Messi wins la liga player of the month award for the first time! and Barca's second award as well.
Former (2006-2009) Barcelona player Eidur Gudjohnsen (37) has joined Norwegian club Molde
Teams with Most Ballon d'Or winners:
- Barcelona 11
- AC Milan 8
- Juventus 8
- Real Madrid 8
- Bayern 5
David Villa (ex-Barcelona): "Luis Enrique was my idol when I was a kid. It would have been nice if he had coached me." [md]
Neymar: "Since I was a kid, I thought I'd like playing at Barcelona and here I am. It's a dream." [bein]
Raúl: "Barça blew us all away creating a (style of) football that had no antidote. A model created by Guardiola." [via @AlPrimerToque]
Kobe Bryant (LA Lakers): "Barça called me but if they want to win, they can't play with a retired player like me. I'll be fat soon" [via as]
Xavi: "Pep coach who had most influence on me? Yes, no doubt. Pep, with Tito and also Luis Aragones. And I don't want to forget Van Gaal."
Xavi: "Luis Enrique and I discussed things Van Gaal said or did. Then it seemed madness, now we see he was right - he was ahead of his time"
Mahrez (Leicester City) “Play at Barça? It's not my goal or dream but everyone wants to play with Messi. One day, maybe. Why not?” [goal]
Lukaku (Everton) “When Neymar doesn't play well, he gets tons of criticism. If I aspire to be like him or Messi, why complain?” [telegraph]
Santini (Standard Liege) “I wish I could have days asking Victor Valdes about Messi, Barça, anything but can't. I'm still too shy.” [goal]
Jémez: "Barça know that landing another Busquets-type player is near on impossible"
Wilshere (Arsenal): "Last season at the Emirates, I was thinking, Jesus, this is how we want to play, and they’re playing us off the park."
Busquets: "What could make me change my mind about staying? Two people could: my wife, but she's a Barça fan, and Guardiola - owe him a lot"
Busquets: "Pep knows Barça is my club, and it's his club too, and the best thing for me and for Barça is to stay, so I doubt he'll ask me."
Busquets: "It's obvious for the club and for me that I'll stay here for a long time. Many teams would pay more but money won't be a problem"
Busquets: "Don't have a concrete goal, but hopefully at the end of my career I can say that I'm among players with most Barça games." [espn]
Henrik Larsson: "I still watch Barça whenever I can. They are a great team and Luis Enrique is doing a fantastic job." [MD]
Henrik Larsson: "The Barça players, the way they play and the skill they possess is unbelievable." [MD]
Henrik Larsson: "The ability of Barça players is unbelievable, like you're watching Fifa Playstation. And they seem to enjoy themselves too"