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| Barcelona's French defender Lilian Thuram said Monday he wants to keep playing football next season even though his contract with the Spanish giants is not expected to be renewed when it expires at the end of June. |
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| Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard
gave a rare display of emotion after his side's 3-2 loss to Real
Mallorca on Sunday, admitting he was upset that his last match
at the Nou Camp had ended in defeat.
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| Inter Milan's midfielder Luis Figo, who played for Barcelona for five seasons, says the Spanish club's newly appointed coach, former team captain Pep Guardiola, has what it takes to manage the team. |
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| The crisis at Barcelona over its poor season deepened Friday as two club members launched a censure motion against the management of the Spanish club that seeks the ouster of is president, Joan Laporta, and his board of directors. |
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| Factbox on former Barcelona player Pep
Guardiola, who will replace Frank Rijkaard as first team coach
at the end of the season.
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| When Frank Rijkaard was appointed
coach of Barcelona in 2003 he took charge of a team demoralised
by four years of underachievement, instability and political
in-fighting.
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| Less than 24 hours after their humiliating 4-1 defeat to Real Madrid in El Clasico Barcelona have announced that the club's reserve team coach Pep Guardiola, a former player, will take over from Frank Rijkaard at the end of the season. |
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| Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard will be replaced by Josep Guardiola at the end of the season, the Spanish soccer powerhouse announced Thursday. |
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| Frank Rijkaard will leave
Barcelona at the end of the season and former captain Pep
Guardiola will take over as coach of the team, club president
Joan Laporta announced on Thursday.
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| Frank Rijkaard is being fired as Barcelona's coach and will be replaced at the end of the season by Pep Guardiola, who manages the club's reserves. Rijkaard, a former star for the Netherlands national team, took over as Barcelona's coach in 2003, led the team to the Spanish League championship in 2005 and the La Liga and European Champions League titles the following year. |