Barcelona News
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Spain's Supreme Court on Wednesday confirmed a 21-month jail sentence and 2.09-million-euro ($2.25 million) fine imposed on Lionel Messi for tax fraud, months after the Barcelona football star lodged an appeal.
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By AFP
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Spain's Supreme Court on Wednesday confirmed a 21-month jail sentence and 2.09-million-euro ($2.25 million) fine imposed on Lionel Messi for tax fraud, months after the Barcelona football star lodged an appeal.
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By AFP
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Barcelona were hailed as living legends Thursday after Neymar helped the Spanish giants pull off a Nou Camp miracle with a dying minutes Champions League win over stunned Paris Saint-Germain.
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By AFP
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The mayor of Barcelona on Friday banned the opening of new hotels in the saturated city centre, to end the flow of locals out of the area due to pressure on housing from the tourism sector.
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By AFP
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Somewhere out there is a new Nwankwo Kanu or a Jay-Jay Okocha, but it is not easy for the thousands of pretenders to become Nigeria's newest football hero to get a foot on the ladder.
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By AFP
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Neymar could follow Barcelona team-mate Lionel Messi to court after Spanish prosecutors asked for the Brazilian striker to be tried over his murky multi-million-euro transfer to the Catalan giants.
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By AFP
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Spanish prosecutors called on Friday for Lionel Messi to be absolved and his father found guilty on the final day of the pair's high-profile tax fraud trial in Barcelona.
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By AFP
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Argentina football star Lionel Messi said Thursday he trusted his father with his finances and "knew nothing" about how his wealth was managed as he took the stand at his tax fraud trial."I was playing football.
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By AFP
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Barcelona agreed a "long-term" contract extension with American sportswear giants Nike on Saturday, which will reportedly see the Catalan club surpass Manchester United with the most lucrative kit-sponsorship deal in the world.
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Barcelona’s first leg victory over Atletico Madrid may have been scrappy and controversial, but stylistically, it presented issues for managers, Luis Enrique, and Diego Simeone ahead of kickoff.
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By AFP
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A night that began with a colourful homage to a legendary Barcelona player turned coach in Johan Cruyff, ended with Real Madrid's own version of a one-time playing great in Zinedine Zidane celebrating his first big victory in management.
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Since the pattern of the match and personnel were fairly predictable prior to kickoff, this was solely about Arsenal's defensive set-up.
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No team has ever retained the UEFA Champions League since its transformation in 1992, but Luis Enrique’s Barcelona are determined to be the first.
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By AFP
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Barcelona star Neymar and president Josep Maria Bartomeu will be called to give evidence this week in the murky case over the deal which brought the Brazilian to the Catalan giants from Santos in 2013.
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By AFP
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The trial of Barcelona star Lionel Messi and his father for tax fraud will begin on May 31 at a court in Barcelona, a regional superior court said WednesdayMessi and his father Jorge have been charged with tax fraud for allegedly failing to declare 4.
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Rafa Benitez has been heavily scrutinized over a defensive-minded Real Madrid in recent weeks, but his attempt to play an expansive game backfired against Barcelona.
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Colder is the stage name used by the above-mentioned master of electronica. "Many Colours" is the title of his outstanding new album, an album that's been a long time coming. Digital Journal found out why.
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Chelsea’s implosion at the Etihad Stadium against title rivals Manchester City signified change was required at Stamford Bridge.
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By AFP
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Bayern Munich coach and Barcelona hero Pep Guardiola will make a symbolic stand for election to the Catalan parliament in a campaign for his native region to be independent from Spain, media reported Monday.
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Some things aren’t meant to be.
When Gonzalo Higuain and Ever Banega’s terrible penalty attempts failed to beat Chilean goalkeeper Claudio Bravo from the penalty spot in last week’s Copa America final, Lionel Messi may have finally accepted this n
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By AFP
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The anti-eviction activist turned politician Ada Colau is assured of being sworn in as mayor of the Spanish city of Barcelona on Saturday thanks to the support of independents and Socialists, the parties said on Friday.
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Barcelona and Juventus’ Champions League final showdown offered a breath of fresh air to world football’s most prestigious tournament prior to kickoff.
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When a manager alters his initial system 15 minutes into a match, it usually highlights poor decision-making, yet it seemed apart of Pep Guardiola’s plan on his return to the Camp Nou.
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A student in Barcelona, Spain has been detained by police after allegedly killing a teacher at the Instituto Joan Foster on Monday morning. There are unconfirmed reports that the weapon wielded by the student was a crossbow.
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Manuel Pellegrini was heavily scrutinized for Manchester City’s conservative performance against Barcelona in last year’s first leg Champions League round of 16 clash.
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Anyone visiting, or indeed living in, Barcelona who needs their online fix will be pleased to hear that the city will be expanding its WiFi service by adding hundreds more access points in public spaces and transport.
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Scientists from the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB) based in Barcelona, Spain are starring in a five-minute music video, dancing and making the moves to raise funds for Alzheimer’s, cancer and diabetes research.
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Being examined by an MRI machine tends to be scary for everyone, but particularly so for children. A hospital in Barcelona has come up with a high-tech and novel solution by turning the MRI room into a space wonderland.
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In a daring and well-thought-out scam, 52 people allegedly conned around 150,000 small businesses and self-employed persons out of 15 million euros ($19.5 million) over a period of 14 years, by pretending to be representatives of the police.
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A passenger on a shuttle bus, running between Barcelona airport and the city center, caught the driver on video, sending WhatsApp messages on his mobile phone while driving through heavy traffic.
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Barcelona striker David Villa (left) with teammates Globovision
Millions of tourists flock each year to Barcelona, home of the world-famous, Gaudi-designed Sagrada Familia cathedral Lluis Gene, AFP/File
Casa Battlo, Barcelona, Spain
Scene from the short film "Barcelona GO!" Vimeo
fireworks at Barcelonas Merce Festival
Scene from the short film "Barcelona GO!" Vimeo
The Peregrine Falcons living in Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, are the proud parents of three chicks. YouTube
Amusing street performer in Las Ramblas, Barcelona, Spain
Olympic stadium in Montjuïc, Barcelona - the city hosted the 1992 Summer Olympics. McLuvin
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Greenpeace activists protested on behalf of the Arctic 30 on Barcelona's Sagrada Familia cathedral. YouTube
Park Güell in Barcelona, Spain
Palau de la Musica Catalana - Concert hall in Barcelona, Spain
midway at Barcelona's Merce Festival
Scenes from Alexandr Kravtsov's motion timelapse video of Barcelona, Spain. Vimeo
Casa Battló, designed by Antoni Gaudí
Scenes from Alexandr Kravtsov's motion timelapse video of Barcelona, Spain. Vimeo
Poble Español de Montjuic (the Spanish Village)
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