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Clockwise
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Ode to Django
You're not even a real journalism
Iniesta needs to hit the sunbeds
loozy
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Xavi's aging
I agree
No-one lost/loses hair more gracefully than the Don.
ceefoo
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Xavi would welcome Iker Casillas at Barcelona
Xavi would happily welcome Iker Casillas to Barcelona but has admitted the chances of the goalkeeper making the move from Real Madrid are virtually zero.
Casillas has fallen out of favour at Real this season, losing his starting place to Diego Lopez after being first choice at the Bernabeu and for Spain for over a decade.
Manager Jose Mourinho's expected departure from Madrid in the summer could well see Casillas come back into favour but were the Portuguese to stay, further speculation would mount over the stopper's future.
And with Barca keeper Victor Valdes set to leave the Nou Camp after confirming he will not extend his contract beyond 2014, there is set to be a vacancy between the sticks for the Catalan giants.
That would open the door for the most controversial Spanish transfer since Luis Figo moved the other way 13 years ago, but Xavi does not see his Spain team-mate making the move.
He told Spanish television program The Goal: "Iker will not come to Barca.
"He's a Madrid man and would not walk away. I would welcome it but do not see it here, honestly."
He added: "I feel bad for him to see him on the bench. I think it is unfair. He does not deserve it."
Valdes' announcement in January that he would not be signing a new deal was met with some hostility in Barcelona, and Xavi was quick to jump to the defence of his long-time team-mate.
"Valdes has had the worst media treatment I've seen in my career," he said.
"Knowing Victor, who is an extraordinary man, I feel bad that he is leaving.
"He is a friend, a piece of the furniture and a guy who deserves better."
Source: SkySports
Xavi would happily welcome Iker Casillas to Barcelona but has admitted the chances of the goalkeeper making the move from Real Madrid are virtually zero.
Casillas has fallen out of favour at Real this season, losing his starting place to Diego Lopez after being first choice at the Bernabeu and for Spain for over a decade.
Manager Jose Mourinho's expected departure from Madrid in the summer could well see Casillas come back into favour but were the Portuguese to stay, further speculation would mount over the stopper's future.
And with Barca keeper Victor Valdes set to leave the Nou Camp after confirming he will not extend his contract beyond 2014, there is set to be a vacancy between the sticks for the Catalan giants.
That would open the door for the most controversial Spanish transfer since Luis Figo moved the other way 13 years ago, but Xavi does not see his Spain team-mate making the move.
He told Spanish television program The Goal: "Iker will not come to Barca.
"He's a Madrid man and would not walk away. I would welcome it but do not see it here, honestly."
He added: "I feel bad for him to see him on the bench. I think it is unfair. He does not deserve it."
Valdes' announcement in January that he would not be signing a new deal was met with some hostility in Barcelona, and Xavi was quick to jump to the defence of his long-time team-mate.
"Valdes has had the worst media treatment I've seen in my career," he said.
"Knowing Victor, who is an extraordinary man, I feel bad that he is leaving.
"He is a friend, a piece of the furniture and a guy who deserves better."
Source: SkySports
Kerrybai
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What's wrong with what he said? It seems pretty normal to me.
Deco 20
Scandinavian 101
He's just saying what Iker want him to say anyway
El Gato
Villarato!
Benching Iker unfair, given that Iker is close to surpassing Raul in having status of a holy cow. It's much rather unfair for him to ignore the fact that Diego Lopez is looking better than Iker has ever since the Sevilla game in 2009 or so.
FCBarca
Mike the Knife
Kicking San Iker to the curb for Lopez, sounds like Wolfe has gone full retard
Clockwise
Buccaneer
Xavi is simply
ing in general , speaking his mind as usual and backing up his buddy.Xavi is anything but a retard, If you'd said Pique or VV or Alves, yeah they may have occasional potato moments but Don Xavi is never retarded
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