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Speaking to Spanish television channel Movistar+, Bartolomeu deemed the punishment ‘excessive’, opining that it ruined football as a spectacle, saying “The rule of a penalty and red card should be changed for the good of the spectacle of a football game. It’s an excessive double punishment.” “It’s evident that this action has marked the game today. To play a man less for 87 minutes is very complicated.” Athletic Bilbao fell afoul of the rule last night, and all the excitement that preceeded the contest between two footballing sides fell flat, as Gorka Iraizoz was sent off for a foul on Luis Suarez in the 3rd minute of the game itself....

BARCELONA (Reuters) - Barcelona must overcome a dismal record at Real Sociedad on Saturday to reinforce the club’s title credentials after their 39-game unbeaten run in all competitions ended with defeat by Real Madrid last week. La Liga leaders Barca were lifted by a 2-1 victory over Spanish rivals Atletico Madrid in a Champions League quarter-final first leg on Tuesday but they have failed to win at Sociedad since the Basque side returned to the top flight in 2011....

With just 5 days to go for the January transfer window, the rumour mill is abuzz. If the rumours that are floating about are to be believed, we might witness a great deal of business in January. And we have compiled the top rumours that are doing the rounds as of 26 December 2018. So, let’s dive right in then. Kovacic hints at permanent Chelsea stay Mateo Kovacic left Real Madrid due to a lack of playing time and has been used extensively at Chelsea by Maurizio Sarri....

In case you didn’t know Barcelona have been linked with the 21-year-old throughout the transfer window. The Blaugrana have been looking for a left-back to provide competition to the experienced Jordi Alba. Firpo came through different football academies before making his professional debut in 2015 fo the Real Betis B team. The full-back spent three seasons with the reserve side before making his debut for the first team in 2018....

Valverde, however, has come out to address the rumours and said: While the rumours circulate, such a strong statement from one of the club’s seniors will definitely help the cause in case Umtiti’s mind is unclear about his future. Barcelona announce Yerry Mina The 23-year old Palmeiras centre-back was set to join the Spanish giants in the summer for a fee of around €8 million. However, the impending departure of Javier Mascherano to Hebei China Fortune has led to the deal being brought forward....

Barcelona finished second in the 2021-22 La Liga season, 13 points behind winners Real Madrid. It was a largely forgettable campaign for the Catalans. The board is now focused and actively working behind the scenes to deliver a successful summer transfer window. Without further ado, let’s take a look at the top stories involving Barcelona from 14 June 2022. Atletico Madrid don’t want to pay €40 million for Antoine Griezmann Atletico Madrid signed Antoine Griezmann last summer on a two-year loan deal with an obligation to buy for €40 million at the end of the 2022-23 season....

Spanish newspaper Sport claims that despite winning all the major honours with Barcelona, Neymar is fixated on the Ballon d’Or glory and is aware that he needs to part ways with Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez to achieve that feat. PSG have made two unsuccessful attempts in the past to sign Neymar but reports in Spain and France claim that the Ligue 1 side could have made the first real headway with their decision of paying Neymar’s €222million and stand a chance to sign the Brazilian....

Previously Initially playing for Barcelona B, Thiago quickly came through the ranks for Barcelona, making his debut as an 18-year-old. Things turned sour as he struggled to get chances as Barcelona tried to accommodate Cesc Fabregas in a packed midfield, with Thiago falling by the wayside. He was sold to Bayern Munich for a relatively cut-price €25 million and has gone on to become one of their mainstays in midfield....

With the El Clasico in April 2016, airing in more than 90 countries and enjoying a viewer base of more than 400 million, there is no doubt that this battle fights it out toe-to-toe with the NFL’s Super Bowl 50 which is itself one of the biggest events in the sporting industry. The players are under a lot of pressure from the fans and the board. Managers have been known to get the pink slip based primarily on a poor performance in the El Clasico, with Rafa Benitez recently sacked as a result of extreme fan discontent after the 4-0 thrashing at the hands of Luis Enrique led Barcelona....

The title race is well and truly on as Manchester United drew level on points with their rivals Manchester City. Mancini’s side were held to a goalless draw against West Brom on Boxing Day and are now only top of the table on goal difference. Despite being plagued with injuries Ferguson’s side thrashed Wigan at Old Trafford 5-0. Dimitar Berbatov took advantage of a rare start by scoring a hat trick and consequently earning the most fantasy football points during the exciting dosage of festive football....

Al Hain-Cole Although many will find it hard to look past last season’s runaway champions retaining their title, Chelsea’s failure to truly strengthen its squad in the transfer market may yet leave the door open for the chasing pack. Last season’s disappointing spell at Manchester United suggests that Radamel Falcao is unlikely to represent an improvement on Didier Drogba as backup for the increasingly injury prone Diego Costa, while Asmir Begovic is hardly a step up from Petr Cech....

If you’re an iOS user who buys eBooks from Barnes & Noble, using the Nook app makes sense. The Nook app is a solid app that deserves a place on the iOS device of any book lover. The iOS Nook App at a Glance The iOS Nook app is free to download from iTunes to your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch running iOS 9 or later. While you can’t buy eBooks from Barnes & Noble’s online store directly through the app, purchases completed on the Barnes & Noble’s website will automatically appear on your device....

Bonds, now the hitting coach for the Marlins, is certain his record is safe. “No, not in two years,” Bonds told the New York Daily News when asked if Rodriguez will set a new mark. MORE: MLB’s most hated players Rodriguez, 40, hit 33 home runs last season, his most since 2008. A yearlong suspension in 2014 certainly hurt his chances of catching Bonds. He announced prior to the season he plans to finish out the final two years of his deal with the Yankees before stepping away at 42 years old....

There has been criticism of the way Bartomeu and his colleagues have run the club since taking charge in 2014, with the Catalans caught up in a number of scandals. Barcelona have been involved in court cases over irregularities surrounding the transfer of Neymar from Santos in 2013, while they also received a transfer ban from FIFA following the illegal signing of underage players. Nevertheless, Bartomeu remains unperturbed by recent events and believes the board has done a fine job leading the club....

Neymar, 27, has been linked with a return to the LaLiga champions, the club he left for PSG in 2017. But Bartomeu said he had not spoken to Neymar, or the Brazilian’s father, as Barca prepare for next season. “I have never spoken to them, nor have the father or player called me to return to Barca. They have not called,” he told El Partidazo de COPE. “We are preparing for next season and the name of Neymar is not on the table....

Karate, skateboarding, sports climbing and surfing will also be included. Baseball and softball are considered one sport with separate men’s and women’s competitions by the IOC. “We want to take sport to the youth," IOC President Thomas Bach said in a release. “With the many options that young people have, we cannot expect any more that they will come automatically to us. We have to go to them. MORE: 2020 Team USA baseball dream team | Olympic athletes to watch in Rio...

In addition to announcing new features, each of these presentations has been capped off by the reveal of a new baseball legend that is being added to the game. MLB The Show may be an excellent baseball simulation, but it also serves as a sort of interactive museum to baseball history. The recent trend of newly announced legends has shown that SDS is focused on bringing as many new faces to MLB The Show 21 as possible....

The power of this unheralded group of gubernatorial appointees who write the state’s air regs–they include schoolteachers, doctors and lawyers–will become apparent again in a few weeks. That’s when the Environmental Protection Agency will propose new regulations that affect automobiles beginning in 2004. They’ll require carmakers to build cleaner sport utility vehicles, restrict the use of diesel engines and mandate cleaner gasoline–all steps CARB has already taken. In lobbying circles, that’s creating more talk of the EPA’s playing second fiddle as California’s regulations become a de facto national standard....

No preseason event can be complete without some sort of dunk exhibition. While Purdue didn't have a formal dunk contest, freshman Basil Smotherman still showed out with a nasty posterization on Sterling Carter during their intrasquad scrimmage on Saturday morning. MORE: Preseason All-Americans | All-Name Teams Basil Smotherman: Great name, amazing dunk.