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Sunday, August 31, 2008 --- 92 days ago http://barcelona.theoffside.com/team-news/as-the-camp-nou-turns-the-barca-teleno
| I’ve spent my fair share of time with TV Azteca and nothing really beats a cold caguama of Indio and a sizzling hot hour of Amor en Custodia . But somehow, the last year or so in “Can Barça” has made all those kidnappings, love triangles, evil twins, and diamond smuggling grandpas look like child’s play. For so long we’ve heard nothing but dance club gossip — did you see Ronaldinho with that drum !? — it’s almost a surprise to me when someone talks about an actual game. What do you mean, passing moves, tactical formations, and goals ? What about Jaciara? So moves were made, Laporta was voted half out of office, retained his post anyway, then kept on trucking through the transfer season. We brought in some new faces, kick out some old ones, found ourselves with a new manager, went on a tour of Los Estados Unidos de Dinero, fought malaria, and bombastically smashed our way through a fairly cupcake preseason. Where does that leave us and where does that leave our dreams of winning the vaunted Triple? Well, folks, I’m here to answer all of your questions — the answer to one of which is 42 . I’ll start, however, with who left us since we were last in competitive league action. 1. Edmilson, to Villarreal (free) 2. Gianluca Zambrotta, to Milan (€9m + €2m in variables) 3. Giovani Dos Santos, to Tottenham (€6m + €5m in variables) 4. Thuram, released, retired 5. Ezquerro, to Osasuna (free) 6. Deco, to Chelsea (€10m) 7. Ronaldinho, to Milan (€21m ... |
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