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Very quite these days on the SPANISH FOOTBALL front, as the Liga returns with action this weekend after International friendly & qualifying games.

The "little" news to mention today comes out of Barcelona today, from FC BARCELONA & from DAVID VILLA, which lifts an eyebrow after his press conference today. The player was back at his Club after returning with the Spanish Football National Team &

SPANISH FOOTBALL NATIONAL Coach & Selector Vicente del Bosque has handed in today his list of players to represent SPAIN in an upcoming Friendly International against Saudi Arabia on the 7th of September, then later an official World Cup 2014 Group match against Georgia on the 11th of September away.


Novelties are that Javi Martinez & Fernando Llorente fall off the list, while Xavi, Soldado,

Last Thursday there was a meeting at a Barcelona Hotel between "representatives" of Italian Club JUVENTUS & persons close to FC BARCELONA forward DAVID VILLA. According to Spanish paper "El Comercio", which has been picked up by "Sport", "Mundo Deportivo" & "Marca", the Italians wanted to know the Villa situation & his thoughts.From this the Barcelona Sports papers speculate that nothing will

DAVID VILLA has 000s of fans around the World. I know that many admirers have been taken back by the serious injury of the FC Barcelona & Spanish International forward with his broken shine-bone. The player was yesterday operated on in Barcelona & Villa has made this video to thank all the well wishers & fans. Its in Spanish , but for our non-Spanish speakers, that message is basically thanks to

FC BARCELONA defeated AL_SAAD 0 - 4 in the semi final of the "FIFA World Clubs Championship" in Japan & will meet Bralizian Club SANTOS in the weekend final.

Barça was never really troubled the whole match & one gets the idea that their opponents, although professional & putting in a very good game, had the joy of playing with their Football Heroes.



Adriano

The goals came via ADRIANO with

The title of the Spanish Sports paper says it all : "Barcelona puts Guaje on the market" VILLA FOR SALE. A SPANISH FOOTBALL Bombshell? Madrid media propaganda? Destabilizing tactics from Madrid? Interested party testing the waters? The players sending an S.O.S messaje? Bullshit? Truth?



One cannot also doubt that the newspaper looks to sell & get some "free marketing" ( as here ), but... The

Many Football observers have made the popular comment that Spanish Football Club FC BARCELONA is from another planet, making reference to the teams form of touch Football, non-stop titles & incredible "extra-terrestrial" players. I think that the comment is very relevant & even picturesque in describing what is possibly the "Greatest Football Team in History" in terms of what the popular Football