Keith Lisenbee – Playing for 90 https://playingfor90.com Soccer News for International Soccer, Football, and Futbol Teams and Leagues Mon, 07 Sep 2020 11:16:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.4 Barcelona: The war for Lionel Messi lurches toward mutual destruction https://playingfor90.com/2020/09/07/barcelona-war-lionel-messi-mutual/ https://playingfor90.com/2020/09/07/barcelona-war-lionel-messi-mutual/#respond Mon, 07 Sep 2020 12:13:29 +0000 https://playingfor90.com/?p=484355 Lionel Messi has “decided” to stay in Barcelona. The war between individual greatness and authoritarian collectivism at the club claims its first casualty. Last week, I described in a column that the battle between Lionel Messi and Barça’s president, Josep Maria Bartomeu, was part of a more significant titanic struggle. Their fight symbolized a much […]

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]]> https://playingfor90.com/2020/09/07/barcelona-war-lionel-messi-mutual/feed/ 0 How your club can win the summer transfer market https://playingfor90.com/2020/09/04/club-win-summer-transfer-market/ https://playingfor90.com/2020/09/04/club-win-summer-transfer-market/#respond Fri, 04 Sep 2020 16:01:13 +0000 https://playingfor90.com/?p=484302 The summer transfer window is wide open. Many potential deals are at a stalemate. Three steps can help your club win the transfer market. Many football fans have had the experience of trying to make transfers for their teams on career modes on popular video games. These games, for all its realism, are indeed what […]

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]]> https://playingfor90.com/2020/09/04/club-win-summer-transfer-market/feed/ 0 Lionel Messi and Barcelona: The end of the battle for the club’s soul https://playingfor90.com/2020/08/30/lionel-messi-barcelona-end-battle/ https://playingfor90.com/2020/08/30/lionel-messi-barcelona-end-battle/#respond Sun, 30 Aug 2020 13:51:07 +0000 https://playingfor90.com/?p=484197 Lionel Messi, the greatest player in a generation, has requested to leave Barcelona. His separation from the superclub marks the end of an ideological war. Barcelona, for the vast majority of its storied history, has symbolized the independent, socially democratic, and revolutionary soul of the city that it represents. The city and the state of […]

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]]> https://playingfor90.com/2020/08/30/lionel-messi-barcelona-end-battle/feed/ 0 Lionel Messi is trapped at Barcelona by financial fair play https://playingfor90.com/2020/08/29/lionel-messi-trapped-barcelona-financial/ https://playingfor90.com/2020/08/29/lionel-messi-trapped-barcelona-financial/#respond Sat, 29 Aug 2020 12:21:25 +0000 https://playingfor90.com/?p=484147 Lionel Messi has demanded to leave his forever club, Barcelona. He is trapped in Catalonia by regulations that will keep other clubs from obtaining his services. Two days ago, Lionel Messi used an old school fax machine to send an “official” letter to his employer, FC Barcelona requesting a divorce. The Argentine great did not […]

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]]> https://playingfor90.com/2020/08/29/lionel-messi-trapped-barcelona-financial/feed/ 0 Why Borussia Dortmund can not sell Jadon Sancho at a discount https://playingfor90.com/2020/08/23/borussia-dortmund-jadon-sancho-discount/ https://playingfor90.com/2020/08/23/borussia-dortmund-jadon-sancho-discount/#respond Sun, 23 Aug 2020 13:22:28 +0000 https://playingfor90.com/?p=484026 Jadon Sancho is still wearing a Borussia Dortmund kit. The club has maintained its €120 million price tag for the player. BVB needs to hold firm. A few weeks back, I wrote a column from the perspective of Manchester United, suggesting that in their pursuit for Dortmund’s young star, Jadon Sancho, they should pay a […]

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]]> https://playingfor90.com/2020/08/23/borussia-dortmund-jadon-sancho-discount/feed/ 0 Champions League: A Paris Saint-Germain win is a win for Qatar https://playingfor90.com/2020/08/21/champions-league-paris-win-qatar/ https://playingfor90.com/2020/08/21/champions-league-paris-win-qatar/#respond Fri, 21 Aug 2020 12:03:45 +0000 https://playingfor90.com/?p=483948 Paris Saint-Germain is in the Champions League final. Their performance in Europe’s biggest competition doesn’t change the moral bankruptcy of their owners. Over the years, it has been challenging to take PSG seriously on the pitch. Their domestic league is derided as a lower-tiered competition. The club has imploded over and over in the Champions […]

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]]> https://playingfor90.com/2020/08/21/champions-league-paris-win-qatar/feed/ 0 Champions League: What do PSG, Bayern, Lyon, and RB Leipzig have in common? https://playingfor90.com/2020/08/16/champions-league-psg-bayern-rb-leipzig/ https://playingfor90.com/2020/08/16/champions-league-psg-bayern-rb-leipzig/#respond Sun, 16 Aug 2020 13:48:07 +0000 https://playingfor90.com/?p=483853 The Champions League quarter-finals were filled with dramatic results. Many massive clubs crashed out in unexpected ways. There may be one big reason why. Remember back in March when UEFA was not happy that the domestic leagues in France and the Netherlands canceled their seasons? The European football regulatory body wanted all the big leagues […]

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]]> https://playingfor90.com/2020/08/16/champions-league-psg-bayern-rb-leipzig/feed/ 0 Barcelona: The path forward to a return to greatness https://playingfor90.com/2020/08/16/barcelona-path-forward-greatness/ https://playingfor90.com/2020/08/16/barcelona-path-forward-greatness/#respond Sun, 16 Aug 2020 12:47:31 +0000 https://playingfor90.com/?p=483820 Barcelona suffered one of the most humiliating losses in its storied history. It is time for a philosophical change at the Camp Nou. Dear Dedicated Barcelona Socios, Let me introduce myself. My name is Keith, and I am not a Barcelona socio. The Blaugrana are not even my favorite football club. I come from a perspective from […]

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]]> https://playingfor90.com/2020/08/16/barcelona-path-forward-greatness/feed/ 0 Juventus: What will Andrea Pirlo bring as a manager? https://playingfor90.com/2020/08/14/juventus-andrea-pirlo-bring-manager/ https://playingfor90.com/2020/08/14/juventus-andrea-pirlo-bring-manager/#respond Fri, 14 Aug 2020 12:16:22 +0000 https://playingfor90.com/?p=483742 Juventus hired Italian great Andrea Pirlo as their new manager moments after sacking Maurizio Sarri. There are clues about what kind of manager he will be. Dressed in the corporate uniform of Italy’s biggest club, black sport coat with Juve badge, white dress shirt, and black tie, Andrea Pirlo spoke to the media for the […]

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]]> https://playingfor90.com/2020/08/14/juventus-andrea-pirlo-bring-manager/feed/ 0 Manchester City: Pep Guardiola sends many coded messages https://playingfor90.com/2020/08/09/manchester-city-pep-guardiola-messages/ https://playingfor90.com/2020/08/09/manchester-city-pep-guardiola-messages/#respond Sun, 09 Aug 2020 13:46:42 +0000 https://playingfor90.com/?p=483673 Manchester City advanced to the Champions League quarterfinals, knocking off Real Madrid. Guardiola’s post-match press conference was full of messages. At the start of the post-match press conference, Man City manager Pep Guardiola sat down, checked messages on his phone, then rubbed his eyes in a sign of weariness and a need for a quick […]

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