http://www.mail.com/int/locations/12106-barcelona.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/int/locations/12106-barcelona.html http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/health/2161634-pirelli-mercedes-to-answer-tire-gate-charges.html PARIS (AP) — Mercedes and Pirelli on Thursday must answer charges that they breached Formula One rules by testing tires together. The governing body of motorsport, the International Automobile Federation (FIA), convened the hearing of its international tribunal. The disciplinary body meets in Paris on Thursday morning and has summoned Mercedes and Pirelli... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:20:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/health/2161634-pirelli-mercedes-to-answer-tire-gate-charges.html 2013-06-19T14:20:33Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2161682-barcelona-defender-carles-puyol-knee-surgery.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona defender Carles Puyol has successfully undergone surgery to treat a painful swelling in his right knee. Doctor Ricard Pruna, who was in charge of the operation, says the 35-year-old club captain's cyst was extracted Wednesday in a 35-minute routine operation. The surgeon says his objective was to have Puyol "training alon... Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:33:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2161682-barcelona-defender-carles-puyol-knee-surgery.html 2013-06-19T12:33:18Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2152252-manchester-city-hires-pellegrini-manager.html MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester City revealed one of the worst-kept secrets in football by hiring Manuel Pellegrini as its new manager on Friday, entrusting a man nicknamed "The Engineer" to revamp the club's playing philosophy and follow the path trodden by Barcelona in search of silverware. Headhunted by City for some time, Pellegrini finally took... Fri, 14 Jun 2013 18:08:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2152252-manchester-city-hires-pellegrini-manager.html 2013-06-14T18:08:48Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2151736-malaga-hires-bernd-schuster-coach-5-seasons.html MALAGA, Spain (AP) — Malaga hired former German player Bernd Schuster to be its coach for the next five seasons on Friday. Schuster will replace Manuel Pellegrini, who is expected to take over Manchester City for the fired Roberto Mancini. The 53-year-old Schuster has coached for various clubs after finishing a successful playing career that included stin... Fri, 14 Jun 2013 15:00:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2151736-malaga-hires-bernd-schuster-coach-5-seasons.html 2013-06-14T15:00:02Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2148892-barcelona-presidents-messi-paid-taxes.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona's current and former presidents set aside their differences and defended Lionel Messi against allegations of tax fraud on Thursday, a case that experts say could carry a prison sentence for the Argentina star. A Spanish state prosecutor filed a fraud complaint on Wednesday alleging that Messi and his father Jorge avoided ... Thu, 13 Jun 2013 17:43:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2148892-barcelona-presidents-messi-paid-taxes.html 2013-06-13T17:43:06Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2146466-prosecutor-brings-tax-fraud-case-messi.html MADRID (AP) — A Spanish prosecutor filed a fraud complaint on Wednesday against Lionel Messi, alleging the Barcelona and Argentina star tried to conceal the extent of his real earnings and that he owes 4 million euros ($5.3 million) in back taxes. The complaint was lodged by Raquel Amado, a state prosecutor for the northeastern region of Catalonia. In it,... Wed, 12 Jun 2013 17:09:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2146466-prosecutor-brings-tax-fraud-case-messi.html 2013-06-12T17:09:24Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2146088-spain-arrests-5-tunisians-promoting-terrorism.html MADRID (AP) — Spain's Interior Ministry says authorities have arrested five Tunisian men living in Barcelona after they were discovered spreading terror propaganda on social media networks. The five were detained on accusations of praising terrorism after they allegedly put on the Internet speeches by Osama Bin Laden, explanations on how to make bombs and... Wed, 12 Jun 2013 08:11:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2146088-spain-arrests-5-tunisians-promoting-terrorism.html 2013-06-12T08:11:05Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2141468-happy-one-mourinho-wants-to-create-stability.html LONDON (AP) — With the bravado toned down and the swagger subdued, Jose Mourinho presented himself as the "Happy One" on Monday and promised a calmer second spell as Chelsea manager. Facing the media for the first time since returning to Stamford Bridge, the 50-year-old Mourinho stressed he is "calmer" figure transformed from the fiery incarnation who has... Mon, 10 Jun 2013 15:55:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2141468-happy-one-mourinho-wants-to-create-stability.html 2013-06-10T15:55:26Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2141296-andres-iniesta-awed-chance-to-play-brazil.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Even with World Cup and European Championship titles behind him, Spain's midfielder Andres Iniesta is still over-awed by the chance to play in Brazil. He'll get his opportunity on Sunday when Spain faces Uruguay in Group B of the Confederations Cup. Spain and Brazil are favored to play for the title at the World Cup warm-up tournam... Mon, 10 Jun 2013 11:28:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2141296-andres-iniesta-awed-chance-to-play-brazil.html 2013-06-10T11:28:17Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2141290-spain-aims-to-complete-trophy-case-with-confed-cup.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spain can complete its trophy case with an elusive Confederations Cup title when it heads to Brazil next month. Since winning the first of two European championships in 2008, followed by the last World Cup, a Spain team led by the Barcelona midfield pair of Xavi Hernandez and Andres Iniesta has only slipped once when it truly matte... Mon, 10 Jun 2013 11:21:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2141290-spain-aims-to-complete-trophy-case-with-confed-cup.html 2013-06-10T11:21:57Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2138710-celta-vigo-hires-coach-luis-enrique-2-seasons.html VIGO, Spain (AP) — Celta Vigo has hired Luis Enrique to replace Abel Resino as coach for the next two seasons. The Spanish club announced Enrique's signing on Saturday, hours after it said it was parting ways with Resino. Enrique is a former midfielder who played for Barcelona, Real Madrid, and Sporting Gijon. He coa... Sat, 08 Jun 2013 19:25:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2138710-celta-vigo-hires-coach-luis-enrique-2-seasons.html 2013-06-08T19:25:20Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2136148-barcas-cuenca-3-4-months-2nd-surgery.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona says winger Isaac Cuenca will be out for between three to four months after undergoing a second operation on his right knee. Barcelona says Cuenca needed an "arthroscopic stabilization of the meniscus in his right knee." The 22-year-old Cuenca missed the first half of last season after having his knee operated on before b... Fri, 07 Jun 2013 10:13:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2136148-barcas-cuenca-3-4-months-2nd-surgery.html 2013-06-07T10:13:17Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2136116-barca-clears-messi-to-play-world-cup-qualifier.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Lionel Messi has been cleared by Barcelona's team doctors to play in Argentina's World Cup qualifiers against Colombia and Ecuador. Messi pulled his right hamstring on April 2. After coming back, he re-aggravated the same injury a few weeks later, sidelining him for the final three weeks of the season. After hosting Colombia on Fri... Fri, 07 Jun 2013 10:04:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2136116-barca-clears-messi-to-play-world-cup-qualifier.html 2013-06-07T10:04:39Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2133368-neymar-wants-to-make-history-with-barcelona.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona striker Neymar said he's ready to "start making history" with the Spanish champions and follow in a long line of Brazilians who have triumphed at Camp Nou. Neymar signed a five-year contract on Monday with Barcelona, which will now boast an even more formidable attacking unit with Lionel Messi playing alongside the 21-yea... Thu, 06 Jun 2013 10:29:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2133368-neymar-wants-to-make-history-with-barcelona.html 2013-06-06T10:29:49Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2133380-espanyol-coach-javier-aguirre-agrees-contract.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Former Mexico manager Javier Aguirre will continue at Spanish club Espanyol next season. Aguirre and club president Joan Collet announced on Wednesday that the coach had agreed to a one-year contract extension after he joined the Barcelona-based team midway through last season. After taking over from the fired Mauricio Pochettino, ... Thu, 06 Jun 2013 09:21:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2133380-espanyol-coach-javier-aguirre-agrees-contract.html 2013-06-06T09:21:45Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/racing/2132486-pirelli-mercedes-to-face-fia-tribunal.html LONDON (AP) — A tire testing session involving Mercedes and Pirelli that was criticized by rival Formula One teams will be referred to the FIA's international tribunal as a possible breach of the sport's rules. The ruling International Automobile Federation (FIA) said in a statement Wednesday that it had looked into the Mercedes tire session held in Barce... Wed, 05 Jun 2013 22:49:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/racing/2132486-pirelli-mercedes-to-face-fia-tribunal.html 2013-06-05T22:49:47Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2130738-neymars-barcelona-match-set-to-friendly.html MADRID (AP) — Neymar's first outing for Barcelona alongside Lionel Messi looks set to be in a July friendly against Lechia Gdansk in Poland. Barcelona said in a statement on Wednesday that the first of five preseason games will be on July 20 at the 40,000-seat PGE Arena in Gdansk. Neymar completed his transfer from Santos on Monday in a deal that unites t... Wed, 05 Jun 2013 12:21:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2130738-neymars-barcelona-match-set-to-friendly.html 2013-06-05T12:21:14Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2125518-neymar-signs-5-year-contract-with-barcelona.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Neymar became the eighth most expensive signing in football history by moving to Barcelona in a deal worth 57 million euros on Monday, uniting the Brazil star with Lionel Messi in a formidable attacking partnership. Neymar signed a five-year contract with club president Sandro Rosell after choosing Barcelona over Real Madrid in an ... Mon, 03 Jun 2013 20:18:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2125518-neymar-signs-5-year-contract-with-barcelona.html 2013-06-03T20:18:40Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2124828-xabi-alonso-dropped-spain-confed-cup.html MADRID (AP) — Spain coach Vicente del Bosque dropped midfielders Xabi Alonso, Javi Garcia and Benat Etxebarria from his final squad on Sunday for the Confederations Cup in June in Brazil. Alonso missed several games at the end of the season for Real Madrid with back problems. Del Bosque released his final 23-man squad on the Spanish federation website. He... Sun, 02 Jun 2013 21:18:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2124828-xabi-alonso-dropped-spain-confed-cup.html 2013-06-02T21:18:03Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2124650-barcelona-boosts-squad-madrid-mourinho.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona is already aiming to build on its fourth Spanish league title in five seasons by pairing Lionel Messi with Brazil sensation Neymar, while Real Madrid is looking to president Florentino Perez to move past the tumultuous era of Jose Mourinho. Barcelona is set to welcome the 21-year-old Neymar on Monday in its first major si... Sun, 02 Jun 2013 16:11:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2124650-barcelona-boosts-squad-madrid-mourinho.html 2013-06-02T16:11:56Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2123416-barcelona-equals-point-record-mourinho-farewell.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona polished off its Spanish league title by equaling the record of 100 points with a 4-1 win over Malaga on Saturday, the final day of the season that featured several farewells led by Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho. A drama-filled late slate of matches also saw Real Sociedad edge out Valencia for fourth place and the last ... Sat, 01 Jun 2013 22:42:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2123416-barcelona-equals-point-record-mourinho-farewell.html 2013-06-01T22:42:06Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2123066-abidal-cleared-to-play-game-with-barcelona.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona says Eric Abidal has been cleared to play in his last game with the Spanish club after recovering from a nagging leg injury. The 33-year-old French defender is leaving to prolong his playing career with another club after Barcelona decided to not offer him a contract extension beyond this season. Abidal had missed several... Sat, 01 Jun 2013 11:21:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2123066-abidal-cleared-to-play-game-with-barcelona.html 2013-06-01T11:21:07Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2121382-valdes-confirms-wont-stay-barcelona.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Victor Valdes again says he will leave Barcelona when his contract is up at the end of the 2013-14 season, without giving any hints of his future plans. Valdes says his decision originally made public in January was not a ploy to improve his salary, adding that being Barcelona's goalkeeper "psychologically wears you down." The 31-y... Fri, 31 May 2013 15:07:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2121382-valdes-confirms-wont-stay-barcelona.html 2013-05-31T15:07:48Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2120788-bayern-historic-treble-german-cup.html BERLIN (AP) — Bayern Munich can crown a remarkable season on Saturday with victory in the German Cup final in Jupp Heynckes' last game in charge. Only Stuttgart stands in the way of Bayern completing its first treble, one week after the team finally won the Champions League and eight after they wrapped up the Bundesliga with a record six games to spare. ... Fri, 31 May 2013 13:09:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2120788-bayern-historic-treble-german-cup.html 2013-05-31T13:09:50Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2118336-eric-abidal-leaving-barcelona-6-seasons.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — After coming back from a liver transplant to play again, Eric Abidal bid an emotional goodbye to Barcelona on Thursday after six trophy-laden seasons with the club. Abidal, who will turn 34 in July, has one match left with the Spanish league champions, but said he would have liked more. "Football for me is a passion since I was a c... Thu, 30 May 2013 13:03:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2118336-eric-abidal-leaving-barcelona-6-seasons.html 2013-05-30T13:03:56Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2118150-barcelona-aims-to-match-madrids-100-point-record.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — With a win over Malaga on Saturday, Barcelona can rob Real Madrid of its sole claim to the best single season in the history of the Spanish league. Madrid set a record of reaching the 100-point mark en route to winning the title last season. And with 97 points heading into the final round, Barcelona can equal that milestone with a ... Thu, 30 May 2013 09:30:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2118150-barcelona-aims-to-match-madrids-100-point-record.html 2013-05-30T09:30:52Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2116068-barcelona-messi-top-season-ending-ap-global-poll.html LONDON (AP) — Despite failing to win European football's top prize, Barcelona came out as the top team this season in The Associated Press global football poll. And with 60 goals in all competitions, Barcelona forward Lionel Messi earned 66 votes more than Real Madrid rival Cristiano Ronaldo to top the season-end player rankings. "Messi's supreme form unt... Wed, 29 May 2013 14:12:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2116068-barcelona-messi-top-season-ending-ap-global-poll.html 2013-05-29T14:12:27Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2112284-del-bosque-includes-casillas-spain-squad.html MADRID (AP) — Spain coach Vicente Del Bosque announced a preliminary 26-man squad for the Confederations Cup on Monday, which includes captain and goalkeeper Iker Casillas and Chelsea striker Fernando Torres. Casillas has been sidelined by Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho and not played a competitive match since breaking a bone in his hand in a Copa del Re... Mon, 27 May 2013 12:18:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2112284-del-bosque-includes-casillas-spain-squad.html 2013-05-27T12:18:02Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2111686-barcelona-gloats-beating-madrid-to-neymar.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona's coach and players have lauded Brazilian sensation Neymar after his decision to join the Spanish champion over fierce rival Real Madrid. "We have to thank Neymar for making a choice with sport in mind over economics," Barcelona manager Tito Vilanova said on Sunday in reference to Neymar's snubbing of the reportedly large... Sun, 26 May 2013 22:58:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2111686-barcelona-gloats-beating-madrid-to-neymar.html 2013-05-26T22:58:14Z