Ronaldinho Moving Back To Barcelona (Goal.com) Ronaldinho finally completed his long drawn-out transfer to the Rossoneri last month, thus ending his five-year stay at Barcelona.

Maradona hails Barcelona's Messi as "the last rebel" (Tribalfootball.com) Diego Maradona has hailed Barcelona's Argentine superstar Lionel Messi. Messi has inspired Argentina to the gold medal playoff in Beijing and Maradona said: "Messi is a phenomenon. He plays without looking backwards, always going forward.

Barcelona To Submit New Hernanes Bid (Goal.com) It was thought that this particular transfer saga had died out in July, given that neither Barcelona nor the Brazilian club were willing to budge with regards to their valuations for the player.

AC Milan's Ronaldinho still loves Barcelona (Tribalfootball.com) AC Milan's new signing Ronaldinho still has emotional ties to Barcelona. Sport says Ronie has instructed his brother, Roberto de Assis, to buy a new mansion in the area where he resided while he was playing for Barca.

Krkic will ink bumper Barcelona deal next week (Tribalfootball.com) Bojan Krkic will sign a new five-year contract with Barcelona next week. El Mundo Deportivo says Krkic will pen a deal to 2013 next Thursday - on his 18th birthday. The deal will carry a new £60 million buyout clause.

Hernanes agent set for Barcelona talks (Tribalfootball.com) Barcelona chiefs are set for talks with the agent of Sao Paulo midfielder Hernanes.

Barcelona fume over Zenit's Messi bid (Tribalfootball.com) Barcelona are unhappy with Zenit St Petersburg's response to their bid for attacking midfielder Andrei Arshavin.

Barcelona girls are beaming (The Acorn) NICE JOB— The Barcelona girls' U14 team show off their medals after winning second place in its division at the Irvine FC Showcase Tournament.

Te quiero 'Barcelona' (FSView) After a brief escape to London and the tragedy-thriller genre, Woody Allen has ventured not back to New York, but instead to Barcelona. Despite the unfamiliar territory, the themes presented in Vicky Cristina Barcelona are a bit more familiar.

Henry expecting left-wing role with Barcelona (ESPN Soccernet.com) Thierry Henry is steeling himself for another campaign stuck out on the left wing for Barcelona.