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Barca breaks another record in Valencia
After tonight’s result at Mestalla (0-1) FC Barcelona have broken another all-time record. They have gone 20 consecutive away league games without defeat since losing 2-1 at Atlético Madrid last season.
On February 14, 2010, FC Barcelona lost to the ‘mattress-makers’ at the Vicente Calderón. Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s goal was insufficient to avoid the club’s only defeat in the entire league season.
Better than Real Sociedad
The previous record for an undefeated streak on the road belonged to Real Sociedad. Managed at the time by Alberto Ormaetxea, the Basques didn’t lose an away game for 19 matches between the 32nd game of the 1978/79 season until the 33rd of the next. Oddly enough, they didn’t win the league in either of those seasons, but did clinch the title shortly after in 1980/81.
Five wins and two draws
After the loss in Madrid, Pep Guardiola’s side ended the 2009/10 campaign with wins away to Zaragoza, Mallorca, Madrid, Villarreal and Sevilla, and also drew at Almeria and Espanyol.
This season they have yet to lose outside of Barcelona. They have taken all three points from their visits to Santander, Madrid (Vicente Calderón), Zaragoza, Getafe, Almeria, Pamplona, Cornellà, La Coruña, Alicante and Mallorca. The only place they dropped two points was Gijón.
Another record on the horizon
The overall record for an unbeaten run in the league is still held by the great Barcelona team that included Johan Cruyff in the 1973/74 season. Under manager Marinus Michels, the club went 26 games without a loss from the 6th to 31st match days. It was Atlético Madrid who broke the streak, but the Barça side that visited the Calderón had already sealed the title.
On February 14, 2010, FC Barcelona lost to the ‘mattress-makers’ at the Vicente Calderón. Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s goal was insufficient to avoid the club’s only defeat in the entire league season.
Better than Real Sociedad
The previous record for an undefeated streak on the road belonged to Real Sociedad. Managed at the time by Alberto Ormaetxea, the Basques didn’t lose an away game for 19 matches between the 32nd game of the 1978/79 season until the 33rd of the next. Oddly enough, they didn’t win the league in either of those seasons, but did clinch the title shortly after in 1980/81.
Five wins and two draws
After the loss in Madrid, Pep Guardiola’s side ended the 2009/10 campaign with wins away to Zaragoza, Mallorca, Madrid, Villarreal and Sevilla, and also drew at Almeria and Espanyol.
This season they have yet to lose outside of Barcelona. They have taken all three points from their visits to Santander, Madrid (Vicente Calderón), Zaragoza, Getafe, Almeria, Pamplona, Cornellà, La Coruña, Alicante and Mallorca. The only place they dropped two points was Gijón.
Another record on the horizon
The overall record for an unbeaten run in the league is still held by the great Barcelona team that included Johan Cruyff in the 1973/74 season. Under manager Marinus Michels, the club went 26 games without a loss from the 6th to 31st match days. It was Atlético Madrid who broke the streak, but the Barça side that visited the Calderón had already sealed the title.
(from fcbarcelona official website)
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Agreement with Pinto
FC Barcelona is pleased to announce that it has reached an agreement with José Manuel Pinto to renew his contract with the club for one more season until June 30, 2012.
He will sign his extended contract on March 30 at 12.30. After that, he will appear for a photo session in front of the FC Barcelona offices, and which will be open to the media.
He will sign his extended contract on March 30 at 12.30. After that, he will appear for a photo session in front of the FC Barcelona offices, and which will be open to the media.
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Romário de Souza Faria
Full Name: Romário de Souza Faria
Date of birth: January 29, 1966
Place of Birth: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height: 1.69m
Honours while at Barca: La Liga 1994, Pichichi 1994, World Player of 1994, World Cup 1994
Date of birth: January 29, 1966
Place of Birth: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height: 1.69m
Honours while at Barca: La Liga 1994, Pichichi 1994, World Player of 1994, World Cup 1994
Romário came to FC Barcelona from PSV Eindhoven in 1993. He played a total of 82 games and scored a total of 53 goals before leaving in 1995 to Flamengo.
Laudrup once said; "No one else could utilize my passes the way he (Romário) did."
Cruyff, Maraodona, and Baggio all agreed on that Romário is one of the best finishers of all time.
Laudrup once said; "No one else could utilize my passes the way he (Romário) did."
Cruyff, Maraodona, and Baggio all agreed on that Romário is one of the best finishers of all time.
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Thierry Henry
Name: Thierry Henry
Position: forward
Place of birth: Les Ulis (Francia)
Date: 17-8-1977
Height: 188 cm
Weight: 83 kg
Thierry Henry is considered to be one of the best forwards in world football over the past decade. Elegance, ability and effectiveness are his main assets.
Born in Les Ulis (France) on August 17, 1977, he made his debut in top flight football with Monaco during the 1994-95 campaign, aged just 17. He began to show some of his ability on the right wing for the Principality-based outfit. After a brief spell at Juventus in 1998-99, Henry joined Arsenal, where he went on to show his true colours and become one of the best players in the history of the north London club.
Having moved into the centre of attack, Henry proved how lethal he was in front of goal at Arsenal even though he became known for drifting out to both flanks to pull his markers across the field. With him in the side, the label of 'Boring Arsenal' was forgotten as the Gunners became an attractive, attacking force in the Premiership and in Europe.
During his time in England he broke virtually every Arsenal club record. He became the Gunners' top goalscorer of all time with 214 goals and became the record scorer in the Premiership (since it was formed in 1992) with 164 goals as well as finishing as the scorer in 2002, 2004, 2005 and 2006).
His immense trophy haul includes a World Cup winners' medal as he was a member of the successful French squad in 1998. Two years after that he helped his country to win the European Championships in Belgium and Holland and then added the Confederations Cup to his collection in 2003. With over a hundred international caps, on 18 October 2007 he beat Michel Platini’s record of 41 goals for France.
At club level, Henry helped Arsenal win the Premiership twice (2002 and 2004) and the FA Cup on three occasions (2002, 2003 and 2005). On a personal note, he finished as Europe's top goalscorer and picked up the Golden Boot in 2004 and 2005.
He was Barça’s top scorer in the 2007/08 season, with 19 goals in the Champions League, League and King’s Cup. He is also one of the top suppliers of assists. Frank Rijkaard, who played him in 30 League games, regularly lined him up on the left wing.
PROFILE
Speed and technique are two of Henry's main characteristics, which he allies with efficiency and elegance. He is considered to be one of the most skilful players in the game with the ball at his feet as well as being an extremely intelligent footballer.
Despite having been moulded into a central striker under Arsène Wenger, Henry can play across the front line, which could well prove to be very useful as he vies for a place in the Barça team with Samuel Eto'o, Ronaldinho and Lionel Messi during the 2007-08 season.
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