The arrival of José Mourinho at Real Madrid generates a change in the paradigm of the wide range of signings managed and controlled by super-agent Jorge Mendes. The Portuguese representative and problem-solver has operated quite a bit in recent years with Barça, as he maintains a good understanding with president Joan Laporta. This is how, for example, operations such as the landing of footballers like João Félix three seasons ago at the blaugrana discipline can be read. Although it was not a request from Xavi Hernández, who was then still the blaugrana coach, Mendes brought him to Barça with Laporta's approval because the super-agent, in the same way that he unblocks operations for club directors – he has been in charge of solving hot potatoes like Ansu Fati's – also uses his influence to satisfy the wishes of his players.

The interview that Xavi Hernández gave to La Vanguardia during the last electoral campaign bothered Joan Laporta, who was running for re-election, and Alejandro Echevarría, his right-hand man without a position at Barça. The former blaugrana coach had remained silent since his turbulent departure from the club, after having been ratified in his position in a press conference where Laporta even shed tears the day after the sushi night to end up firing him. Xavi ended up parting ways with the president-elect and with Echevarría, who, although in 2021 he was the main supporter of his return, the coach also considers him one of the architects of his dismissal. Basically, he felt betrayed by him.

After the express signing of Anthony Gordon in the early days of the summer transfer window, Barça made an initial offensive for Julián Álvarez. But while Newcastle gladly accepted the 70 million fixed plus 10 in variables offered by the Blaugranas, the mattress makers considered the initial offer of 100 million for the Argentine striker to be insufficient. The entry of Real Madrid into the scene and the public offer of 150 million for Julián are part of the football theatre, halfway between a gesture for show by the newly re-elected president Florentino Pérez and the meringue intention of increasing the transfer fee so that if the Spider ends up in Barcelona, it is at the highest possible price.are part of the football theatre, halfway between a gesture for show by the newly re-elected president Florentino Pérez and the meringue intention of increasing the transfer fee so that if the Spider ends up in Barcelona, it is at the highest possible price.

Before debuting in his first World Cup and after a season with Barça in which he has re-edited the title of League champion and the Spanish Super Cup, Lamine Yamal has revealed some inner details on his personal YouTube channel. In a relaxed conversation, at different daily moments such as a car journey, the blaugrana star and the Spanish national team has confessed that he thought he would win the Ballon d'Or, which was finally awarded to Ousmane Dembélé, and has explained the positive impact that not lifting the award had on him.

Rafael Yuste is exhausting his days as the top official at Barça. The Barcelona-based businessman, a loyal childhood friend of Joan Laporta, took over the club on an interim basis from the electoral period in March until the end of June. From July 1, Laporta, who has acted as president-elect in recent months, will take office and begin his second consecutive term. And among the matters he will have to address with some urgency are the budget and financing of the Camp Nou works.

An honorific welcome to Pope Leo XIV with international resonance and a defense of Catalonia and Catalan "national language and identity". FC Barcelona, various social entities such as Òmnium and the ANC, other Catholic organizations, former presidents of the Generalitat and Parliament, and numerous political and religious personalities have signed a manifesto published as an advertisement this Friday in some international media, such as Avvenire or Corriere della Sera, as well as Catalan ones like ARA.

Barça has needed six years to face a summer transfer window without restrictions again. Not even 2022 is comparable, since then the club, despite strengthening itself with Kounde, Raphinha and Lewandowski, sweated profusely for the levers to adapt to La Liga's regulations. This time the tap is flowing and once Anthony Gordon's signing has been confirmed, the entity still presided over on an interim basis by Rafael Yuste is pulling strings to sign a world-class center forward and, if possible, to strengthen the defense with a reliable center-back.

Leo Messi has been awarded the Princess of Asturias Award for Sports 2026. The Argentine footballer, who currently plays for Inter Miami, will receive the award on October 23 at the Campoamor Theatre in Oviedo. The jury – chaired by swimmer Teresa Perales – has highlighted his "exceptional sporting career" and his solidarity in "promoting access to education and healthcare for the most disadvantaged children". The former Barça star has won 47 titles, including four Champions Leagues, ten Spanish leagues, and the World Cup achieved with Argentina in 2022.

There has long been talk in the Blaugrana news about the launch of Barça Mobile. The project, which Joan Laporta defined as a "gold mine" during its presentation, had been stalled for months and, as ARA already explained, even its suppliers were wondering why they were waiting so long to launch it. After more than a year of work, however, the operator began to be marketed a few days before the elections to Barça. However, the launch has been marked by the silence of the club and New Era Visionary Group Iberia —the company in charge of carrying out the project—, who have not wanted to make much noise nor have they started any commercial campaign.

It has rained since that January 27, 2024, when, after being thrashed (3-5) against Villarreal at Montjuïc, Xavi Hernández hit rock bottom and announced at the post-match press conference that he would say goodbye to the bench "at the end of the season." There were still twists to come, such as the "sushi night at Joan Laporta's house, a tearful press conference from the president to ratify him in his post, and yet another final dramatic turn to fire him at the end of the season. The former bluegrana footballer and coach ended up parting ways with Laporta and his main advisor, Alejandro Echevarría, who, although he was the main supporter of his return in 2021, the coach also considers him one of the architects of his dismissal. Basically, he felt betrayed.

Barça obtained in March the permission to use all of the first and second stands without them being completely finished. A walk through the bowels of the venue is enough to see that some finishes are provisional and that there are elements, such as the catering offer, that have been set up with mobile shelving while waiting to assemble the definitive structure. It's nothing serious. It's one thing for the Camp Nou to be operational and another for all the pending work to have been done. It happens at the Santiago Bernabéu, which can fill all its seats and there are still workers inside. And the same happens in many buildings, where tenants can live there even if there's still a curtain to hang, a piece of furniture to assemble, or a room to paint.

The 2025-26 season will be remembered for many years by blaugrana fans. For the second year in a row, Barça has won all the titles it has competed for – Champions League, League, Copa de la Reina, and Spanish Super Cup. A historic quadruple that has served for Pere Romeu's team to reassert themselves after a season marked by doubts and criticism, especially due to the short squad that was assembled in the summer and that has forced academy players like Clara Serrajordi and Aïcha Camara to step up.

Barça has convincingly won the League thanks to a competitive spirit developed in relation to last season. The Blaugranes have achieved the objective with three games to spare against a Real Madrid in tatters. Nevertheless, Hansi Flick, recently renewed until 2028, has not been satisfied with the team's performance in certain stages of the season due to muscular injuries. Key players in the squad such as Lamine Yamal, Pedri, or Raphinha suffered around decisive matches, and this – according to the German coach's feelings – has deprived the Culer team, for example, of progressing further in the Cup and the Champions League, two objectives lost to the same rival, Atlètic de Madrid.

It was an open secret, but it has now become official. Mapi León and Ona Batlle will not continue at Barça next season. The Barça club –which on Tuesday announced the departure of Alexia Putellas– closes a successful cycle to make way for a great batch of youngsters who want to "conquer the world", as the Barça captain described at her farewell event. The Aragonese centre-back – who is expected to join Michele Kang's London City (owner of Olympique Lyonnais) – leaves after nine seasons, 27 titles and 313 matches with Barça, and the Vilassar de Mar full-back would return to England to Arsenal.

Wednesday was a day of many emotions for the culers. Alexia Putellas – who also had an institutional event in the morning at Camp Nou – said goodbye to the fans in the last match of the season at the Johan Cruyff stadium (with a 2-1 victory against Real Sociedad). Although it is not yet official, Marta Torrejón, Mapi León and Ona Batlle – all three starters – also experienced their last match at home. On the other hand, Graham Hansen and Salma Paralluelo – who also finish their contracts on June 30, but have more options to continue at the club – started the duel from the bench.

An era has ended. Alexia Putellas leaves Barça after fourteen seasons. The captain announced it this Tuesday, three days after winning their fourth Champions League in Oslo and completing a perfect season with the poker: Champions, League, Cup, and Super Cup. Through a video on her Instagram account, she explained that she is closing "a perfect story." Alexia will say goodbye this Wednesday at the Johan Cruyff, in the Barça-Real Sociedad match, the last home game for the Blaugranas in the League. Before that, at 11:00 AM, there will be an institutional event with the entire first-team squad and the Board of Directors at Camp Nou.

The adaptation of Joan Garcia went faster than they imagined, they confess to ARA from the heart of the Barça dressing room. There was a conviction within Hansi Flick's technical staff and the sporting management led by Deco that he would be a signing "for immediate performance", but the parameters recorded in the first training sessions confirmed the success. The German coach was quick to state in a press conference that Joan had come to be "number one" in goal, and thus ended any rumors about a dispute for the position with a Ter Stegen who would end up experiencing a ordeal with injuries.

The absence of Real Madrid players in the Spanish national team squad for the World Cup is not the world turned upside down, even if it seems so, because historically Barça has been the Spanish league team that has contributed the most players to the World Cups played by la roja. In fact, it is the only team in the League that has always had players called up for the World Cups for which Spain has qualified. That the Spanish national team lives off Barça's talent was already clear in 2010, when Xavi, Iniesta, Busquets, Cesc, Piqué or Puyol were essential to give Spain the World Cup in South Africa.

Today we will have new revelations about the judicial investigation into the lobbying activity of former Spanish president Zapatero, because the judge will deliver to the parties everything that is in the initiated summary. And, of course, with new revelations the pressure on Sánchez's government to step down will increase. On this front there is a significant novelty: the PNB, through its president, Aitor Esteban, said yesterday that it would be “irresponsible” for Sanchez to want to exhaust the legislature in 2027, that is to say, that in view of everything that has emerged (the Zapatero case, but also the Cerdán and Ábalos cases) it would be imprudent to want to go beyond this year.What Esteban is telling Sánchez is that he should not abuse his patience and the deadlock in which the parties that voted for the socialist president's investiture find themselves: it is unlikely that the PNB, Junts, and not to mention the so-called "plurinational lefts" will vote for Feijóo as president of the government with Vox in a motion of censure, but if corruption continues to tarnish Sánchez, it is the Spanish president who should be obliged to call early elections. After all, Sánchez came to power with a motion of censure after corruption drowned Rajoy and the PP government.As always happens in these cases, now there are voices demanding that the law better define the limits between lobbying and falling into the crime of influence peddling. And the convenience of rescuing the airline Plus Ultra during the pandemic is also reviewed in hindsight, because it was not essential for air traffic between Spain and Latin America. If it wasn't, why did they rescue it? The PSOE is crossing its fingers so that the judge hasn't found anything else and can recover the discourse of "lawfare" (a possibility that, given what we have seen in the Spanish justice system, would not be so dismissible), but everyone you talk to tells you that, at the very least, Zapatero acted very much on the edge.While the socialists are crossing their fingers that nothing else comes up, in our country, tomorrow there will be another meeting between the Government and the education unions. The teachers' strikes are more than a stone in the government's shoe, they are a boulder in the road that doesn't let it continue to move with confidence and optimism after having been able to present a budget that will be approved. We are at the end of the sports seasons, and Catalonia has lost a team in the First Football Division, Girona. After having reached the Champions League, it drops to the Second Division: the team could not withstand the departure of key players who had made a name for themselves. Not all news is bad. Two Catalans succeeding in the world: the Barça women's football team, which tonight was received in Barcelona by 10,000 people after having won the Champions League, the fourth in the Club's history, in a perfect season that includes all three Spanish titles. And wait, because Alexia Putellas, after Saturday's Champions League, could very well win the Ballon d'Or again. For the visibility of professional women's sport, the service Barça is providing is extraordinary. And Pep Guardiola, who yesterday was bid farewell at City's stadium after 10 years as its manager. The mark Guardiola has left on football can only be defined by "a before and an after"; this can be said of very few managers in history. By the way, both celebrations, that of the Barça players and that of the Santpedor coach, were united by the estelada: