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Luis Enrique has managed 164 games for Barcelona but now feels he needs to rest after three exhausting seasons in charge. Photograph: Alejandro García/EPA
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Luis Suárez insisted the ball ‘was in by a metre’ after a clear goal was missed by the officials, but the Uruguayan equalised for Barcelona in the 90th minute to salvage a point. Photograph: Aitor Alcalde/Getty Images
Barcelona’s Disallowed Goal Shows La Liga Needs to Embrace Technology
Not so long ago Roger Federer visited Rafael Nadal in Mallorca, where they talked about playing an exhibition match. They weren’t much use for anything else any more, they joked, and as it turned out they couldn’t even do that. “I was on one leg and he had a wrist...Caption:
Ander Herrera pictured during the 4-0 defeat to Chelsea. The midfielder has defended manager José Mourinho despite Manchester United’s inconsistent start to the season. Photograph: R. Parker/Sportsphoto Ltd/Allstar
Ander Herrera: ‘Spain has the best Midfield in the World by a long way’
Ander Herrera puffs out his cheeks for the hundredth time, eyes gleaming again, and says something that does not need saying: “I like football.” You can tell. You can tell by the way he talks – and talks and talks – by the enthusiasm and the explanations, analysis not...Caption:
Barcelona’s Denis Suárez spent two years with Manchester City and after several loan moves has found himself at the Camp Nou. Photograph: NurPhoto via Getty Images
Denis Suárez: ‘When I Signed Manchester City Were More English, Now It’s a Global Club’
Denis Suárez has an answer to that question: the one about Lionel Messi and a wet Wednesday night in Stoke. “Of course he could,” he says quietly, hardly heard over the rain against the roof. “He’d pick up the ball, dribble past three players and hit it into the top...Caption:
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