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La Liga more competitive than ever?:lol: The last time La Liga was truly competitive was in the 2006-2007 season. Btw its very hard for La Liga clubs to ditch the debt. Remember Spain itself is suffering an economic crisis. The economic problems facing La Liga clubs can't be divorced from that...

:lol: I wouldn't say "best". You guys have a lot of gloryseekers afterall, just like any big club.

This. Despite the many faults of Laporta, there are many, he still should be remembered as the man who helped to revitalize Barca and make it become the club it is today. Btw is there any particular reason why Rosell is pursuing Laporta with such vigor? Sure they had a falling out but there has...

If I'm not mistaken Sid attacked the Catalan press and their questioning of Victor's loyalty to the club. If you think the Catalan sports press equals FC Barcelona then your sadly mistaken. I would never equate tabloid journalism with an institution like FC Barcelona. I didn't see any "attacks"...

The real challenge then will be if he can steer Bayern into conquering Europe. Its been 10 years since they last won it and I'm sure the fans are craving for it. Also maybe he chose Bayern as he was not very confident in Man City's UCL chances :pep:

You just know its going to happen. Cesc to score a hat-trick?:pep:

Whoa easy there, Busi maybe a "diver" but he certainly is nowhere near Chelsea legends like JT or Cole in terms of douchebaggery.

Ramos-Pique partnership at its finest:p

Hmm always thought the aftermath of the whole Figo transfer made it impossible for a direct transfer between the two clubs. Sure there was Eto'o but he played for Mallorca so wasn't a direct transfer. But I would welcome it. Their partnership for Spain is excellent and they really complement...

On another note, I heard Man U played poorly and Galatasaray were robbed a penalty.

Beckham won the Premier League, which is the best league in the world :pep:

Nah don't see that happening I'm afraid. Mancini is tactically inferior to Mou and is pretty bad in Europe.

I see. Thank you for your reply. I read that Catalan and Spanish officials will be meeting soon to discuss about getting Catalonia to handle its own taxes. You think there would be any progress on that considering that the Madrid government really needs the cash?

There was a very large rally recently for Catalan Independence with 1.5 million people turning out http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-19566838. From that article, I was surprised to hear that the Catalan Government doesn't collects its own taxes like the Basque Country's does. Can anyone...

Yes and no. English teams seem to use reserve sides only in the group stages. Once they reach the KO rounds, they take it seriously as seen with Liverpool, Man Utd and City

Also aren't these season-ticket holders usually members of the club as well. These members basically run and "own" the club, which explains why some of them might feel that they are entitled to boo their own players. As for Busquets, I always thought that there was too much spotlight on that...

He's a favorite probably because he is Spanish/Basque, which means that there won't be any communication problems unlike say if they got Hummels. Also the fact that he plays for Spain so he knows the players and the style that Barca play to an extent. But I agree that he is too expensive.

Still a bit puzzled why Prandelli brought on Motta, a defensive player and half-fit, when they were chasing the game. Bringing on Nocerino would have made sense imo.

Sell Pique then, so he can take his pseudo-cule madridista girlfriend with him:pep:. Besides that, welcome aboard Jordi :barca scarf:

Messi exposes everyone though. I agree with Raed, if he wasn't a psycho at times, he'd be a great defender