First, Xavi said he was leaving. In the fallout of a 5-3 home defeat by Villarreal on January 27, he described the Barcelona manager’s role as a “cruel job” that “wears you down”, adding ...

The quicksilver passing of the old Barcelona is gone, replaced by a more functional modern style that trades ingenuity for sensible risk management. Xavi has come not to praise tiki-taka but to ...

Barcelona sacked manager Xavi Hernandez on Friday, four weeks after confirming their former midfielder would honor the last year of his contract and lead them through next season. The decision ...

The impending departure of Xavi from Barcelona has several key ramifications. For one, the club is losing an icon because he claims it will release the tension within the club, perhaps attributing the ...