Barca Talk

Contract renewals, injured knees, and a new look for the Barça crest. We have comments from you about individual awards and football galas. Updates on Barça B and Barça Women, and match reviews of both the Leganés and Athletic matches. Additional Notes Follow your hosts Gabriel Quiroga and Brien Henderson on their social media accounts. Also, visit our website where you can find more information a...

Hosts Gabriel Quiroga and Brien Henderson. Download and subscribe at barcatalk.net Support Barça Talk at Patreon and receive bonus podcasts and merchandise. PatreonJoin us and the Los Angeles Penya in Barcelona! Even if we here on the show aren’t very into the “La Liga in the USA” project, the Barcelona President sure is. We have comments from our listeners about squad rotations. The Barça Women a...

Hosts Gabriel Quiroga and Brien Henderson. Download and subscribe at barcatalk.net Support Barça Talk at Patreon and receive bonus podcasts and merchandise. PatreonJoin us and the Los Angeles Penya in Barcelona! The venue of the Copa del Rey Final might be decided before we get to the semifinals this year. Emphasis on “might.” The newer and younger Barça B chalked up their first win, and the women...

Hosts Gabriel Quiroga and Brien Henderson. Download and subscribe at barcatalk.net Support Barça Talk at Patreon and receive bonus podcasts and merchandise. PatreonJoin us and the Los Angeles Penya in Barcelona! The inaugural Nations League appears to be at least somewhat competitive, not so friendly. FIFA leaves Messi out of the final three for their awards. And Lionel Messi: is he a good captain...

Hosts Gabriel Quiroga and Brien Henderson. Download and subscribe at barcatalk.net Support Barça Talk at Patreon and receive bonus podcasts and merchandise. PatreonJoin us and the Los Angeles Penya in Barcelona! The Champions League draw puts Barcelona in a challenging group. Penyas all over the US are dealing with how to watch games. Barça B are starting off their campaign well and the first team...

Hosts Gabriel Quiroga and Brien Henderson. Download and subscribe at barcatalk.net Questions are still looming about the final squad as the close of the transfer window approaches. The captains of La Liga have met and unanimously decided they do not want to have to play competitive matches in the USA. Let’s make sure the league is on TV in the USA before we go flying teams across the ocean. The Ba...

Hosts Gabriel Quiroga and Brien Henderson. Download and subscribe at barcatalk.net La Liga is back, and we’re feeling the joy of its return. Some news from the league is ruffling some feathers in the player’s union, but fans in North America will get to see competitive La Liga matches on their own continent. The transfer window is still open and Barcelona is still doing business. We have high hope...

Hosts Gabriel Quiroga and Brien Henderson. Download and subscribe at barcatalk.net News (8:52): Coutinho is getting his Portuguese passport, rumors are swirling around Willian, and the Gamper Trophy is announced. Barça Women (19:52): We have preseason updates on the women’s team from Michele Taylor of @barcawomen. Barça B (26:06): We review Pimienta’s big changes for Barça B. Check out the Canary...

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 h...

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):...

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 podcastchoices.com/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...

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 pod...

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...

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 Ba...

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 podcastc...

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 Fe...

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...

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 sponso...

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): T...

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. Vi...

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 podcastchoices.com/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 podcastchoices.com/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 undefeat...

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). Le...