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MADRID — The La Masia youth academy keeps churning out talent for Barcelona. “It’s one of these players for life, another one that comes from La Masia,” veteran Barcelona midfielder Sergi Roberto said. The most famous player to make it from La Masia was Lionel Messi, who spent nearly two decades at Barcelona before joining Paris Saint-Germain in 2021 amid …

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17-year-old Marc Guiu, another La Masia Academy graduate debuts for Barcelona

Barcelona coach Xavi knows from his own experience that taking a chance on youngsters at the club’s famous La Masia football academy usually pays off. They don’t look scared out there.” Xavi has had to expedite the debuts of some players because of a series of injuries to the regular starters, but the way they’ve come through when called upon …

Barcelona celebrates another talented teenager making a successful move from its La Masia academy

MADRID — Barcelona coach Xavi knows from his own experience that taking a chance on youngsters at the club’s famous La Masia soccer academy usually pays off. They don’t look scared out there.” Xavi has had to expedite the debuts of some players because of a series of injuries to the regular starters, but the way they’ve come through when …

'We're Pioneers': Barcelona's La Masia Finally Opens its Doors to Women

Joan Laporta pledges to make You'll Never Walk Alone slogan of La Masia for Barcelona

Barcelona presidential candidate Joan Laporta has pledged to make Liverpool's iconic anthem You'll Never Walk Alone the slogan of La Masia, if he is once again re-elected. Joan Laporta will make You'll Never Walk Alone the slogan of Barcelona's football youth ranks The iconic anthem is most widely associated with Liverpool and bellowed out on the Kop The Masia academy …

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Barcelona are set to return to Manchester City with another formal offer for centre back Eric Garcia as the Nou Camp giants try one last time to secure a deal for their former player. Barcelona are eyeing a cut-price deal for a player who came through their La Masia academy, and Mundo Deportivo are now reporting that Ronald Koeman is …

Ansu Fati could pave the way for a new era of La Masia stars at Barca

La Masia not just to nourish Barcelona, says former coach

Carles Perez revelled in the fact he and fellow Barcelona academy product Ansu Fati made the difference in Tuesday's 2-1 win at Inter, proving La Masia has not lost relevance. Barca endured a real tussle with Inter at San Siro, only securing a late win thanks to Fati's 86th-minute strike. That goal made the 17-year-old the youngest scorer in Champions …

Victor Valdes has sensationally been sacked as Barcelona Under-19s coach after a fall-out with former team-mate Patrick Kluivert. The 37-year-old, who made over 500 appearances for the club, stepped up to youth team coach in July - during the same period Kluivert took over as head of La Masia academy - but the relationship between the pair has soured to …