Gerard Deulofeu is almost recovered from his injury

Gerard Deulofeu, who is on loan to Everton FC this season, will go through the recovery phase of his hamstring injury in Barcelona, overseen by the English club’s medical team.

Deulofeu underwent tests yesterday afternoon under supervision of FC Barcelona’s medical team, which confirmed the hamstring injury in his right leg. 

He will be sidelined between six to eight weeks. He will undergo his recovery phase in Barcelona, in co-ordination with the Everton medical services.

In his time at Everton, Deulofue has played in 14 matches, 4 of those in the starting eleven, between Premier League and League Cup.  In total he has scored 3 goals for Robert Martínez’s team. His injury in the match against Fulham came at a time when he was beginning to have more impact on the team’s performances. Read more about FC Barcelona soccer camps Ontario.

Iniesta’s contract is renewed until 2018

FC Barcelona’s President, Sandro Rosell, announced in the media the renewal of Andrés Iniesta’s contract until 2018. The player’s contract was due to expire in 2015, but has now been officially extended for three years.

Iniesta will be 34 on June 30 of 2018, which will mean he will have been at the club for an incredible 22 years. He first arrived at FC Barcelona in September 1996, when he was only 12.

By the 2005/06 season he had become a key member of what became a Liga and Champions League double winning side. From then on, Iniesta became one of Europe’s most admired footballers as he helped the team to its greatest ever period of success.

His goals at Stamford Bridge opened the way to a dream in 2009, and a run of titles that has continued through to the present day. He has won no fewer than 16 major trophies with FC Barcelona in five and a half seasons, as well as enjoying further success in the international arena, winning back-to-back European Championships and the first ever World Cup for Spain.

Iniesta has made 479 official appearances for FC Barcelona, scoring 48 goals and winning a total of 21 major trophies. Read morea about FC Barcelona soccer camps Toronto.

Neymar Jr scores five goals in four days

After his hat trick in the Champions League, Neymar Jr added to his goalscoring streak this evening. Between Wednesday (Celtic FC) and this Saturday (Villarreal), the Brazilian has scored five goals, the same number of goals he’s scored in his opening 19 matches with FC Barcelona.

The efficiency of the young Brazilian in his last two matches make him the second highest goalscorer of the team, with 10 goals. His tally is only bested by the injured Leo Messi, who’s scored 14.

The FC Barcelona player scored from the 11-meter mark once again this evening. In Messi’s absence, the responsibility to take penalty kicks has been given to Iniesta, Cesc and Neymar Jr, who scored a spot kick this Saturday after netting a penalty against Celtic on Wednesday. 

The Brazilian has scored a total of 35 goals from the penalty spot in his career, counting the ones he’s netted for Barça, Santos and the Brazilian national team. Read More about FC Barcelona Soccer Camps in Toronto.

FC Barcelona’s new record: 54 weeks on the top

FC Barcelona set a new record this weekend making it 54 weeks on the top as league leaders. 

With the win over Villarreal, Barça stays at the top of the table on goal difference above Atletico Madrid, who beat Valencia 3-1.

The 54 consecutive weeks as leaders beat Real Madrid's record set between the end of the 1986/87 (15 rounds) and 1987/88 ( 38 rounds).  Read more about youth soccer camps.

Barça's run began last season following their  5-1 win over Real Sociedad and they began this year's campaign with an equally convincing 7-0 win over Levante to start the season in top spot. In all, the team have occupied the top spot for 16 weeks this season to add to last year's 38 weeks.

Gerard Piqué, proud of his family, members of FC Barcelona

The family character of FC Barcelona has always been one of its main identifying features.  This December, issue 66 of our members’ magazine ‘Revista Barça’ features the family of Gerard Piqué. 

The Piqués can boast four generations of Barça members, including grandfather, Amador Bernabeu, who was a Club director for 23 years and now represents FC Barcelona at the UEFA.

Amador Bernabeu shares his passion for FC Barcelona with his wife Montserrat, his daughters Montse and Gemma, his grandchildren Gerard, Aina, Marc and Monat and his great grandson Milan, all of whom were enrolled as Club members from birth.  

They remember about their greatest Barça memories and Gerard reveals the depth of his love for the Club: “Every night I sing the Barça anthem because it’s the only song I know all the way through”.

The magazine also explains the new rules relating to the free entry of young children to the Camp Nou, and has a close-up look at basketball star Kostas Papanikolaou.  

The women’s football team describe how they have reached the quarterfinals of the Champions League while brothers Joan, Josep and Jordi Roca, owners of the recently designated best restaurant in the world, reveal their Barça connections. Read more about FCBescola camp.

The 16 players are ready for the game against Cartagena

Tata Martino has named a sixteen-man squad for the Cup game against Cartagena at 22.00 on Tuesday night, with Adriano recalled and Xavi, Piqué and Busquets rested.

The squad trained at the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper on Monday morning with Gerard Piqué back after missing Sunday's session with a stomach upset. Dani Alves trained again with the rest of the players.

The squad is made up by:

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FC Barcelona regrets the loss of Nelson Mandela

FC Barcelona has regretted the loss of Nelson Mandela, who played such a prominent role in the fight against Apartheid, and went on to become the first black president of South Africa. 

Mandela died last night in Johannesburg at the age of 95, and in the game against Cartagena, the Barça players will be wearing black armbands in memory of one of the greatest public figures of our time, and who set such a wonderful example not only with his leadership, but also with his compassion and forgiveness. More about FC Barcelona Soccer camps in Ontario.

In the summer of 2007, when FC Barcelona were in South Africa for a friendly with the Mamelodi Sundowns, a club delegation made up of members of the board and several players visited Mandela at the headquarters of the Johannesburg based foundation that carries his name.

The president of FC Barcelona, Sandro Rosell, and several players have expressed their sorrow in messages lamenting the loss of the charismatic African leader.

Jordi Alba, Alves and Piqué are possible defenders for FIFA FIFPro World XI

FC Barcelona’s Jordi Alba, Dani Alves and Gerard Piqué are among the candidates to be in the back four of the FIFA FIFPro World XI. The 20 candidates for this position were announced today Wednesday following votes from their colleagues around the world. More about FC Barceona Winter Soccer Camps.

The four players that get the most votes will be included in the FIFA FIFPro World XI, which will be announced at the FIFA Ballon d’Or Gala in Zurich next January.

Gerard Piqué and Dani Alves both featured in last season’s edition of the FIFA FIFPro World XI.

FC Barcelona already has four potential members of the XI, for in addition to Alves, Alba and Piqué, last Monday Víctor Valdés was named among the four candidate goalkeepers. On Friday, December 6th, the names of the 15 midfielders will be revealed, and the 15 strikers will be announced next Monday.

FC Barcelona, winner of National Sport Prizes award

FC Barcelona received the Copa Stadium Award at an event held this Monday, which is given to an organisation or person for special contributions during the year in promoting and encouraging sport. 

The Club President Sandro Rosell, accompanied by vice-president Carles Vilarrubí and board members Eduard Coll and Manel Arroyo, picked up the award  –relating to work done in 2012- at a ceremony held in the Palacio del Prado in Madrid and presided over by the Spanish Royal Family.

This is the fifth time that FC Barcelona has won the Copa Stadium, having previously been awarded the prize in 1925, 1941, 1957 and 1997. The award is the oldest sporting prize in Spain.

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Jordi Alba returns to training

The FC Barcelona first team players trained on Tuesday morning at the Ciutat Esportiva. 

The main talking point of the session was the return to group training of Jordi Alba. Read more FC Barcelona Winter Soccer Camp in Toronto.

The left back has been recovering from a left leg injury suffered during training on 10th October.  This was the first training session following the defeat away to Athletic Club and also the first to prepare for Friday’s Cup clash with Cartagena.

The senior players were joined by Patric and Adama from the reserves.

Meanwhile, Andrés Iniesta was unable to take part in the session due to a sore hamstring in his left leg.

FC Barcelona women's team make history

FC Barcelona’s women’s team continue blaze their way into the history books. This is the first time that a team from the Spanish league has made it this far in the Champions League.

The team managed by Xavi Llorens came into the match in Zurich with qualification to the quarter-finals nearly secured. On Sunday, Barça defeated their Swiss rivals by 3-0 at the Miniestadi. This Wednesday, knowing that qualification was close, Barça were calm even though they conceded the first goal of the match.

Goals from Ruth, Corredera and Jelena were enough to overturn Zürich Fauen’s opener and push the tie beyond the Swiss team’s reach. The draw for the next phase of the competition will take place on November 21, and Champions League play will resume in March. Read more about youth soccer camps.

FC Barcelona is the first team in Spanish football to reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League, a truly historic feat.

Four FCB Escola managers are in Antalya to train Turkish children in FC Barcelona's training methodology

In cooperation with FC Barcelona’s official partner AVEA – a Turkish telecommunications company – FCB Escola Avea Camp officially opened up this Thursday in Turkey. 

The city chosen to host the Campus is Antalya, in the south of the country. Over 100 players from around the Turkey converged to participate in the camp. In addition, many of the participants are orphans from local orphanages thanks to AVEA’s Social Corporate Responsibility programme and FC Barcelona’s commitment to social responsibility. Read more about FCB Escola.

Four FCB Escola managers made the trip to Turkey in order to teach FC Barcelona’s training methodology to the participants.

Throughout the week, the players have shown a very high level of play, which allows them all to enjoy football. The participants train for three and a half hours a day, where Barça’s tactical and technical concepts are taught. Values like respect and teamwork are always part of the training regiment. 

14 FC Barcelona players, present in the team training

After being given permission to miss Wednesday's training session, Adriano was back under Tata Martino's orders this morning as Barça's denuded first team squad worked out at the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper. 

Alongside the 8 available first team players -Pinto, Oier, Puyol, Montoya, Adriano, Xavi, Cuenca and Tello,  4 Barça B youngsters, Patric, Masip, Denis Suárez and Ilie, and 2 Youth A players, Adama and Sanabria also took part. Read more about FCBescola camp.

Cesc Fàbregas and Gerard Piqué, worked apart from the rest of the group on the training ground, whislt Leo Messi, Jordi Alba and Ibrahim Afellay were doing phsyio as part of their recovery programmes.

FCB Time Rush, FC Barcelona’s new mobile application

This application is available for smartphones that operate on the iOS platform, the application will soon be available for Android phones.

FC Barcelona’s new mobile application is here: FCB Time Rush. This application is available for devices that operate on the iOS operating system, it will soon be available for Android devices. Read more about FCB soccer camps.

Rediscover FC Barcelona’s history in a playful and interactive world. FCB Time Rush offers users the chance to take on different challenges, compete against rival teams and recover the trophies Barça have won throughout its history. 

FCB Time Rush takes you to the year 1899 and then brings you back to present today. You will be tasked with finding trophies that have been hidden throughout the streets of Barcelona. In addition, each Barça member and fan can create his/her own character as he/she races through the levels collecting coins. Characters can also find additional prizes that give them more speed, power and stamina. 

Jordi Alba returns for training

FC Barcelona players that are not away trained today at the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper. 

The big news was the return of Jordi Alba, who was back training on the pitch for the first time since October 10, the day that the 24-year-old tore fibres in his left femoral biceps injury. Read more about 

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Gerard Piqué also worked out alone, while Cesc Fàbregas was able to complete the warm-up with his team-mates. Xavi Hernández also did specific exercises in a session where the players were joined by youth team members Adama, Godswill, Pedro Godoy and Sergi Palencia.

FC Barcelona arrived in Seville

The FC Barcelona squad has arrived in Seville. The team faces Betis at the Benito Villamarín at 21.00 tonight in round 13 of La Liga.

The 18-man squad is accompanied by Club Vice-president Javier Faus, board members  Pilar Guinovart and Silvio Elías and Sporting Director Andoni Zubizarreta.

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The players will stay at the team hotel – The Hotel Gran Melià Colón until this evening, when, after a short tactical talk, they will leave for the Benito Villamarín.

Piqué doubts if he will be considered for Betis

After beating AC Milan to guarantee themselves a place in the last sixteen of the Champions League, the Barça squad returned to work today at the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper.

The starters against the Italian outfit went through the usual post-match recovery routine, apart from Sergio Busquets and Gerard Piqué, who had specific exercises to do.

Piqué underwent tests today on his groin trouble, and developments over the next few days will determine whether he is fit enough to be considered for selection against Betis at the weekend.

 Today’s session also featured Ilie, Samper, Sergi Gómez and Espinosa of the B team as Barça started making preparations for Sunday’s clash away to Betis , the last game before the international break.

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Gerard Piqué is pleased with FC Barcelona

After defeating Espanyol per 1-0, Gerard Piqué appeared on the ‘El Marcador’ show, on Barça TV, to discuss the team’s excellent form. 

He said: “I know that people want us to play well and score lots of goals, but that’s not always possible”. There are only about 15 really good games a year. We have to keep intelligent. 

We’re very practical. Perhaps we haven’t played very well, but the results have still been very good”.

FC Barcelona has only conceded seven goals in 12 league games, and Piqué has commented that “the team has learned to cope with pressure on the defence and we’re not letting in many goals. 

That’s because we’re doing things right. As for myself, I’m fine. It’s my sixth year in the team and it’s all going well”.

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Pedro Rodríguez defends from criticism

Pedro Rodríguez gave today a press conference at the Ciutat Esportiva, in which he declared to be surprised about the way that people have to criticise the game of FC Barcelona. He stated: “People are being very unfair to the team. We are doing fine and they should appreciate that we are playing good”.  

However, he added: “We have to improve a few things but I think they will finally come. We’re happy with the results and the way we are playing and that’s what matters. What really matters is for the team to carry on winning and playing well.”

Pedro also spoke in defence of his team-mate Leo Messi. “His stats and his performances are spectacular, as they are every year. He wants to keep helping the team as he has done over the last few seasons. Messi is the one who makes the difference.”, he said. In fact, Pedro added that the way the team is playing this season means that “other players are getting more chances in front of goal, and that’s good for the team”.

Moreover, Pedro admitted that the man who has most improved his goalscoring form has been Alexis. Pedro is delighted about that and adds that such a strong contender for a place in the FCB attack “is a challenge for me too, it means I need to compete and train harder than ever”.

Pedro insists in that he has not the slightest intention of leaving the club. “I have been here for a long time and this is where I want to be. They have always treated me very well here”.

Barça’s next game is on Wednesday against AC Milan at the Camp Nou in the Champions League. Pedro stated: “They are a historic team, with great players and they’ll be a hard team to play against”. We’ll have to be careful, because this’ll be a hard game even though they are not at their best right now.”

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FC Barcelona gets ready for the game against AC Milan

The squad for tonight’s game against AC Milan at the Camp Nou is made up of 20 men who had their final training session at the stadium this morning at 11:30. 

It was a gentle session in which Gerado Martino put the finishing touches of his plans for the clash with Milan.

At 13.30, the squad set off for the team hotel – The Princesa Sofia - where they will have lunch and rest. At about 19.00, they will then come back to the stadium for the 20.45 kick off.

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FC Barcelona arrives at Milan

The 22 players picked by Martino have arrived at Milan, where they will train this evening.

FC Barcelona is in Milan. The squad left Camp Nou at 9.30 for a transfer to El Prat Airport to catch their flight to Italy. It was the first away trip on which the players have worn the new Replay suits.

On Monday evening at 18.15, manager Gerado Martino and striker Alexis Sánchez will be giving the traditional pre-match press conference ahead of the meeting with AC Milan at the San Siro on Tuesday night. The conference will be broadcast live on Barça TV as well as being streamed via the club website. 

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Another training session without the internationals

The Barça players trained for the second time this week on Tuesday morning at the Ciutat Esportiva. With a large part of the squad still away on international duty, the session involved the same players as on Monday.

Pinto, Oier, Montoya, Puyol, Mascherano, Bartra, Adriano, Dos Santos, Tello, Cuenca and Messi.  Puyol, Mascherano, Cuenca and Messi are all still recovering from injury.

The senior players were joined by rising youth star Adama Traoré who enjoyed a fine performance on Sunday for the reserves against Deportivo.

The next training session will be on Wednesday afternoon when the players will continue their preparations for Saturday’s visit to Osasuna.

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UAE residents get chance to see FC Barcelona matches live in Spain

UAE residents recently won a lifetime opportunity to meet and watch some of the greatest legends of football at close quarters, thanks to an initiative launched by United Arab Bank (UAB) and FC Barcelona.

For the next three years, UAB will be flying winners on all-expenses-paid trips to Barcelona, where they can watch FC Barcelona play live at the famed Camp Nou stadium.

In the first trip, nine out of the 14 lucky winners, whose names were selected from a raffle draw, were flown to Barcelona to experience football action featuring some of the biggest names in football history, including Lionel Messi, Neymar Da Silva, Sergio Busquets and Marc Bartra.

In addition to VIP treatment throughout the trip and a chance to meet FCB officials, the winners were also treated to an exciting face-off between two of the biggest European clubs – FC Barcelona and Real Sociedad, at Camp Nou stadium.

The match saw FCB maintaining their consecutive successful streak in their La Liga campaign as they clashed with UEFA Champions League qualifiers Real Sociedad. FCB eventually won the thriller 4-1.

"This has to be one of the most exciting moments of my life,” said UAE resident  Lee Copland, whose dream to watch FCB’s star striker Lionel Messi in action came true. “It is a different experience to be able to watch the match at home and to watch them play at close quarters in Camp Nou’s lively atmosphere, especially when Messi scored the second goal of the match. I am grateful for the rare opportunity that UAB gave me. It has been a wonderful experience.”

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The partnership between United Arab Bank and FC Barcelona will continue for a period of three years, ending July 2016. During the three-year partnership, United Arab Bank will reward more than 1,000 customers with tickets to watch the club play live in their home camp, Camp Nou.

FC Barcelona’s star, Lionel Messi, posts a video of his baby son Thiago

Lionel Messi has officially found his way to the social media buzz surrounding celebrities and footballers everywhere. 

The FC Barcelona star has recently created an Instagram account and is now posting photos from his private life as well as his life as a footballer.

One of his most recent posts featured his son Thiago as well as Messi's partner Antonella Roccuzzo playing in the couple's yard as well as another post of Messi playing with his son.

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Marc Bartra, FC Barcelona's newest signing

At a very young age, Marc Bartra made his debut for FC Barcelona under Joseph Guardiola, but he couldn't break in with the likes of Gerard Pique, Carles Puyol, and Mascerano holding the center defense.

Two years later at the age of 22, FC Barcelona now has a new, more professional, matured Bartra who has the full ability to play alongside Gerard Pique.

It seemed Bartra would leave FC Barcelona to join Arsenal in the Premier League, but against Celtic, and now Valladolid, Bartra showed that he can start for a great team life in FC Barcelona.

The game against Valladolid was the best game he ever played for the senior team. Bartra protected Valdes and Barcelona from a shot on goal. The momentous moment came when Alves left the ball to be crossed down in the middle of the box, leaving Guerra to dribble towards goal, when Bartra took him out in the most perfect tackle seen by the youngster.

What made him more special was that he had the professionalism to point and shrug of Pique and Alves for the mistake they made. Bartra showed that at 22 he is no longer a youngster, he considers himself to be a senior player.

With Puyol, Maschernao returning in the next week, Bartra will still hold the defense with Pique till the El Classico. Bartra may not be used against the attacking Madrid side, but Martino seems to trust the youngster.

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FC Barcelona will return to their best form after the match over Ajax

Gerardo Martino believes that FC Barcelona will slowly return to their best form after Wednesday night's 4-0 win over Ajax in the Champions League.

Barça got a comfortable victory at Camp Nou thanks to a Lionel Messi hat-trick and a goal from the defender Gerard Pique.

"Barcelona recently reached football excellence and, therefore, the fans are more demanding," Martino told reporters.

He also said: "We're getting back to where FC Barcelona has always been. We are still making mistakes but we are improving game by game. In general I thought the team well. We need to keep the performance levels up over the whole 90 minutes”.

"We didn't play well in the first half, with many long balls. We were better in the second half, better in terms of our passing game. People are saying we're trying to change the style but that's not true. We are looking for alternatives. It doesn’t mean that we're changing the style if we add alternatives to our game", continued Martino.

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Jordi Alba, FC Barcelona’s player, will be out for 3 weeks because of a leg injury

A leg injury will make Jordi Alba not to participate in Barcelona's Champions League  at home against Ajax on Wednesday and its second group phase match at Celtic on October 1st.

FC Barcelona says that Jordi Alba will be out for around three weeks after tearing a muscle in his right leg.

Alba was substituted in Saturday's Spanish league match, a 3-2 win over Sevilla.

Alba, a Spanish international star, scored the first goal in a 2-0 win over Finland in a World Cup qualifier last week.

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2013-14 FC Barcelona’s third kit

Nike has sponsored FC Barcelona’s 2013-14 third kit. It was one of the last kits that were yet to be officially known.

Yesterday, FC Barcelona’s president, Sandro Rosell, told the Catalan RAC1 radio channel that the new kit would be the most ever sold kit and that will be used as the third kit at the club.

The kit design is very simple. The colour of the jersey is black, with a round simple collar and yellow line on the side of the shirt. The UNICEF logo is marked at the back with deep yellow.

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AC Milan striker, Stephan El Shaarawy, believes that Neymar is the best player in the world right now

Neymar completed a €57million move to Barça from Santos during the summer.

Lionel Messi, Neymar's new team-mate, is the bookmakers' favourite to win this year's the Ballon d'Or, ahead of the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Franck Ribery, but El Shaarawy believes that Neymar deserves to win the FIFA award.

"I would say that Neymar is the best player in the world at the moment. I played against him in Geneva with Italy in March and he was simply incredible on the ball", he told the reporters.

Neymar was linked with a number of clubs earlier this year and Sandro Rosell, FC Barcelona’s president, revealed this week that Real Madrid tried to convince the young soccer star to move to the Bernabeu until a contract at Camp Nou was signed.

"When we reached to an initial agreement with Neymar's father, the player had already passed a medical with Madrid, so we joked we would not bother with our own check-up," Rosell told to TV3. 

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Quit smoking with Barça. FC Barcelona bets for your health

This interactive event calls on members of the public to test their lung health and learn more about the ‘Quit Smoking With Barça’programme.

Over 20 health professionals will offer free lung function testing and advice on maintaining healthy lungs. 

Personal advice on quitting smoking will also be available with handy gadgets to help people leave the habit. Visitors will also get to test their football skills by scoring a goal for lung health.

The two-days public event is organised by the European Lung Foundation, the European Respiratory Society and the European Commission, and supported by FC Barcelona and the European COPD Coalition.

As well as offering free lung testing and receiving personal advice from health professionals, members of the public will also have a chance to meet FC Barcelona’s Jordi Monés, (Head of the Medical Team at FC Barcelona), as well as official representatives from the European Lung Foundation and European Respiratory Society. 

The event will be hold on Friday 6th and Saturday 7^th of September from 10am to 8pm at the Plaça de la Universitat, Barcelona. 

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FC Barcelona, winner of Spain’s Supercopa 2013

FC Barcelona won their 16th trophy in five years after a scoreless draw against Atletico Madrid in the second leg of Spain’s Supercopa.

The teams were knotted 1-1 and Barça got the title thanks to their away goal in last week’s first leg at Atletico’s Vicente Calderon stadium.

Barcelona’s first championship under their new coach, Gerardo “Tata” Martino, was the fruit of the squad’s strong second-half performance a week ago in Madrid.

Wednesday’s game offered little in the way of excitement and the level of enthusiasm among the Barça at the Nou Camp reflected the absence of brilliance on the field.

Barcelona controlled the ball for almost the entire first half, yet it was Atletico that came closest to scoring, forcing Barça goalkeeper Victor Valdés to make two big saves.

The home side’s best chance came on a penalty in the 80th minute, but super-striker Lionel Messi hit the crossbar, while the visitors saw the possibility of a last-minute surge slip away with the expulsion of two players in the final 10 minutes of regulation. 

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Leo Messi teaches a dance class in the latest Qatar Airways Advertisement

Qatar Airways put its sponsorship of FC Barcelona Spanish soccer champions in a beautiful advertisement about an imaginary country entirely devoted to the Catalan team.

 The spot is set in the mythical "Land of FCB," a country full of posters, cars, and clothing featuring FC Barcelona's team colours. Mixed among the citizens, we can see the world's greatest soccer players, including Lionel Messi and Gerard Piqué.

Accompanied by Jackie Wilson, Messi teaches a soccer dance class, and Carles Puyol hits a potted plant falling out of a window as if it were a soccer ball. Have a look:

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Visit FC Barcelona to Israel and the Palestinian Authority

Lionel Messi and his fellow stars of Barcelona football team arrived in Israel and Palestine, where the Spanish team finalized two 'training games for peace "for Israelis and Palestinians. 

The players visited the Western Wall in Jerusalem, they were received by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Bethlehem and met with Palestinian youth near Hebron in Dura Stadium, where the team conducted a series of workshops and games dozens of Palestinian children.

On Sunday met with President Shimon Peres before training to more children in Tel Aviv. "Goals are important, but it is also important to educate the children and try to join them," said Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta. Training sessions were organized by the Peres Center for Peace, as well as the football associations of Israel and Palestine.

Fans jostled for the opportunity to come and photograph Messi and his companions with their mobile phones. After a brief warm-up period, the stars of Barcelona played with a group of children, taught them some of the secrets of their intricate passing game.

Jibril Rajoub, the president of the Palestinian Football Federation, said he hopes that when the Barcelona make a return visit in the future, there is "an independent Palestinian state alongside Israel." "Sport is the best way to overcome hatred and hostility" said Rajoub, who described the visit as a "historic day".

The team made ​​it clear that the trip aims to strengthen institutional ties with both communities and build bridges of dialogue for peace.

The visit comes shortly after the Israeli-Palestinian talks resumed

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