ITP DISCUSS HOW INIESTA COULD HAVE WENT AND GOTTEN HIMSELF INJURED.

bonus points for creativity and hilarity, this is supposed to be a fun lighthearted post as we all know our midfield is the most wonderful and absolutely flawless, no matter who plays or doesn't ok <3 <3 <3

ASDKHLFLJD I'm so happy and so excited for him!

I believe a CONGRATULATORY GIF PARTY is in order!

Another Football+ article! \o/
According to the introduction of this feature, Our 10 Men of 2010, they cornered got 9 acclaimed football writers to choose "the player who captivated them the most over the past year". And then they fanboyed over them.
Of the 10, there were Wayne Rooney, Dimitar Berbatov, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Samuel Eto'o, Didier Drogba, Brett Holman (don't you give me that "Who's Holman?", missy, he is our flawless Aussie son ok :< ♥), Honda Keisuke, Neymar, and, of course, our very own Iniesta and Messi.

So here is Iniesta's article, AKA Sid Lowe fanboying (a lot) over Iniesta, and proof I was not joking about the Star Wars thing. For many of you, there's probably not a lot that is Brand New Information, but I think it is still worth a read. :')
When I finish copying down Messi's article, I'll post that one up, because my back is killing me atm.


MAN OF THE MOMENT

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Source: Football+ magazine
Words: Sid Lowe
Disclaimer: Spelling mistakes are probably my typos, and I apologise. Any grammar mistakes, however, I am confident are not mine, I just followed whatever Lowe piffed down. Any factual mistakes are also not mine, so if you have a bone to pick, Lowe is your man. XD

Further reading: From Little Things, Big Things Grow (btw I went back and edited a few [embarrassing] typos that I made when typing out that article. Please let me know if I've missed anything. :) )

TYFYT! \o/

Over the weekend, I picked up Football+ magazine (Australian-based, thus all the hubbub about Australian football):


There was an article about Barcelona football's influence [on Spain's World Cup win] (AKA Sid Lowe fanboying over Barça) and a fair bit about La Masia, and I thought I'd share it here. Basically it's a whole lot of fanboying, which I'm sure we can all relate to. It's fabulous. :')
Here is the article!

FROM LITTLE THINGS BIG THINGS GROW
How Barcelona’s youth academy won the World Cup, and produced the greatest player on the planet.
Sid Lowe reports.

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[And here is a bit more about La Masia, belonging with the same article. Crybaby Iniesta! Awwww! :')]

FROM COUNTRY HOUSE TO DREAM ACADEMY
Matthew Hall charts the history of La Masia

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Source: Football+ magazine
Words: first article, Sid Lowe; second article, Matthew Hall.
Disclaimer: Any spelling/grammar mistakes are probably mine, and I apologise. Any factual mistakes, however, are not, so please write to Lowe or Hall if you have a bone to pick. XD
Edit: Fixed a few of said [embarrassing] spelling errors, although I might've still missed a few. Please let me know if you see anything! :)

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There are also two articles as part of Football+'s "Our 10 Men of 2010" feature, which, among others, covers Iniesta and Messi separately. For Iniesta, they fanboy (it's Sid Lowe again, jsyk) and talk about his humbleness and his hero-status, and they somehow incorporate Star Wars into it, idek, it's both hilarious and a bit confusing. For Messi, they talk about... well, they just fanboy over him. They take ten achievements of his and talk about Why He Is So Fabulous. :')
Would you guys be interested in reading about them? If not, that's cool. :) If so, should I smush them into the one entry, or separate them? (they are rather long articles, ftr)


TYFYT!
Visca! \o/

is this picspam in order of time? no.
in order of hotness? nu-huh.
in order of hipsternes? wrong again.
it's in order of colours, because we all know in this club we care about fashion sense.

WHO ARE THE CHOSEN ONES TO GO TO ATHENS??

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DISCLAIMER: so, this post is so complete there's even a video. Problem? The damn embed code included some sort of autoplay. Turn your volume down because i couldn't find a way to make it stop. Sorry. :/

1.  NEXT JANUARY IS PEP'S 40TH BIRTHDAY.

Collaborate in the creation of the book to thank him for everything he's done.

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2.  THE PLAYERS HAVE DONE AN ADVERTISING CAMPAING TO ASK FOR THE FANS' SUPPORT.
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3. WATCH THE BEHIND THE SCENES OF THE CAMPAIGN "ENS HI DEIXAREM LA PELL" WITH PUYI, MESSI AND GERARD.
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 4. A REALLY INTERESTING ARTICLE FROM THE BBC CALLED "MESSI MENTOR IN X FACTOR SEARCH":

By Matthias Krug
Consider a world without Argentine superstar Lionel Messi.

It is hard to imagine, but with the exception of Real Madrid supporters, millions of football fans around the planet should be eternally thankful to one Catalan of whom they have probably never heard.

Josep Colomer is the man credited with the discovery some 10 years ago - in Rosario, Argentina - of a 13-year-old youngster who would go on to rule world football.

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5. BARTRA, FONTÀS AND MAXWELL TALK AFTER THE MATCH AT CEUTA.

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6. PICS OF TODAY'S TRAINING SESSION! GOOD NEWS: XAVI AND MILITO ARE BACK WITH THE REST OF THE TEAM. THIAGO HAS ALSO JOINED THE BIG BOYS!!! :D

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7. BARÇATV IS STARTING A NEW PROGRAM CALLED "ESTACIÓ CAMP NOU" THAT WILL HAVE THE PARTICIPATION OF THE PLAYERS.

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Do you think third time is a charm? Praying to the Messiah and Godiola that i haven't messed up with the format this time.


This hotties thank you for your time! <3