Mallorca, La Liga and Raphinha
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Raphinha will be a dark horse candidate in next month’s Ballon d”or gala in Paris.Chatter around the 2025 edition of the Ballon d’Or has been dominated by two names: Lamine Yamal and Ousmane
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World Soccer Talk on MSNRaphinha joins Ronaldinho in impressive Barcelona feat Neymar never accomplished
Barcelona began the 2025–26 La Liga season with a win, and Raphinha matched a Ronaldinho milestone that not even Neymar managed to reach. This Saturday, Barcelona kicked off the 2025–26 La Liga season with a dominant 3–0 win over Mallorca.
Raphinha, 29, is one of the 30 candidates in contention for the Ballon d’Or, which will be awarded on September 22 at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris. In a
Barcelona star Raphinha has on Saturday joined one of the club’s greatest-ever players in the Blaugrana history books.This comes owing to his exploits early in Barcelona’s season opener.Hansi
As Morey received the ball close to the touchline, Raphinha lunged into a wild tackle on him that left the Mallorca defender writhing around on the floor in agony. The Barcelona forward was shown a yellow card for the challenge and it's left fans outraged on social media, with some claiming the tackle was a potential 'career-ender'.
Barcelona coach Hansi Flick was unimpressed with how the Spanish champions took their foot off the gas in an opening 3-0 win at nine-man Mallorca.
Raphinha’s relentless running with and without the ball was never a factor for the ‘MSN’ trio (though it often wasn’t required either). These qualities make Barcelona incredibly effective ...
Barcelona's Raphinha, right, and Real Madrid's Lucas Vazquez fight for the ball during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Barcelona and Real Madrid at the Lluis Companys Olympic Stadium in ...
Raphinha has welcomed the increased competition for places in Barcelona's attacking positions following the arrival of Marcus Rashford.
Raphinha has signed a one-year contract extension at Barcelona to extend his terms through to 2028. The 28-year-old’s contract had been due to expire in 2027 but he has committed his future to ...