Has the sun set on Barcelona’s glory years?

Richard Fitzpatrick reflects how a perfect storm now envelops the former superpower

Teenager Pedri agrees new Barcelona deal with €1bn release clause

18-year-old Spanish midfielder has agreed a deal to remain at the Nou Camp until 2026

Ghost team Qatar have spooked many a supposed stronger country down the years

The influence of former Barcelona youth coach Félix Sánchez has been key to their success

Barcelona battered by Benfica as pressure on Koeman mounts

The Catalan club are bottom of Group E with no points from their first two games

Ronald Koeman points to injuries after Barcelona draw with Cadiz

Barca manager was dismissed in the dying seconds of the game for dissent

Forlorn Barcelona adjust to new normal of European inferiority

The overriding sensation at the Nou Camp was one of apathy during defeat to Bayern Munich

Robert Lewandowski grabs two as Bayern Munich dominate in Barcelona

Home side had no shots on target as they lose to German champions yet again

Karim Benzema extends Real Madrid contract to 2023

Spanish club inserts release clause of €1bn into deal for 33-year-old striker

Barcelona boss Ronald Koeman admits Lionel Messi exit ‘still hard to understand’

Player will hold a press conference on Sunday morning to officially bid the club farewell

Frank de Boer quits as Dutch coach after Euro 2020 elimination

Legendary former international only took charge of national side in September last year

Euro 2020 Group C: Netherlands no longer look like potential winners

Austria have a great chance of reaching the knock out stages for the first time

Euro 2020 Group A: Italian renaissance will need goals

Team guide: Wales will need some Gareth Bale magic while Turkey are a threat

Breakaway clubs could be hit by changes to new Champions League format

Pressure to remove the proposal to award places based on historical performances

Lionel Messi is smiling again as Barça head into key El Clásico

Summer storm has calmed but star’s future remains uncertain as club battles big debts

PSG move on to quarter-finals as Lionel Messi shows his class for Barcelona

Ousmane Dembélé’s first-half misses rule out any chance of another stunning comeback

Kylian Mbappé scores stunning hat-trick as PSG humiliate Barcelona

Lionel Messi had given Barca the lead from the penalty spot before the tide turned

Messi’s red-card outburst the act of a desperate, hopeless man

Actions were pure human malice, a volcano of rage that was accumulating for years

Messi sees red as Bilbao claim Super Cup glory

He was sent off for the first time in his Barcelona career following VAR review

Southampton thriving under Hasenhüttl’s high-octane style

In the last calendar year only Liverpool, City and United have won more Premier League games

Will Pochettino’s team building work at PSG, a club where the individual is king?

Argentinian will have to find a way to harness players unlikely to be willing to sacrifice themselves for the cause

Lionel Messi committed to Barcelona but doubts remain

His mind may not be made but he doesn’t seem convinced club is best for him anymore

Man United contact Barça over Ousmane Dembélé loan deal

23-year-old has made just 52 La Liga starts since big-money Dortmund switch in 2017

Luis Suarez scores twice on Atletico debut as Barcelona make winning start

European round-up: Bayern Munich suffer first defeat in all competitions in 33 matches

Wolves to sign Nélson Semedo to replace Matt Doherty

Barcelona right back seen as the perfect replacement for Irish defender now at Spurs

La Liga sides with Barcelona over Lionel Messi’s contract

33-year-old fails to turn up for Covid-19 test as doubts increase over Nou Camp future

Messi split-up: How Barcelona and their greatest ever player drifted apart

Relationship with club president Josep Maria Bartomeu has gone from bad to worse

What are Messi’s options if he can force a Barcelona exit?

If he does leave the Catalan capital, Messi may surprise everyone with his next move

Lionel Messi tells Barcelona he wants to leave on a free transfer

Legal battle awaits as 33-year-old informs Catalan club he wants to leave Camp Nou

Suárez to be shown Nou Camp door as Koeman’s Barça cull begins

Ivan Rakitic, Arturo Vidal and Samuel Umtiti also reportedly on verge of Barcelona exit

All in the Game: Ex-Fulham defender not all talk, just ask his friends

Covid-19 prompts revised plans for Kosovo Superleague side and Guinean champions

Can Koeman be the new broom that sweeps Barcelona clean?

‘Returning legend’ plans to clear out club’s old guard – except Messi – but it won’t be easy

Ronald Koeman: ‘Everyone knows that Barcelona is my dream club’

Catalan club also confirm Ramon Planes will replace Eric Abidal as technical secretary

Koeman will be next Barcelona manager with Messi key to plans, says president

Eric Abidal leaves his post as sporting director at Camp Nou

Ronald Koeman set to be named new Barcelona manager

Quique Setién sacked after just six months in the job after humiliation against Bayern

Dutch coach Ronald Koeman admitted to hospital with heart problem

57-year-old in a stable condition after he was admitted to hospital in Amsterdam

Teqball - the game keeping soccer stars busy during lockdown

Mixture of football and table tennis that has quickly grown from a Hungarian garage

Barcelona turn sacking of Ernesto Valverde into a public pantomime

Everyone seems to know the head coach is leaving but nobody will come out and tell him

Northern Ireland head down the playoff route as Dutch qualify for Euro 2020

Steven Davis blazes penalty over the bar as Michael O’Neill’s final home game ends in draw

Smith wants to add ‘big scalp’ to departing O’Neill’s CV

Hearts right-back bullish ahead of North’s matches against Netherlands and Germany

Northern Ireland dare to dream before nightmare finish in Rotterdam

Netherlands score twice in stoppage time after Josh Magennis had given visitors the lead

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