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It's not everything that happened in Barcelona this week, but damn near close.

FC Barcelona: How to create a Football Empire

Barcelona's pre-season tour of the USA  is set to commence tomorrow as they take on Manchester United in their first friendly match on U.S. soil since 2009. The match is one of the most...

The Big South-American Transfer Bubble: Neymar, Ganso & Co. are overpriced. But unlike the housing market this one is not going to bust anytime soon.

Has FC Barcelona's cycle and inevitably, their possession-based approach reached its conclusion? Will Total Football be replaced by a more counter-attacking style?

Weekly Review: Week 29 ǀ Barcelona’s La Masia graduates looking for pastures new while Alexis Sanchez arrives. Clearly FC Barcelona isn't for everyone, not even La Masia graduates.

In light of Barcelona’s continued pursuit of both Alexis Sanchez and Cesc Fabregas, I have decided to do a bit of digging into Barcelona’s transfer history, ranking the five most expensive signings, and how they turned out for the Blaugrana.

Aston Villa are believed to have bid £13m for Fiorentina winger Juan Manuel Vargas. The Peru captain led his team into the semi-finals of the Copa America at the weekend with a 2-0 win over Colombia.

Brasil, Argentina, Chile y Colombia se van de la Copa América con la cola entre las patas. Con más ego y luces que con futbol, cuatro de los favoritos dicen adiós. Para el Barça esto representa los fracasos de Lionel Messi, Mascherano, Gabi Milito, Dani Alves y Adriano.

Weekly Review: Week 28 ǀ FC Barcelona failure on all fronts