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  • Xavi makes U-turn, to stay at Barcelona till end of contract

    Xavi makes U-turn, to stay at Barcelona till end of contract

    The coach of Barcelona, Xavi Hernandez, has opened up on why he has chosen to stay on at LaLiga club.

    It would be recalled that Xavi announced in January that he will be quitting as head coach in the summer.

    However, the 44-year-old has changed her mind about  walking away despite having a contract until 2025 at the Nou Camp.

    But in a dramatic U-turn on Wednesday, Xavi has decided to continue with Barca, after meeting with the club’s president, Joan Laporta and other senior officials.

    The former Spain midfielder has now given reasons for his decision to remain at the club.

    “I changed my mind because I really felt total confidence from the president, from the board and the players too. This project isn’t finished yet.

    “Me, my staff, all together feel that we have strength to make important things together and continue this project,” Xavi said.

  • Real reason Xavi is leaving FC Barcelona

    Real reason Xavi is leaving FC Barcelona

    First team coach of FC Barcelona, Xavi Hernandez has said he is leaving the Spanish La Liga giants at the end of season.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Xavi announced he will leave FC Barcelona in June following a 5:3 humiliation of the Blaugrana by Villarreal on Saturday.

    Once the game was over, Xavi told Club President, Joan Laporta; Sporting Vice President, Rafa Yuest and Director of Football, Deco of his decision to leave his post as first team coach at the end of the season.

    Xavi thinks the decision is the best one for the Club right now.

    In the post-game press conference at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys following the defeat against Villarreal, Xavi said: “I want to be a solution for Barça”.

    In the post-game press conference, he explained the decision, saying: “I had taken the decision days ago but today was the moment to announce it.

    “I don’t want to be a problem. I want to be a solution for Barça as I was two years ago”.

    The Barça legend believes his departure at the end of the season “takes the tension out of the situation and gives the dressing room, the staff and the club a bit of room to change the dynamic.”

    Nevertheless, Xavi made it clear that he still has the energy to fight for silverware four months until the end of this season.

    “In these four months I will give everything. I’ll try to give my all to try and win the league. I still think we can do it,” Xavi said.

    To conclude, he stressed that even if the team does win a trophy, “the decision is made and it can’t be changed.”

  • BREAKING: Xavi Hernandez quits FC Barcelona

    BREAKING: Xavi Hernandez quits FC Barcelona

    Spanish La Liga giants, FC Barcelona have announced the exit of head coach Xavi Hernandez.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports FC Barcelona announced Xavi’s exit on Saturday, after the team’s abysmal 5:3 loss to Villareal.

    “I want to announce that on June 30 I will no longer continue as the coach at Barça.

    “I think the situation needs to change course, and as a culer, I cannot allow the current situation,” Xavi was quoted to have said.

    TNG reports Alexander Sorloth and Jose Luis Morales struck deep into stoppage time to earn Villarreal a 5-3 win at Barcelona in a roller-coaster La Liga clash on Saturday.

    Villarreal opened a two-goal lead with efforts from Gerard Moreno in the 41st minute, and Ilias Akhomach in the 54th, but the hosts fought back within 11 minutes through strikes by Ilkay Gundogan, Pedri and an own goal from Eric Bailly.

    Goncarlo Guedes equalised for Villarreal following a quick counter-attack in the 84th minute,  and with Barcelona pushing for a winner were exposed and Sorloth and Morales punished them.

    Barcelona are third in the standings on 44 points, 10 behind leaders Real Madrid and eight adrift of second-placed Girona.

  • La Liga: Xavi expresses displeasure over Barcelona’s season opener against Getafe

    La Liga: Xavi expresses displeasure over Barcelona’s season opener against Getafe

    Barcelona coach, Xavi Hernández has expressed his displeasure at both the outcome of the away match with Getafe at  the Coliseum Alfonso Pérez, and the officiating by the center referee.

    Coach Xavi Hernández, who was sent off during the intense encounter, gave his views on the frustrating opener against Getafe.

    Barcelona were forced to play for the majority of the match with 10 men after Raphinha was shown a straight red card for an elbow towards the end of the opening 45 minutes.

    Getafe did not finish the contest with a full deck, as Jaime Mata was shown a second yellow shortly before the hour mark, while Barca coach Xavi was sent to the stands for arguing and contesting some decisions in the match.

    In his post match interview Xavi said “My sending off wasn’t important. We tried hard and deserved to win. We earned a point we don’t feel that was enough.”

    “There’s no need to get too worked up about it. We started last season badly too but things worked out in the end. We played well with ten men and still had chances. We knew we wouldn’t get many and that we’d have to take the ones that came. They were comfortable with a 0-0 draw, and were happy to waste time and cause interruptions.”

    On the Possible penalty on Araujo he added “They told that they’d only give really clear handballs but that wasn’t the case here. I didn’t like the meeting that we had with the referees and I didn’t like what happened today.”

    “I said they were letting them get away with a lot of fouls while we weren’t. The other day we had a meeting with the referees and they said they’d listen to the coaches more, and that they’d understand what a tense job we have, but that didn’t happen today.”

    On time wasting he added”It’s the referee who allows all that. I think there’s too much whistle and if they want to sell La Liga as a product then that’s not going to benefit anyone.”

    “More than 20 minutes of added time is embarrassing. Only counting played time would put an end to all this. I’ve said that a million times.”

  • Barcelona reach agreement with Al Sadd for Xavi

    Barcelona reach agreement with Al Sadd for Xavi

    Struggling Spanish La Liga side, FC Barcelona have reached an agreement with Qatari club, Al Sadd to get Xavi Hernandez as new head coach.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Al Sadd Chief Executive, Turki Al-Ali confirmed the development on Friday.

    He stated that FC Barcelona have paid the release clause stipulated in the contract Xavi had with the Qatari side.

    “Xavi informed us a few days ago of his desire to go to Barcelona at this particular time, because of the critical stage his hometown club is going through, and we understand this and decided not to stand in his way.

    “The Al Sadd administration has agreed on Xavi’s move to Barcelona after the payment of the release clause stipulated in the contract. We’ve agreed on cooperation with Barcelona in the future. Xavi is an important part of Al Sadd’s history and we wish him success.”

    Xavi left Barcelona in 2015 after helping the club win 25 trophies, including four Champions Leagues and eight La Liga titles, in 17 seasons.