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Carles Puyol signs Barcelona contract extension

30.10.09
Barcelona have confirmed captain Carles Puyol has signed a three-year extension to his current contract, keeping him at the Nou Camp until 2013... more

Carles Puyol close to extending Barcelona stay

23.10.09
Barcelona have confirmed they have reached "an agreement in principle" with Carles Puyol to extend his contract until 2013... more

Rafael Marquez looking for extended stay at Barcelona

06.10.09
Mexico defender Rafael Marquez seems set to agree a new deal with Barcelona after underlining his desire to spend the rest of his career with the Catalans... more

Sporting Miscellanies

24.07.09
Two years after Bernard Manning's death, Manchester learns to laugh again... more

John O’Shea is a worry but Sir Alex Ferguson holds the aces

27.05.09
Football: Irish defender likely to be up against the world’s best player in Lionel Messi, but United still possess the more potent threat in attack... more

UEFA give final to Swiss ref Massimo Busacca

26.05.09
Football: UEFA have chosen Swiss referee Massimo Busacca to take charge of the Champions League Final... more

Barcelona's Andres Iniesta in pledge to be fit to face Manchester United in final

11.05.09
Football: Barcelona’S Andres Iniesta said today he is determined to play in the Champions League Final against Manchester United despite injuring his thigh in his side’s 3-3 draw at home to Villarreal... more

My handball was not done deliberately, insists Gerard Pique

07.05.09
Football: Barcelona defender Gerard Pique has admitted that he did touch the ball in the penalty area but insisted his attempt to stop Nicolas Anelka was not deliberate ... more

Thierry Henry faces late test on his knee

06.05.09
Football: Thierry Henry faces a fitness test to see if he will be fit to start against Chelsea... more

The view from Spain

06.05.09
Football: Walter Oppenheimer, Football Correspondent of El Pais, gives his view on the second Champions League semi-final... more

We can take final step, insists Frank Lampard

06.05.09
Football: After suffering so many near-misses, Frank Lampard is determined to knock out Barcelona and win Champions League... more

Thierry Henry's facing late fitness battle

05.05.09
Football: Thierry Henry is in a race against time to prove his fitness before Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola names his team to face Chelsea... more

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink tells Guus Hiddink not to go gung-ho at Stamford Bridge

05.05.09
Football: Guus Hiddink has been told by Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink to ignore the critics and continue to use defensive tactics against Barcelona... more

Obi the one man able to keep check on Barcelona's star players

05.05.09
Football: John Obi Mikel must play at the expense of Michael Ballack if Chelsea are to nullify the threat of Xavi and Iniesta and reach the Champions League Final... more

Silvinho backing Barcelona to find goals at Stamford Bridge

01.05.09
Football: Silvinho has insisted Barcelona will have the last laugh over Chelsea's defensive tactics and is confident they will set up a dream Champions League Final with his former club Arsenal... more

Chelsea have last laugh again after top trio are left rattled

29.04.09
Football: The howls of derision from the Barcelona fans was music to Chelsea’s ears after they frustrated their attacking stars with a gutsy display... more

Barcelona ask Chelsea to rough up United

24.04.08
Xavi wants title decider to leave Reds exhausted for Euro return... more

Cristiano Ronaldo: I'll make up for miss in second leg

24.04.08
Cristiano Ronaldo vows to score against Barcelona at Old Trafford... more

Manchester United held to draw in Barcelona

24.04.08
Spaniards hoping that United are left bruised and battered by their clash with Chelsea... more

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