Image Credit [OptaJoe] Lionel Messi scores his 600th goal amid Barcalona’s 3-0 rout of Liverpool. Before Wednesday’s thrilling encounter between two of the best sides in world football, Barcelona and Liverpool, Jurgen Klopp had said […]
The Benefits of a Year Abroad
Should more British players opt to play their football abroad? 12 months ago, I wrote in the Gryphon about Carli Lloyd’s signing for Manchester City, and how, with more foreign stars coming into teams like […]
The Battle of Catalan Independence
Until you experience things, you never quite believe what they are going to be like. Imagination is a wonderful thing, and we as human beings would be lost without it. But imagining what something is […]
From Newell’s to Nanjing: Messi theme park unveiled
Although Paul Pogba made headlines when he became the first football player to have his own emoji, it seems that Lionel Messi is about to go a step further in the engagement of football fans […]
Luis to leave Barca
Luis Enrique and Pep Guardiola have a lot in common. They were Barcelona team-mates in the late 90s, played together for the national side, and, can both lay claim to being two of Barcelona’s most […]
Postcards from Abroad: Barcelona VS Madrid
Hola everyone! So Madrid or Barcelona? Barcelona or Madrid? Their rivalry is legendary and it doesn’t just stop at football, especially at the moment with the Catalan independence movement in full swing.They’re the two biggest […]
Postcards from Abroad: Barcelona, Spain
When I think about the fact that I’ve spent a month abroad already, I have to pinch myself a little bit. That’s a whole month without ringing my mum, crying about how much I want […]
Spanish champions a class apart
Barcelona’s star-studded team ultimately proved too strong for Juventus in an enthralling Champions League Final. Both teams were looking to complete the treble, but given that Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar had scored 120 […]
Travel Man: Barcelona in 48 hours
One could be forgiven for thinking the new series Travel Man presented by IT Crowd’s Richard Ayoade would be an informative and interesting, if not at times amusing, commentary on some of Europe’s most popular city destinations. […]
Music | News – Sónar festival announce exclusive mixes
With the count-down to the 21st Sónar Barcelona edition well underway, the festival has announced a special set of mixes exclusively curated by festival performers such as Flux Pavillion, Ryan Hemsworth and L.I.E.S to name a […]