Barça Talk (fc Barcelona)

Hosts Gabriel Quiroga and Brien Henderson. Download and subscribe at barcatalk.net World Cup Talk (2:30): FC Barcelona is well-represented by Umtiti and Rakitic in the World Cup final. New Signings (17:38): Two new signings look to be strengthening the squad, and there’s talk of more signings to come. News (37:39): The Spanish Super Cup will be played as a one-off match and Luis Enrique has been hired to manage Spain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts Gabriel Quiroga and Brien Henderson. Download and subscribe at barcatalk.net World Cup talk (0:00): Spain couldn't break through the Iron Curtain of Russia's defense, while Belgium and England are looking better and better. Transfer News (20:00): Paulinho is returning to China and Arthur is coming to Barcelona. Meanwhile, a center-back shuffle is in the works at Barcelona. Hold/Sell (37:42): FCB still has some players on the books who should probably be let go. Barça B Promotions (43:02): Aleña, Palencia, Cucurella, and Arnaiz are all currently on the first team roster, though maybe only on paper. Spanish Super Cup (49:40): The scheduling and venue of the cup is contentious, with some bizarre solutions on the table. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts Gabriel Quiroga and Brien Henderson. Download and subscribe at barcatalk.net We’re sad to see Messi out of the World Cup, but not surprised by Argentina’s fall to France. FC Barcelona remains represented in the tournament for the time being, though. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts Gabriel Quiroga and Brien Henderson. Download and subscribe at barcatalk.net Arthur may be arriving sooner than expected. FCB Femení is cleaning house and bringing in some new talent. We may have underrated Coutinho. Spain continues to look good, despite our misgivings about Diego Costa. Mascherano led the charge for a mutiny by the players over Sampaoli after a disgrace against Croatia, but a good game for Rakitic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts Gabriel Quiroga and Brien Henderson. Download and subscribe at https://www.barcatalk.net/ After our short break, we’re back to talk about Griezmann’s decision to stay at Atletico and some potential targets in this transfer window (0:29). We have World Cup Fever and break down Spain and Argentina’s underwhelming beginnings in the tournament (15:36). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Show Notes: Hosts: Brien Henderson & Gabriel Quiroga Download or subscribe to this show at barcatalk.net News (2:12): The club held a touching ceremony to bid farewell to Andres Iniesta, only to be followed the next day by an awkward unveiling ceremony for the new kit. Community (18:51): We read some of your responses to our question from last week about Yerry Mina. Barça B/Femeni (25:34): Barça B got three more points, and as the women are getting into the Copa de la Reina, we spoke to an FCB Femení expert. La Liga (52:47): We break down some moments from the final La Liga match with Real Sociedad. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Show Notes: Hosts: Brien Henderson & Gabriel Quiroga Download or subscribe to this show at https://www.barcatalk.net News (2:44): Messi wins the golden shoe. The Griezmann transfer appears to be a done deal. Sergi Roberto is banned for four games. We’re still unsure of Iniesta’s next move. And the team is taking a goodwill tour to South Africa this week. Community (25:25): Francesc Tomás of The Barcelona Podcast drops by. Match Reviews (49:54): A great win over Villareal sees Dembele shine, and a bad loss to Levante sees the whole team in disarray. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Show Notes Hosts: Brien Henderson & Gabriel Quiroga Download or subscribe to this show at https://www.barcatalk.net It’s all about El Clásico, including Brien’s trip to Montreal to enjoy the game with the Club Blaugrana de Montreal. We do have some great news from the Houston Culés and our FCB Camp Scholarship Fund, and then we break down the match. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts: Brien Henderson & Gabriel QuirogaDownload or subscribe to this show at https://www.barcatalk.net News (1:48): Iniesta announces he will leave Barça at the end of this season. Community (14:15): The FCB Camp Scholarship fund is growing, and we have some new information for you about it. Barça B/Femení (18:25): Barça B are on their way to relegation and the manager has been replaced, while Femeni beat Espanyol 3-1 to keep the pressure on Atletico. La Liga (30:06): A win in La Coruña has made us champions with four games to spare. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts: Brien Henderson & Gabriel QuirogaDownload or subscribe to this show at https://www.barcatalk.netSupport at https://www.patreon.com/barcatalkpodNews (2:13): Iniesta appears to be on his way out, while Xavi begins the journey that might bring him back in. La Liga (10:44): Barcelona continued to break the undefeated record in La Liga with a B Squad. Community (34:30): The FCB Camp Scholarship Fund is growing, but it still needs your help. Also, Michael Miller (Montreal Penya) pays us a visit. Copa del Rey (51:10): Barça lift the Copa del Rey for the fourth consecutive year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Show Notes Hosts: Brien Henderson (https://www.instagram.com/barcatalkpod/) & Gabriel Quiroga (https://twitter.com/BarcaTalkPod) Download or subscribe to this show at https://www.barcatalk.netChampions League (4:11) Every fan has had a response to the loss in the Champions League, and we are letting your voices be heard. Community (34:22) We’re moving forward with our fundraising project to sponsor a young player at FCB Camp this summer. News (42:27) Iniesta has decided his future, but he hasn’t told the world yet. La Liga (48:55) FC Barcelona’s first team are still undefeated and several points clear with the league championship well in sight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

News & Notes (1:51): Zidane says Real Madrid will not give Barcelona the guard of honor at the next Clasico, and FCB fired back at La Liga chief Javier Tebas. Community (9:26): We’re ramping up our effort to send a kid to FCB Camp this summer, with an update from our man in Houston. Barça B/Femení (15:32): The women were off club duty, and Barça B took another bad loss. Champions League (16:09): The first are are off to a good start in the Champions League quarterfinal. (La Liga) And the undefeated streak in La Liga has now matched the previous record (46:35). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Umtiti is looking to triple his salary (2:02). One listener responds to Griezmann rumors (7:49). The Femení are out of the Champions League, but staying competitive in the league (17:51). The first team is gearing up for another round of Champions League against Roma, and Messi pulled the team out of the fire on Saturday to continue the unbeaten streak (25:32). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gerard Piqué has given us some inside information (3:53). We have some exciting community news (17:44). FCB Femení took a loss in Lyon, but they’re keeping their Champions League run competitive (35:24). The international friendlies are getting us excited for the world cup this summer (45:11). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gomes is sad, Busquets is injured, but Rakitic fills in nicely (2:12). We have a question from Norway and an interview Vicente Chavez of FCB Fresno (13:28). Both the Femení and Barça B drew (40:36), while the first team is going ahead in the Champions League (53:43) and maintaining the undefeated streak in La Liga (1:15:54). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Leo Messi’s family just got a little bit bigger; Denis Suarez suffered an injury to his groin, meanwhile he’s hamstrung by the club’s deal with Manchester City; and the club has confirmed an option to bring in Arthur from Gremio next summer (2:25). A majority Barça B side made a good show in the Catalan Super Cup (18:36). We’re getting fired up for the Chelsea match this week (36:03). The undefeated streak in La Liga continued with a win in Malaga (47:13). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re continuing to grow our stable of interviews with Penya Presidents, and this week we have Victor Valencheck of the Penya FCB Houston (10:10). FCB Femeni were on break, but Barça B got a draw and are continuing a good run of form (38:41). Barcelona took a draw in the Canary Islands and a win over Atletico Madrid in the Camp Nou to get 8 points clear and remain undefeated in La Liga (50:00). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sergi is in for four more years! Semedo is out for five weeks. And the team has set a new club record (2:48). One of our listeners asks why we aren’t seeing many players from La Masia lately (8:36). Barça B took a draw and FCB Femení defeated Valencia (21:46). And the first team are in a good position over Chelsea after the first leg of their Champions League tie (29:16), and a decisive victory over Girona at the Camp Nou kept them undefeated in La Liga (53:54). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Wanda in Madrid will host the Copa del Rey Final. That wasn’t so hard, was it? (5:48) And you’ll be seeing a lot more of the Beko logo on the Barça jerseys in the near future. If you’ve ever wondered if there are cules in Montreal, we have the answer for you in our community segment (13:33). Barça B won, FCB Femeni lost (47:46). The first team are looking ahead to Chelsea in the Champions League (53:26) and they’re still undefeated in the league after beating Eibar, with Girona to come (63:48). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re almost out of centerbacks: Gerard Pique and Thomas Vermaelen are both injured, Samuel Umtiti had to miss a match with a suspension, so Lucas Digne stepped in to help out, and the league is not as tough on racism as it claims to be (5:17). Barça B saw the end of their best winning streak of the year and FCB Femení bulldozed Santa Teresa to stay 2 points ahead of Atletico Madrid and on top of the Liga Femenina Iberdrola (19:18). The first team are into their fifth consecutive Copa del Rey final (29:23), and Yerry Mina was the shining star of an otherwise uninspired performance against Getafe (1:03:28). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices