Barca Takes Out ManU For UEFA Title

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It was a dominating performance by, who a lot of people think, is the best team on the planet right now...

Lionel Messi led FC Barcelona to the UEFA Champions League crown with a 3-1 win over Manchester United at the new Wembley Stadium in London...

Here's the highlights...


It's Barca's third Champions League title in six years.

Wayne Rooney offset Pedro Rodriguez's opening goal before halftime to tie the score at ones, but Dani Alves' marker and Messi's goal in the 54th minute were the difference.

At Least It Wasn't The Crystal Football...

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Okay...

Your team wins the biggest trophy you can in your country...
You have a celebration...

Naturally, everyone is excited...
Maybe a little TOO excited...

Sergio Ramos certainly was celebrating the Copa Del Rey...
He dropped it from the top of the bus he was in...


Oops...

How Barca Stays Profitable In A Spanish Economy

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In a crappy economy, FC Barcelona are like the Yankees when it comes to soccer these days. Their revenues are absolutely ridiculous...

Here's how they do it...

John Cookson is in Barcelona...

Messi's Outburst Is One For The Ages...

The HQ really doesn't put soccer on the front page a great deal, but when one of the world's best players goes absolutely off it has to be shown...

Yesterday, FC Barcelona's Lionel Messi was a one man gang against Arsenal in the Champions League quarterfinals...

Responsible for all four goals in the 4-1 blowout, this is now considered a performance for the ages...
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And, yes, you heard the play-by-play guy invoke Allah and PlayStation after goal number two in the same sentence...

Aresenal's defense was flat awful and all need to be sent packing...
Here's postgame from ITN...


Okay, it's unanimous... he is PlayStation...

FCB TCB In Champions League Final

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This, is probably, one of the few times during the year that we'll actually show futbol highlights.

Those of us at OSG HQ thought Puyol did yeoman's work from the back for Barca, but Messi and Eto'o got the ball in the back of the Ol' Onion Bag...

2-nil was your final as FCB took out ManUnited...
Bollocks!!!