Xavi Hernandez

  • Barcelona president angry over team’s performance against Granada

    Barcelona president Joan Laporta took out his frustration in his team’s performance on the food provided for club VIPs on Sunday evening. Barca dropped points yet again on Sunday evening, letting an early lead slip and eventually settling for a chaotic 3-3 draw with 19th-placed Granada. The result reportedly drew the ire out of Laporta in…

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  • Barcelona boss, Xavi Hernandez has ruled out any possibility of midfielder, Frenkie de Jong leaving the club amid a link to Manchester United. Xavi believes De Jong must continue at Barcelona to become one of the best midfielders in the world. Reports had emerged that De Jong had been linked with a move to Manchester…

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  • Ousmane Dembele’s situation at Barcelona has changed. Xavi included the French professional footballer in the Barcelona squad to face Atletico Madrid, and the Spaniard says not doing so would be potentially shooting themselves in the foot. “We met with the president, the sports staff, and the board to find another solution,” said Xavi. “I did…

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  • New Barcelona boss Xavi has revealed that he snubbed the chance to take over the Brazil national team to seal his return to Camp Nou. After months of speculation, his arrival was finally made official on Saturday, with the legendary midfielder taking over from Ronald Koeman following his departure in October. Barcelona had to strike a…

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  • Joan Laporta doesn’t want to put negotiations to appoint Ronald Koeman’s successor in danger and tried to limit talking about Xavi Hernandez, the favourite to take over as Barcelona’s coach, in a press conference on Friday. “We’re working on a new coach,” Laporta said. “I am not going to say the options we have. It…

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  • Xavi expected as next Barcelona coach

    Xavi Hernandez is alert to what is happening on Barcelona’s bench at this moment. With the present and the future uncertain, his time may come soon. The team have virtually lost La Liga and there is a lack of feeling between the players and the coach. They aren’t in a great position to take on…

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  • In his quest to find a suitable football team with readiness to exploit his football talents, Usain Bolt on Thursday night completed training with Borussia Dortmund’s first team to mark the beginning of a new career. BVB, get ready for Friday. #BVBOLT #NewLevels @bvb09 @pumafootball pic.twitter.com/rO1jNPLtrA — Usain St. Leo Bolt (@usainbolt) March 21, 2018…

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  • Xavi Hernandez, the former Barcelona player who currently plays for Qatari club, Al Sadd SC, has given his take on the upcoming Champions League match between Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid. Image shows Xavi Hernandez and Lionel Messi Xavi, 38, said he believes Madrid will always rise up to the challenge by featuring their A-team…

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  • Gerard Pique has a good reason for announcing his planned retirement from international football after the 2018 World Cup in Russia, and former teammate Xavi Hernandez says the defender made a good choice. Image shows Gerard Pique in action for Spain. Pique was heavily criticized for cutting off the sleeves of his Spain jersey during…

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  • Former Barcelona star Xavi Hernandez has said it times without number that Lionel Messi is the best player in the world, and Cristiano Ronaldo never worried about this personal opinion from a respectable footballer but not until the Spaniard directly stepped on his toes by making one “biased” comment about Messi-Ronaldo rivalry. Image shows C. Ronaldo…

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  • Barcelona legend Xavi Hernandez admits Leicester City‘s wide man Riyad Mahrez has rare qualities that Barcelona would have loved to acquire. The Spanish giants reportedly scrambled against Arsenal for the Algerian’s signature, but both clubs were disappointed after the midfielder chose to extend his current contract with the Foxes. Image shows Leicester City’s forward Riyad…

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  • Xavi Hernandez has earlier claimed that Italy is Spain’s bogey team at Euro 2016 but Giorgio Chiellini has refuted the statements, arguing that it is in fact, the other way round. Image: Giorgio Chiellini in action for Italy. In Xavi’s comments, he says Italy adopts Barcelona’s style and a little bit of Atletico Madrid’s tactics.…

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