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REVEALED! What cost Barcelona La Liga title

REVEALED! What cost Barcelona La Liga title

Rediff.com22 May 2017

Barcelona's inconsistency over the season had cost them the La Liga title, coach Luis Enrique has said.

PICS: Liverpool down Ajax with late goal; Bayern sink Barca

PICS: Liverpool down Ajax with late goal; Bayern sink Barca

Rediff.com14 Sep 2022

A round-up of Tuesday's action in the UEFA Champions League.

Messi slams Barcelona over Suarez exit

Messi slams Barcelona over Suarez exit

Rediff.com25 Sep 2020

Suarez had joined Barcelona in 2014. He scored 198 goals in 283 games for the Catalan side and he also earned the Golden Shoe as Europe's top scorer after scoring 59 total goals in 2015-16.

Messi is total football! Do you agree?

Messi is total football! Do you agree?

Rediff.com14 Sep 2016

Barcelona coach Luis Enrique hailed hat-trick hero Lionel Messi as the greatest player in the world "in every position" after the Argentine maestro sent another record tumbling in a thumping 7-0 Champions League win over Celtic.

La Liga: Barcelona win easily, Atletico thrash Sporting

La Liga: Barcelona win easily, Atletico thrash Sporting

Rediff.com17 Sep 2016

Barcelona's attacking trio of Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar were all on target as the champions roared back into life in La Liga with a dominant 5-1 victory at promoted Leganes on Saturday. Messi sidefooted in a simple cross from Suarez to strike the opening goal after 15 minutes and returned the favour for the Uruguayan to nudge in the second in the 31st.

Nations League PIX: Spain maul Germany 6-0

Nations League PIX: Spain maul Germany 6-0

Rediff.com18 Nov 2020

The victory saw Spain finish top of League A4 with 11 points after six games, joining France in the final four tournament, which will take place in October 2021.

Rampant Suarez proud of thrashing Real sans Messi in Clasico

Rampant Suarez proud of thrashing Real sans Messi in Clasico

Rediff.com29 Oct 2018

"It's better for Messi to play as he is the best in the world and he gives you a boost but we should be very proud as a team, as we showed that we are a great team without Messi and we have a great coach (Ernesto Valverde)," Suarez said.

Soccer PIX: Real drop points, Bayern stunned

Soccer PIX: Real drop points, Bayern stunned

Rediff.com13 Feb 2022

Images from matches played across European leagues on Saturday

EPL PIX: Arsenal stay top as Tottenham self-implode; Chelsea win

EPL PIX: Arsenal stay top as Tottenham self-implode; Chelsea win

Rediff.com2 Oct 2022

IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.

Battle of tactics as Barca and Bayern go head to head

Battle of tactics as Barca and Bayern go head to head

Rediff.com6 May 2015

Barcelona coach Luis Enrique is ready for surprises when he comes up against Pep Guardiola's Bayern Munich on Wednesday in what he believes will be an open and attractive game.

Euro: Resilient Italy show ability to suffer as well as entertain

Euro: Resilient Italy show ability to suffer as well as entertain

Rediff.com8 Jul 2021

Italy's ability to get over the line in by far their biggest challenge of the Euros so far has made many people on the peninsula more convinced than ever of their ability to go on and win it on Sunday.

'Starting at the same pace as my team mates, it will be different'

'Starting at the same pace as my team mates, it will be different'

Rediff.com21 Jul 2015

Luis Suarez struggled to get into his stride with new club Barcelona after his ban for biting an opponent expired in October and the Uruguay striker is determined to avoid the same fate when the new season starts next month.

'Phenomenal Messi greatest player of all time'

'Phenomenal Messi greatest player of all time'

Rediff.com26 Nov 2014

Praise comes in from all quarters as Argentine breaks Raul's Champions League record.

'Messi will arrive as always with enthusiasm to play'

'Messi will arrive as always with enthusiasm to play'

Rediff.com21 Jul 2016

Barcelona coach Luis Enrique expects Lionel Messi to bounce back from a difficult summer with his usual enthusiasm -- and does not rule out a return to international football.

Stunning images in building photography contest

Stunning images in building photography contest

Rediff.com10 Feb 2020

The 2019 winners of the Art of Building competition, run by the Chartered Institute of Building, have been announced. Take a look at the winners from the competition.

PHOTOS: Barcelona fans chant for Messi to stay

PHOTOS: Barcelona fans chant for Messi to stay

Rediff.com26 Aug 2020

Angry Barcelona fans chanted for the resignation of the club president Josep Maria Bartomeu after captain Lionel Messi announced on Tuesday that he wished to leave the Catalan side.

New set back for troubled Barca...

New set back for troubled Barca...

Rediff.com18 Aug 2017

Suarez, Pique sidelined with injury

Barca's Suarez will 'play some minutes' in El Clasico

Barca's Suarez will 'play some minutes' in El Clasico

Rediff.com24 Oct 2014

Luis Suarez, whose four-month ban for biting an opponent expires on Friday, will make his official Barcelona debut in Saturday's La Liga clasico at Real Madrid, coach Luis Enrique said.

Champions League: Napoli thrash Liverpool; Barcelona win

Champions League: Napoli thrash Liverpool; Barcelona win

Rediff.com8 Sep 2022

A round-up of Wednesday's action in the UEFA Champions League.

Hero to Zero: United's Cavani faces FA wrath

Hero to Zero: United's Cavani faces FA wrath

Rediff.com30 Nov 2020

Cavani is now embroiled in a controversy over a questionable social media post.

EPL PIX: Liverpool held; Spurs crush Southampton

EPL PIX: Liverpool held; Spurs crush Southampton

Rediff.com7 Aug 2022

Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.

Neymar loses lawsuit with Barcelona over bonus

Neymar loses lawsuit with Barcelona over bonus

Rediff.com19 Jun 2020

Paris St Germain and Brazil forward Neymar has been ordered to pay his former club Barcelona 6.7 million euros ($7.51 million) after losing a lawsuit over an unpaid bonus, the Spanish champions said in a statement on Friday. Neymar moved from Barca to PSG for a world record fee of 222 million euros in 2017 but took the La Liga side to court over the terms of the last contract he signed with them a year earlier, claiming he was entitled to 43.6 million euros.

Messi-less Barca not short of options for Champions League tie

Messi-less Barca not short of options for Champions League tie

Rediff.com27 Sep 2016

Barcelona will travel to Borussia Moenchengladbach for their Champions League match on Wednesday without Lionel Messi but the Spaniards have enough options and firepower to plug the gap left by the Argentine, coach Luis Enrique said.

Indian football: NEUFC go third with win over Odisha FC

Indian football: NEUFC go third with win over Odisha FC

Rediff.com14 Feb 2021

NEUFC started the game at a furious pace and only needed nine minutes to come up with the first goal. Ashutosh Mehta found Machado with an accurate cross and the latter hit it first time past a diving Arshdeep Singh.

How Barca won La Liga... straight from the horse's mouth!

How Barca won La Liga... straight from the horse's mouth!

Rediff.com18 May 2015

Barcelona have had to overcome many changes to win their 23rd La Liga title, coach Luis Enrique said.

Justin Bieber trains with Neymar at FC Barcelona

Justin Bieber trains with Neymar at FC Barcelona

Rediff.com21 Nov 2016

Canadian pop sensation Justin Bieber had a fan boy moment when he visited the FC Barcelona training base on Monday.

Messi boost for Barcelona ahead of Celtic game

Messi boost for Barcelona ahead of Celtic game

Rediff.com21 Nov 2016

Lionel Messi returned to training on Monday after recovering from a stomach bug that caused him to miss Barcelona's goalless draw against Malaga on Saturday.

Defenders the unsung heroes of Brazil's World Cup campaign

Defenders the unsung heroes of Brazil's World Cup campaign

Rediff.com3 Jul 2018

Brazil's defensive record under coach Tite has been remarkable, with only six goals conceded in 25 matches, and they have been just as miserly in Russia where they have only conceded one goal.

Madrid mayor offers to host Champions League final

Madrid mayor offers to host Champions League final

Rediff.com9 Jun 2020

A New York Times report last month said the showpiece event will not be held in the Turkish city and alternative venues were being considered.

Suarez hopes to make headlines for right reasons at World Cup

Suarez hopes to make headlines for right reasons at World Cup

Rediff.com22 May 2018

Uruguay striker Luis Suarez heads to next month's World Cup in Russia looking for a measure of redemption after ending the previous two editions of the tournament in disgrace.

What Barca have to do to win La Liga title

What Barca have to do to win La Liga title

Rediff.com8 Jun 2020

The Barca coach said the squad is in a good place both mentally and physically and very motivated to take the field.

Suarez handed two-match ban, will miss King's Cup final

Suarez handed two-match ban, will miss King's Cup final

Rediff.com10 Feb 2017

The suspension was handed down by the Competition Committee of the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) on Thursday and applies to Cup matches only.

Goal-machine Suarez on course for another landmark

Goal-machine Suarez on course for another landmark

Rediff.com11 May 2016

Luis Suarez could become Barcelona's highest scoring Uruguayan in Saturday's La Liga match at Granada, having equalled in only two seasons what compatriot Ramon Alberto Villaverde Vazquez aggregated in his decade-long stint with the club.

Tokyo Olympics: How India's athletes fared on Sunday, July 25

Tokyo Olympics: How India's athletes fared on Sunday, July 25

Rediff.com26 Jul 2021

A summary of Indian athletes' showing atthe Olympic Games in Tokyo on Sunday.

Things that happen in the dressing room stay there, Barca manager

Things that happen in the dressing room stay there, Barca manager

Rediff.com7 Jan 2015

'I feel as confident and motivated as at the beginning. I can't control rumours, but I still have faith'

La Liga: Messi penalty rescues Barcelona

La Liga: Messi penalty rescues Barcelona

Rediff.com20 Feb 2017

Lionel Messi's late penalty saw bedraggled Barcelona scrape a 2-1 victory over Leganes on Sunday at a divided Nou Camp as the La Liga champions looked as if they had still not recovered from their harrowing midweek defeat to Paris St Germain.

Barca coach feels Messi and Co can keep calm to retain La Liga title

Barca coach feels Messi and Co can keep calm to retain La Liga title

Rediff.com14 May 2016

Barcelona coach Luis Enrique said on Friday he trusted his team to handle the occasion of this weekend's season finale at lowly Granada, where a win would guarantee their 24th La Liga title.

Messi's penalty kick trickery raises many questions...

Messi's penalty kick trickery raises many questions...

Rediff.com15 Feb 2016

Lionel Messi passed up the chance to net his 300th La Liga goal and instead put a hat-trick on a plate for team mate Luis Suarez with an outrageous penalty routine.

Why football has been unfair to Spain...

Why football has been unfair to Spain...

Rediff.com16 Nov 2018

Spain coach Luis Enrique said football had been unfair to his side after Thursday's dramatic 3-2 defeat in Croatia left them in danger of failing to reach the UEFA Nations League finals.

World Cup: 'Cannibal' Suarez charged for biting Chiellini

World Cup: 'Cannibal' Suarez charged for biting Chiellini

Rediff.com25 Jun 2014

FIFA has charged Uruguay's Luis Suarez for biting Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini during their Group D World Cup match on Tuesday.