Best International Athlete. The other sportspeople shortlisted for the prestigious honour presented by TV channel ESPN were fellow footballer Cristiano Ronaldo, tennis’ Novak Djokovic and golfer Yani Tseng.
Fans ask Barcelona to field reserves against Real Madrid in protest at RFEF decision to forgive Mourinho for eye-poking of Vilanova - Goal.com
A number of fan groups have urged club president Sandro Rosell to field Barcelona B in the upcoming Supercopa matches against Real Madrid in protest at the Spanish Football Federation's decision to lift Jose Mourinho's ban for eye-poking Tito Vilanova last season.
Busquets is like Riquelme, says Bianchi - Goal.com
Former Argentina international Carlos Bianchi has taken the time to praise Sergio Busquets, who he feels the Barcelona midfielder rarely puts in a bad performance. "Like Riquelme, Busquets can speed up the game not by his own speed, but by his intelligence. He rarely plays bad," the 63-year-old told ESPN.
Preseason opponents (I): Hamburg, a European champion seeking to straighten the course | FC Barcelona
A great club in difficult times. Hamburg won the European Cup in 1983 and are the only side never to have been relegated out of the Bundesliga since its foundation in 1953, but they are currently going through the worst patch in 125 years of history. They finished 15th in the 2011/12 season.
Eusebio: "We have a young squad, but it’s top quality" | FC Barcelona
On Barça B’s second day in Navata (Girona), Eusebio Sacristán has spoken to the press about his first impressions, saying he is pleased with the ‘solid base’ established last season, and hopeful that his young but top quality squad will be just as competitive.
Hamit Altintop joins Galatasaray training camp - Goal.com
Real Madrid midfielder Hamit Altintop is on the brink of completing a transfer to Galatasaray after arriving at the Turkish club's training camp in Austria.The 29-year-old has been tipped to leave the Blancos since the end of last season after failing to make his mark at the Santiago Bernabeu following his free transfer from Bayern Munich.Blancos
Real Madrid legend Guti 'to retire' - Yahoo! Eurosport UK
According to Spanish sports daily AS, Guti has decided to hang up his boots after deciding against a move to London club West Ham United. Guti came up through the youth ranks of his hometown club and made his Real debut in 1995. He went on to make more than 500 appearances for the Spanish giants, winning five La Liga titles and the Champions League three times.
Nilmar set to quit Villarreal for Qatar - Yahoo! Eurosport UK
A statement on Al-Rayyan's website said: "Nilmar of the club Villarreal is coming to Doha to completed negotiations... He will be a great addition to the attack." Nilmar was always likely to leave El Madrigal this summer following the club's relegation from the top flight in Spain at the end of a season in which injury restricted him to just 13 league starts.