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‘You make us laugh more than Barca’: Atletico’s brutal takedown of Real Madrid | Football News

‘You make us laugh more than Barca’: Atletico’s brutal takedown of Real Madrid | Football News

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2 min readJun 10, 2026 03:29 PM IST Tension between Madrid rivals Atletico and Real Madrid heated up on Tuesday night when Los Blancos offered a whopping 150 million euros ($173 million) for Argentina forward Julián Álvarez. When Atletico Madrid rejected the bid, Real Madrid posted a statement that their neighbours did not like. The Real Madrid statement (translated from Spanish) said: “Real Madrid C. F. announces that, following the meeting of the Board of Directors held today, it has made an offer of 150 million euros to Club Atlético de Madrid for the federative rights of the player Julián Álvarez. After reviewing and evaluating the offer, Club Atlético de Madrid has expressed its gratitude for the proposal, made within the framework of the good relations between both clubs, and has rejected it, referring to the player’s release clause.” After the statement was released, Atletico reacted sharply. On their X account the club posted five points in response to Real’s statement: 1. Your video of the Pope got cut off before he said he was …

Broccoli, sweet potatoes & his mentoring of the new Barca phenom

Broccoli, sweet potatoes & his mentoring of the new Barca phenom

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4 min readJun 7, 2026 04:30 PM IST Mo Salah arrived at the Lilac City of Spokane – a hosting venue that lights up every June for the 3×3 Basketball carnival where over 25,000 assemble. This year it’s the Egyptian Pharaohs with their talisman Salah as Group G stands for popular – other teams being Belgium with last of its golden generation, New Zealand who get called nice for no specific reason, and Iran, the political underdogs in their war with Giants USA. Salah’s stamp on Egypt though is undeniable, even if Omar Marmoush of Man City, could end up bringing the firepower. While tales of his daily bus rides to and from Nagrig village are fairly well-known, Spokane is chirping plenty about his diet that has kept him fit over the years. Writing in the Spokesman Review, a local respected publication, writer Allan Buluku said you needed to look beyond the pitch to understand why Salah has the sharpness of a youngster. “His discipline borders on monastic. His meals are measured and deliberate: broccoli, …

Dani Olmo scores twice as Barca fight back to beat Alaves 3-1 | Football News

Dani Olmo scores twice as Barca fight back to beat Alaves 3-1 | Football News

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Barcelona recovered from an early setback to secure a 3-1 victory over Deportivo Alaves in LaLiga on Saturday, with first-half goals from Lamine Yamal and Dani Olmo and a late second for the latter sealing the win at the Camp Nou. The triumph lifts last year’s champions to the top of the standings on 34 points, two ahead of second-placed Real Madrid, who have a game in hand at Girona on Sunday. In their second match back at the partially renovated Camp Nou after two-and-a-half years of redevelopment, Barcelona overcame a shaky start amid uncharacteristic scenes of long pre-match ticketing delays that left the stadium half-empty at kickoff. According to the club, the problems were caused by technical difficulties that left thousands of fans unable to access their tickets through the club’s mobile app, creating long lines at the fan support office and forcing the match to begin with swathes of empty seats. Alaves stunned the hosts in the first minute when Pablo Ibanez struck from close range. Barcelona defender Marc Bernal misjudged a corner, …

‘Barca is above every one of us’: Joan Laporta reacts to Lionel Messi’s comments about returning to Barcelona in future | Football News

‘Barca is above every one of us’: Joan Laporta reacts to Lionel Messi’s comments about returning to Barcelona in future | Football News

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Barcelona president Joan Laporta has said that the club was above everyone and called the possibility of Lionel Messi returning to play for the Catalan giants again “unrealistic”. The 63-year-old’s comments come after the Inter Miami forward visited Nou Camp on Sunday, with the club unaware of his visit. Messi left Barcelona in 2021 after his contract expired, with the club unable to renew his stay due to financial difficulties, ending his time with an emotionally-charged press conference to join Paris Saint-Germain before moving to the United States in 2023. “Barca is above every one of us. It did not happen as we would have liked to, but at that moment it went how it went. For me to make speculation that is unrealistic, nor do I think is fair, I believe that is not appropriate,” Laporta told Catalunya Ràdio. Story continues below this ad “I didn’t know he was coming, but Camp Nou is his home. They told me what happened. It was a nice gesture. He had just finished dinner and felt like …

Barca manager Flick after UCL semis loss

Barca manager Flick after UCL semis loss

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An upset Barcelona manager, Hansi Flick, criticised refereeing decisions in his side’s 4-3 loss against Inter Milan in the second leg of the UEFA Champions League (UCL) that stopped the Catalans reaching their first Champions League final in a decade after an extra-time goal by home substitute Davide Frattesi. “I don’t want to talk too much about the referee, but every decision that was 50-50 went (Inter’s) way,” said Flick after the match. The German criticised Polish referee Szymon Marciniak, who had a busy night in the semi-final, second leg at San Siro, with Inter advancing 7-6 on aggregate to face the winner of Paris Saint-Germain vs Arsenal. Marciniak awarded Inter a penalty after a VAR review for a challenge by Pau Cubarsi on Lautaro Martinez that he did not deem an infringement and later reversed a decision he had signalled as a spot kick for Barcelona, with VAR saying Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s foul on Lamine Yamal was just outside the box. Story continues below this ad Barca were at the cusp of the win after …

Inter Milan Slump Puts Season At Risk Ahead Of Daunting Barca Trip

Inter Milan Slump Puts Season At Risk Ahead Of Daunting Barca Trip

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Inter Milan head into the Champions League semi-finals at risk of finishing the season empty-handed after a late-season slump killed their treble hopes and has left them wondering where the next win will come from. Wednesday’s daunting clash at Barcelona could hardly have come at a worst time for Inter who, since reaching the last four, have lost three games on the bounce without scoring a goal. Those three defeats handed Napoli a three-point lead at the top of Serie A with four matches remaining and left Inter out of the Italian Cup after a dismal 3-0 derby defeat at the hands of AC Milan last week. Simone Inzaghi’s team look tired and bereft of ideas up front. Sunday’s 1-0 home loss to Roma was played in front of a soporific San Siro crowd which couldn’t have been more different to the raucous atmosphere which accompanied their thrilling passage past Bayern Munich a fortnight ago. “We deserved more and created situations from which we failed to get anything, largely because we lacked sharpness,” …

HMD Barca Fusion, HMD Barca 3210 Launched at MWC 2025; Teen-Focused HMD Fusion X1 Tags Along

HMD Barca Fusion, HMD Barca 3210 Launched at MWC 2025; Teen-Focused HMD Fusion X1 Tags Along

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HMD Barca Fusion and HMD Barca 3210 were unveiled on Sunday as part of the Finnish company’s collaboration with Spanish football club FC Barcelona at the ongoing Mobile World Congress (MWC 2025). The former is a collector’s edition smartphone that features exclusive themed content, while the HMD Barca 3210 resembles the company’s classic feature phone, while offering 4G connectivity. The company also unveiled the HMD Fusion X1, a smartphone that is designed to keep younger users safe as they use the internet. The company has yet to announce pricing for the new HMD Barca Fusion, HMD Barca 3210, and HMD Fusion X1 models. These smartphones are expected to go on sale in global markets in the coming months. The HMD Barca 3210 is available in Blau and Grana colourways. HMD Fusion X1 Features HMD has reportedly equipped the Fusion X1 with a Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 chipset, along with up to 8GB of RAM, and up to 256GB of built-in storage. The smartphone sports a 6.56-inch HD display with a 90Hz refresh rate and a …

‘This is a press conference, not a debate’: Carlo Ancelotti’s blunt response to question on Real Madrid players’ attitude after Barca defeat | Football News

‘This is a press conference, not a debate’: Carlo Ancelotti’s blunt response to question on Real Madrid players’ attitude after Barca defeat | Football News

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Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti wasn’t in the best of moods after his side’s humbling 5-2 defeat to arch-rivals Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup final on Sunday and it reflected on his answers in the press conference before the Los Blancos’ Copa del Rey last-16 clash at home to Celta Vigo on Thursday. “Let’s make one thing clear: this is a press conference, not a debate. I debate with my coaching staff and my players. Opening a debate here does not seem to me to be the most appropriate place,” the Italian said in a response to a question about his players’ attitude and their commitment in the humbling defeat by Barca. “(Playing at home against Celta) is an important opportunity to come back from the bad game we played, which hurt us a lot but didn’t sink us. We want to react and I hope it goes well, that the reaction is strong after the bad game the other day,” he added. After a successful 2023-24 season which saw Real win the Champions …

Flick of a switch for Lewandowski; Mbappe strays offside: 3 talking points as Barca demolish Real in Clasico

Flick of a switch for Lewandowski; Mbappe strays offside: 3 talking points as Barca demolish Real in Clasico

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Even though Robert Lewandowski did not headline the El Clasico build-up, the 2021 Best FIFA Men’s Player showed poster boy Kylian Mbappe how it’s done at La Liga’s grandest stage in Madrid on Saturday. A quick-fire brace from the former Bayern Munich forward fashioned Barcelona’s memorable 4-0 win over arch-rivals Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu. With Lewandowski silencing the Bernabeu, which was packed to the rafters for Mbappe’s Clasico debut, teenage sensation Lamine Yamal outsmarted goalkeeper Andriy Lunin to dash all ‘ramontada’ hopes of Los Blancos in their backyard. Making sure that Real Madrid fans opt for an early Bernabeu exit, in-form Raphinha wrapped up the goal-fest second half with Barcelona’s knockout blow in the 84th minute. Holders Real Madrid hosted bitter rivals Barcelona after an epic come-from-behind triumph over Borussia Dortmund in the UEFA Champions League. Visitors Barcelona also warmed up for Clasico with an impressive 4-1 win over Bayern at Camp Nou. In the lead-up to the first Clasico of the new season, Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti credited Barca …

El Clasico: Barca end Real Madrid’s 42-game unbeaten LaLiga streak with 4-0 rout; Lewandowski nets brace, Yamal breaks record | Football News

El Clasico: Barca end Real Madrid’s 42-game unbeaten LaLiga streak with 4-0 rout; Lewandowski nets brace, Yamal breaks record | Football News

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El Clasico 2024: Barcelona’s Robert Lewandowski scored a quick-fire second-half double to set the leaders on course for a 4-0 thrashing of Real Madrid that handed the hosts their first defeat in 42 LaLiga games in a sensational Clasico encounter on Saturday. The Polish striker pounced with two goals in three minutes early in the second half before Lamine Yamal at 17 years and 106 days old became the youngest Clasico scorer and captain Raphinha wrapped up a comfortable win late on at a stunned Bernabeu. Barca stretched their lead at the top with 30 points, six above Real who saw their unbeaten LaLiga run come to a bitter end after 13 months, leaving them one tantalising positive result away from equalling the Catalans’ league record of 43. After four consecutive Clasico defeats, Barcelona claimed their first triumph over Real since March 2023 in style with a clinical performance in which they were true to coach Hansi Flick’s ideas of gambling with an aggressively high defence. The visitors were more than comfortable playing on the …