It was the spring of 2016. Barcelona had just clinched its second treble under Luis Enrique, and the celebrations were marked by the departure of legendary midfielder Xavi Hernandez, who received a farewell like no other. Fast forward…
Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez is wrapping up his two and a half year spell in the hotseat, but expressed on Sunday night that in his eyes, his project was not finished. President Joan Laporta’s change of heart on Xavi has been…
Barcelona president Joan Laporta this weekend made use of the opportunity to show his appreciation for departing head coach Xavi. As much came in the thick of the celebrations, on…
Coming so soon after Xavi had reversed his decision to quit Barcelona, Joan Laporta’s sacking of the club’s former legendary midfielder seemed an odd move to say the least. Laporta’s presidency this time around appears to have been…
Barcelona’s decision to sack Xavi Hernandez has taken another bizarre twist. Xavi will lead Barcelona for one final time this weekend as they head to Sevilla for their last La Liga game of the campaign. The club’s call to remove him from…
Barcelona's peculiar season will end in shambles after president Joan Laporta sacked Xavi a month to the day from persuading him to stay on. Ex-Germany and Bayern Munich boss Hansi Flick is his likely replacement
When Barcelona President Joan Laporta broke down in tears as he explained the decision to continue with Xavi as manager at the start of May, it looked as if that would be the case. Yet just weeks later, all of the reporting coming out of…
Defeated presidential candidate Victor Font remains a critical voice against Barcelona’s struggling incumbent Joan Laporta, and has written an open letter to him with three demands. If he cannot carry these out, then Font has asked him to…
Barcelona president Joan Laporta is being increasingly encouraged to proceed with a move for one of Italian football’s leading tacticians. The manager in question? Thiago Motta. It is of course…
Barcelona president Joan Laporta will not be present for the club’s final outing of the campaign. That’s according to Catalunya Ràdio, who have on Tuesday provided an insight into the…
Barcelona President Joan Laporta will not attend a TV3 interview that he had been scheduled for Tuesday evening due to a cold, that also prevented him from speaking after Barcelona Femeni secured the Copa de la Reina on Saturday, but the…
Barcelona again are faced with the decision of who to replace Xavi Hernandez with, if indeed President Joan Laporta decides to go through with his intention to sack him. One of the things that worked in Xavi’s favour ahead of his U-turn…
Confirmation of the scheduling of the planned meeting between Barcelona head coach Xavi, and president Joan Laporta, has been forthcoming online. The expectation, over the weekend, was that Xavi and…
Xavi criticised some of the Barcelona fans for booing and negative chants towards club president Joan Laporta during their 3-0 win over Rayo Vallecano on Sunday. Barcelona sealed second place in LaLiga with the victory, also guaranteeing a…
Barcelona’s plans for this summer, next season, and indeed next week remain uncertain, as the future of Xavi Hernandez once again appears to be in the air. If it wasn’t already, it is starting to impact on the dressing room. With President…
Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez has rejected exit talk repeatedly over the past few days, but few are calling the matter closed, with a meeting set between Xavi and President Joan Laporta for the end of the season. Xavi has not officially…
Barcelona have reportedly decided to sack head coach Xavi at the end of the 2023-24 season. This sensational news comes mere weeks after the club announced Xavi would continue to serve as the first-team coach. Barcelona President Joan…
Barcelona coach Xavi Hernández condemned the chanting against club president Joan Laporta during Sunday's 3-0 win over Rayo Vallecano at the Olympic Stadium.