Barcelona have been suffering defensively a lot this season. Can Jules Kounde be the key to making the defence scary again?
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Barcelona has been below par in the first half of the season. Should Xavi’s job be at risk following recent performances?
With a tumultuous schedule in place for FC Barcelona Femeni’s 2023-2024 season, players finding time and energy for international competition with their respective countries is both extravagant and exhausting, basking in the ruthlessness and radiance of representing one’s nation while on a strenuous set up. In the case of England’s Keira Walsh and Lucy Bronze (pictured above), who have been starting most matches for undefeated club Barcelona, both participants desire global domination for England’s Lionesses, who most recently fell to Spain in the Women’s World Cup final this summer.
Yes, you can have it all. Dream car. Dream house. Dream spouse. For some, wishing upon a star is enough. For others, hard work and dedication don’t bluff. In the case of FC Barcelona Femeni player Aitana Bonmatí, a golden ball was the reward for her record-breaking and ridiculous 2022/2023 season as a footballer.
Football is a game of numbers. Players wearing numbers, number of goals scored (or not scored), number of goals conceded (or not conceded), number of players on the pitch, number of defenders in a formation, to name a few. And no Pythagorean theorem, rather components of statistics and data. If we were to get into detail of people’s jobs in the football industry using numbers that would not limit but include scouts and analysts, coaching staff and management, physiotherapists and dietitians. In the case of FC Barcelona Femeni, who have rushed like a bull in a china shop this season with five victories in five matches played, numbers are meant to be built up and then break down records.
How the inappropriate actions of RFEF President Luis Rubiales on an international stage prompted all twenty-three players from Women’s World Cup winning Spain to resign from the team only 5 days after triumph along with an additional sixty Spanish nationals until Rubiales is removed from office.
Spain advances into the semi-finals of the FIFA Women’s World Cup for the first time in their history with a scar. And not just any knee scab or band-aid bruise but rather a darker, deeper internal tear. A metaphorical win on paper but a literal loss on honor, morals and values.
Barca’s deal with a German fund involved over a stake in Barca Studios seems to be in the balance following reports from Spain.
Barcelona Femení icon and five-time African Women’s Player of the Year has the world at her feet… literally. After a stunning display in Nigeria’s 3-2 victory over co-hosts Australia, Asisat Oshoala is ready to re-introduce herself.
64 matches. 32 teams. 736 players. 3 special Catalans. 2 host countries. 1 month long. 1 trophy. Benvinguts al FIFA Women’s World Cup.
