When Carles Puyol headed out of the Camp Nou exit door in the wake of Andoni Zubizarreta’s sacking, there would’ve surely been a few heavy hearts in Barcelona. A “captain fantastic” for years and folk ...

Barcelona captain Carles Puyol says he will leave the club at the end of the season, preferring to take some time off after several injury-filled seasons. The 35-year-old defender debuted with ...

Barcelona, Sep 13 (EFE).Barcelona, Sep 13 (EFE). — FC Barcelona captain Carles Puyol was back practicing Friday with the full squad, although the defenseman only participated in some of the drills.

While the Dutch are poised to end Spanish defender Carles Puyol's World Cup run this Sunday in the final, it may be instructive to consider how a different Dutchman almost ended Puyol's career before ...

No, you are not hallucinating. I am championing Carles Puyol as the best defender in the world. Once again I urge you to read what I have written before questioning my assessment. I’ve said “Carles ...

Barcelona captain Carles Puyol says he will leave the club at the end of the season, preferring to take some time off after several injury-filled seasons. The 35-year-old defender debuted with ...

Barcelona legend Carles Puyol has tipped Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal to win the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The showpiece event in the footballing world is the only prize the Portuguese legend has not ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tom Sanderson is a Barcelona-based writer who covers Spanish football. Leo Messi and Carles Puyol during the match between FC ...

Cape Town, South Africa – One of the World Cup‘s biggest underachievers, Spain, shattered decades of disappointment and frustration by moving toward the head of the class Wednesday. The classy ...

Carles Puyol was the dictionary definition of what it meant to be a centre-back for a generation of football fans across the world, the gold standard of defenders with Catalan blood running through ...