In an unprecedented move, legendary Spanish soccer club Fc Barcelona, home to Lionel Messi for 21 years, has launched video game platform Barça Games, the first of its kind created by a sports club.
Developed jointly by Fc Barcelona, Mas Ros Media and FireSPORTS, Barça Games was unveiled Nov. 8 at the Fc Barcelona museum headquarters in Barcelona, Spain.
The new platform will not only offer games but also a variety of streaming content, including series, documentaries and movies catering to the gaming community.
Slated to launch in April next year, Barça Games forms part of the Club’s aim to create digital content for entertainment, together with the mission to approach new audiences and reach new generations of fans.
The presentation took place in the Barça Immersive Tour, the largest immersive room in a sporting museum in Europe, and was attended by Fc Barcelona president Joan Laporta as well as Marcos Santana,...
Developed jointly by Fc Barcelona, Mas Ros Media and FireSPORTS, Barça Games was unveiled Nov. 8 at the Fc Barcelona museum headquarters in Barcelona, Spain.
The new platform will not only offer games but also a variety of streaming content, including series, documentaries and movies catering to the gaming community.
Slated to launch in April next year, Barça Games forms part of the Club’s aim to create digital content for entertainment, together with the mission to approach new audiences and reach new generations of fans.
The presentation took place in the Barça Immersive Tour, the largest immersive room in a sporting museum in Europe, and was attended by Fc Barcelona president Joan Laporta as well as Marcos Santana,...
- 11/10/2023
- by Anna Marie de la Fuente
- Variety Film + TV
Madrid, Aug 9 (Ians) Fc Barcelona’s head coach, Xavi Hernandez, didn’t dismiss the possibility of bringing Neymar Jr. back to the club from Paris Saint-Germain before the transfer window closes later this month. Barcelona are on the lookout for a successor to Ousmane Dembele, who seems poised to transfer to Psg. Coupled with rumors about Neymar’s dissatisfaction in France, speculations about the Brazilian’s potential return, five years after his departure, have surged, Xinhua reported.
“I can’t say anything because last year, I mentioned the name of a player at another club and they were angry about that (Martin Zubimendi at Real Sociedad). We’ll see what unfolds by the end of the transfer period,” the coach remarked.
While discussions about potential newcomers to Barca are rife, the club grapples with integrating new signings, including Ilkay Gundogan and Inigo Martinez. Even players like Alexander Balde, who have penned new contracts,...
“I can’t say anything because last year, I mentioned the name of a player at another club and they were angry about that (Martin Zubimendi at Real Sociedad). We’ll see what unfolds by the end of the transfer period,” the coach remarked.
While discussions about potential newcomers to Barca are rife, the club grapples with integrating new signings, including Ilkay Gundogan and Inigo Martinez. Even players like Alexander Balde, who have penned new contracts,...
- 8/9/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Updated with confirmation: Soccer superstar Lionel Messi confirmed that he is signing with Major League Soccer club Inter Miami, which is co-owned by David Beckham.
Messi, considered by many to be the greatest soccer player of all time, told Spanish sports outlets Wednesday that “I made the decision that I am going to Miami. I still haven’t closed it one hundred percent. I’m missing some things but we decided to continue my journey there.”
Inter Miami also tweeted out confirmation a deal was in the works. Said Mls in a statement: “We are pleased that Lionel Messi has stated that he intends to join Inter Miami and Major League Soccer this summer. Although work remains to finalize a formal agreement, we look forward to welcoming one of the greatest soccer players of all time to our League.”
“After winning the World Cup and not being able to return to Barcelona,...
Messi, considered by many to be the greatest soccer player of all time, told Spanish sports outlets Wednesday that “I made the decision that I am going to Miami. I still haven’t closed it one hundred percent. I’m missing some things but we decided to continue my journey there.”
Inter Miami also tweeted out confirmation a deal was in the works. Said Mls in a statement: “We are pleased that Lionel Messi has stated that he intends to join Inter Miami and Major League Soccer this summer. Although work remains to finalize a formal agreement, we look forward to welcoming one of the greatest soccer players of all time to our League.”
“After winning the World Cup and not being able to return to Barcelona,...
- 6/7/2023
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
Madrid (Spain), May 16 (Ians) Fc Barcelona President Joan Laporta said on Monday that the club has re-established good relationships with Argentine legend Lionel Messi, but it would not pay any price to bring him back to the Camp Nou Stadium.
Speaking on Catalan TV network, TV3 after Barca claimed this season’s La Liga title late on Sunday night, Laporta explained he had tried to build bridges with Messi in the wake of the Argentinean’s move to Paris Saint Germain after being unable to fit his wages into the club’s tight wage ceiling.
“I have spoken with Leo to somehow redirect the situation that occurred when I had to put the institution ahead of everything, including him, the best player in the world,” said Laporta in a Monday morning TV show.
Messi will be out of contract with Psg at the end of the season, reports Xinhua.
“We have sent messages lately.
Speaking on Catalan TV network, TV3 after Barca claimed this season’s La Liga title late on Sunday night, Laporta explained he had tried to build bridges with Messi in the wake of the Argentinean’s move to Paris Saint Germain after being unable to fit his wages into the club’s tight wage ceiling.
“I have spoken with Leo to somehow redirect the situation that occurred when I had to put the institution ahead of everything, including him, the best player in the world,” said Laporta in a Monday morning TV show.
Messi will be out of contract with Psg at the end of the season, reports Xinhua.
“We have sent messages lately.
- 5/15/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Madrid, May 3 (Ians) Fc Barcelona have suffered a setback in their plans for next season with the news that the club’s Director of Football, Mateu Alemany, will leave at the end of the current season.
The club released a statement late on Tuesday confirming the decision of Alemany, who has also worked with Mallorca and Valencia, a Xinhua report said.
“The Fc Barcelona director of football, Mateu Alemany, will end his time at the club on June 30 to begin a new professional project,” explains the Barca website, which assured that Alemany will “complete the summer transfer market with the club.”
“Therefore, despite formally leaving the club on July 1, thanks to an informal agreement, Mateu Alemany has committed himself to completing the first team’s transfer business this summer, even if it should be at the final moments of the transfer window,” added the statement.
Alemany is widely considered to...
The club released a statement late on Tuesday confirming the decision of Alemany, who has also worked with Mallorca and Valencia, a Xinhua report said.
“The Fc Barcelona director of football, Mateu Alemany, will end his time at the club on June 30 to begin a new professional project,” explains the Barca website, which assured that Alemany will “complete the summer transfer market with the club.”
“Therefore, despite formally leaving the club on July 1, thanks to an informal agreement, Mateu Alemany has committed himself to completing the first team’s transfer business this summer, even if it should be at the final moments of the transfer window,” added the statement.
Alemany is widely considered to...
- 5/3/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Madrid, April 18 (Iasn) Fc Barcelona President Joan Laporta held a press conference to explain the ongoing scandal around the payments of over seven million euros that the club made to the former vice-president of the Spanish Referee’s Federation Enriquez Negreira.
The implication is that Barcelona used the payments to try and ensure favorable refereeing decisions over an 18-year period.
Now, the club faces legal proceedings in Spain and an investigation from UEFA into the affair, a Xinhua report said.
Speaking at the Camp Nou Stadium, Laporta said the money was paid for reports on match officials.
“We received 629 reports from Negreira along with 43 CDs, along with other briefings,” said Laporta in his briefing on Monday, insisting there was no attempt to influence referees.
“I have documentation that show that there have never been any payments that directly attempt to sway results in sporting competitions,” he commented, saying the reports...
The implication is that Barcelona used the payments to try and ensure favorable refereeing decisions over an 18-year period.
Now, the club faces legal proceedings in Spain and an investigation from UEFA into the affair, a Xinhua report said.
Speaking at the Camp Nou Stadium, Laporta said the money was paid for reports on match officials.
“We received 629 reports from Negreira along with 43 CDs, along with other briefings,” said Laporta in his briefing on Monday, insisting there was no attempt to influence referees.
“I have documentation that show that there have never been any payments that directly attempt to sway results in sporting competitions,” he commented, saying the reports...
- 4/18/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Warsaw, March 31 (Ians) Fc Barcelona president Joan Laporta has said that the team is “on the right way to winning the La Liga title, but the race is not over.”
Xavi Hernandez’s team are on course to regain the La Liga title as the Catalans have a 12-point advantage over Real Madrid with 12 matches to play.
“We are on the right track to take the crown, the players know that. We defend very well and we attack effectively. However, there are still three months until the end of the season. It’s time to continue hard work and it’s definitely too early to celebrate. The race for the title is not over yet,” Laporta told Xinhua.
The Barcelona top official came to Poland for the premiere of a documentary about Poland international Robert Lewandowski who has had a brilliant start to life at Camp Nou, with 25 goals in all competitions.
Xavi Hernandez’s team are on course to regain the La Liga title as the Catalans have a 12-point advantage over Real Madrid with 12 matches to play.
“We are on the right track to take the crown, the players know that. We defend very well and we attack effectively. However, there are still three months until the end of the season. It’s time to continue hard work and it’s definitely too early to celebrate. The race for the title is not over yet,” Laporta told Xinhua.
The Barcelona top official came to Poland for the premiere of a documentary about Poland international Robert Lewandowski who has had a brilliant start to life at Camp Nou, with 25 goals in all competitions.
- 3/31/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
Madrid, March 24 (Ians) Fc Barcelona president Joan Laporta on Friday opened the door for a possible return to the club for Leo Messi.
Messi is out of contract with Psg this summer.
Laporta insisted that the 35-year-old (who will be 36 in June) Messi “has the doors of Barca open.”
“Messi is the greatest player in history. He has been the most important player in Barca’s history, although I have to be careful in what I say, as Messi is a Psg player and I have to respect that,” said the Barca president.
Although Laporta said he needed to be “careful”, that didn’t stop Laporta from adding: “Leo knows that we have him in our hearts and he is part of our club badge.”
Laporta also looked back on Messi’s departure from Fc Barcelona in the summer of 2021, when it was impossible to fit his new contract into...
Messi is out of contract with Psg this summer.
Laporta insisted that the 35-year-old (who will be 36 in June) Messi “has the doors of Barca open.”
“Messi is the greatest player in history. He has been the most important player in Barca’s history, although I have to be careful in what I say, as Messi is a Psg player and I have to respect that,” said the Barca president.
Although Laporta said he needed to be “careful”, that didn’t stop Laporta from adding: “Leo knows that we have him in our hearts and he is part of our club badge.”
Laporta also looked back on Messi’s departure from Fc Barcelona in the summer of 2021, when it was impossible to fit his new contract into...
- 3/24/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
Madrid (Spain), Feb 22 (Ians) The controversy over money paid to a former referee by Fc Barcelona continues to increase in Spain in a case that is quickly becoming known as “Barcagate.”
“Barcagate” came to light last week when it was revealed that Fc Barcelona had paid around 7 million euros to a consultancy owned by Jose Maria Negreira, a former referee and also the former vice-president of the referees technical committee.
This money was supposedly paid for reports on referees and youth team players at other clubs, but former Barca coach Ernesto Valverde (now at Athletic Club Bilbao) on Saturday told the press he had never seen any reports during his two and a half years at the club, while Jorge Patasso, the assistant to Tata Martino in the 2013-14 season, said they never saw any reports either.
An attempt by the 42 La Liga clubs in first and second divisions to...
“Barcagate” came to light last week when it was revealed that Fc Barcelona had paid around 7 million euros to a consultancy owned by Jose Maria Negreira, a former referee and also the former vice-president of the referees technical committee.
This money was supposedly paid for reports on referees and youth team players at other clubs, but former Barca coach Ernesto Valverde (now at Athletic Club Bilbao) on Saturday told the press he had never seen any reports during his two and a half years at the club, while Jorge Patasso, the assistant to Tata Martino in the 2013-14 season, said they never saw any reports either.
An attempt by the 42 La Liga clubs in first and second divisions to...
- 2/22/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
Nearly two months after Shakira admitted she felt like she sacrificed her career to put her ex, Gerard Piqué‘s, interests first, Piqué announced that he’s hanging up his soccer cleats for good and calling it a career.
The 35-year-old soccer star announced the decision Thursday night with a moving video montage addressed to the Fc Barcelona faithful by their Catalonian nickname, Culers. In the video, Piqué sits and watches old home footage of himself as a child, first rooting for Barça and then playing with the team’s youth academy.
Piqué seemingly addresses all the talk surrounding his split from the “Hips Don’t Lie” singer and her recent comments to Elle magazine when he says, “The last few weeks, months lot of people have been talking about me. Until now, I haven’t said anything. But now, I want to be the one talking about me.”
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The 35-year-old soccer star announced the decision Thursday night with a moving video montage addressed to the Fc Barcelona faithful by their Catalonian nickname, Culers. In the video, Piqué sits and watches old home footage of himself as a child, first rooting for Barça and then playing with the team’s youth academy.
Piqué seemingly addresses all the talk surrounding his split from the “Hips Don’t Lie” singer and her recent comments to Elle magazine when he says, “The last few weeks, months lot of people have been talking about me. Until now, I haven’t said anything. But now, I want to be the one talking about me.”
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- 11/4/2022
- by Melissa Romualdi
- ET Canada
Warsaw, July 19 (Ians) Fc Barcelona president Joan Laporta claimed that the “Catalans” had to fight for Robert Lewandowski’s signature on the deal with Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain “where he could earn more money.” During his eight years in Bayern, Lewandowski scored 344 goals to secure six Bundesliga top goalscorer titles. This summer the Polish […]...
- 7/19/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Madrid, April 16 (Ians) Fc Barcelona president Joan Laporta admitted that he felt “embarrassed and ashamed” after up to 30,000 fans of Eintracht Frankfurt were in the stands to watch their side knock Barcelona out of the quarterfinals of the Europa League on Thursday night. Despite Eintracht only being allocated 5,000 tickets for the game, […]...
- 4/16/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Madrid, March 2 (Ians) Former Fc Barcelona President Josep Maria Bartomeu was arrested along with the club's general manager, Oscar Gray and the former director to the Presidency, Jayme Masferrer as part of an investigation into a corruption scandal.
The arrests took place on Monday as the Catalan regional police searched the offices at the Camp Nou Stadium as part of an investigation into an affair known as 'Barcagate', Xinhua news agency reported.
'Barcagate' broke out in February when the Cadena Ser radio network revealed that the club had used an outside company called "13 Ventures" to criticise the club's players and rivals of the Board of Directors through a series of social media accounts.
The payments to 13 Ventures are alleged to be six times the usual market price, with payments of around a million euros divided into smaller amounts in order to avoid internal controls.
The online criticism is one reason...
The arrests took place on Monday as the Catalan regional police searched the offices at the Camp Nou Stadium as part of an investigation into an affair known as 'Barcagate', Xinhua news agency reported.
'Barcagate' broke out in February when the Cadena Ser radio network revealed that the club had used an outside company called "13 Ventures" to criticise the club's players and rivals of the Board of Directors through a series of social media accounts.
The payments to 13 Ventures are alleged to be six times the usual market price, with payments of around a million euros divided into smaller amounts in order to avoid internal controls.
The online criticism is one reason...
- 3/2/2021
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Marco Vasini/AP
Barcelona have reportedly agreed a £64 million deal to sign Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba, according to Gazzetta dello Sport.
The transfer which will not go through until July 2016 was allegedly made during a lunch held between officials from the two clubs.
The fee for the France international is reported to be around £57 million with £7 million in add-ons but due to Barcelona’s transfer embargo it will not go through until next summer.
Pogba who helped Juventus to reaching a Champions League final last season has been sought after by a number of top european sides, including, Manchester City and Manchester United.
The deal will mean that the central midfielder will stay in Turin for one more season before making his dream move to Catalonia.
Barcelona presidential candidate Joan Laporta said he felt the key to signing Pogba is agent Mino Raiola who he felt Barcelona had a strong relationship with.
Barcelona have reportedly agreed a £64 million deal to sign Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba, according to Gazzetta dello Sport.
The transfer which will not go through until July 2016 was allegedly made during a lunch held between officials from the two clubs.
The fee for the France international is reported to be around £57 million with £7 million in add-ons but due to Barcelona’s transfer embargo it will not go through until next summer.
Pogba who helped Juventus to reaching a Champions League final last season has been sought after by a number of top european sides, including, Manchester City and Manchester United.
The deal will mean that the central midfielder will stay in Turin for one more season before making his dream move to Catalonia.
Barcelona presidential candidate Joan Laporta said he felt the key to signing Pogba is agent Mino Raiola who he felt Barcelona had a strong relationship with.
- 6/30/2015
- by Matt Smith
- Obsessed with Film
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