Recap of this week's biggest and best stories at FC Barcelona
Agreement with Chelsea for the services of Cesc Fàbregas. The Catalan will join the London-based team after three seasons in the FC Barcelona strip. In a goodbye letter, Cesc thanked the fans and the Club for the support he’s received these past three year and he explained his decision to leave for the Premier League.
The first team will play a friendly on August 2 in Nice. The men managed by Luis Enrique will face off against OGC Nice, a Ligue 1 team, at the Allianz Riviera.
Neymar, the first player to grab the headlines in Brazil. On Thursday he scored two goal in the inaugural match between Brazil and Croatia (3-1).
Spain were hammered in their World Cup debut, against the Netherlands (1-5). Piqué, Sergio, Jordi Alba, Xavi and Iniesta started the match, while Pedro came off the bench in the second half.
Alexis, playing for Chile, and Song, with Cameroon, are two more Barça players who made their 2014 World Cup debut. The Chilean, with a goal and an assist, defeated Australia (3-1), while the Cameroonian national team were defeat by Mexico (1-0).
Behind the scenes of the meeting between Deulofeu and Rafinha. A couple of days ago the two Barça players were at the Camp Nou, where they tried on the new Barça kits, shared some time in the dressing room, and reacquainted themselves with their old home.
President Josep Maria Bartomeu met with the FC Barcelona Senate on Wednesday. In his address he talked about the future of the Club. He said: “We have a roadmap, it’s clear and we follow it closely.”
Suning becomes the first Chinese sponsor of FC Barcelona.
Gudjón Valur Sigurdsson becomes the first addition to the handball team ahead of the 2014/15 season. “My objective is to win the Champions League,” he said.
Rafa Usín becomes a new Barça Alusport player. “I couldn’t have gone to a better team,” he said.