The former La Masia star has spoken out in defence of his two team-mates after allegations of a troubled relationship between the forwards surfaced Barcelona midfielder Thiago Alcantara has spoken about the alleged bust-up between Lionel Messi and David Villa, denying the two were at odds with each other. Following a breakdown in attack during the Blaugrana's 2-0 victory over Granada, Messi ...Full Story »

Barca have been wary of fielding the Spain international since his return from a broken leg last month, but the 30-year-old is grateful to the club's medical staff David Villa believes he would be an automatic selection were he at any team other than Barcelona as he continues his comeback from a long-term injury. Spain's all-time record goalscorer suffered a broken leg in December 2011 and m...Full Story »

Pedro has expressed his satisfaction with Spain's 5-0 friendly defeat of Saudi Arabia on Friday, but assured he would not pressurise national team coach Vicente Del Bosque into using him more often. The 25-year-old vindicated his boss' faith in starting him with a pair of goals that saw off the Roja's rout, with strikes also coming from club-mates Xavi and David Villa, a collective entirety h...Full Story »

David Villa scored in his first competitive appearance since 2011 and Lionel Messi netted a brace as Barcelona claimed a convincing 5-1 victory over Real Sociedad in new coach Tito Vilanova's Primera Division debut in the Nou Camp hotseat . Villa, who missed the second half of last season and Euro 2012 after breaking his leg in December, netted after appearing as a late substitute to complete t...Full Story »

Barcelona forward David Villa is delighted to have made a successful return to the pitch, but insists he still needs time to regain his form. Villa spent the second half of last season out after fracturing his tibia in the World Club Cup match in December, an injury which saw him miss the second half of Barcelona's campaign and the Euro 2012 for Spain. The 30-year-old made his comeback in th...Full Story »

Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova has hailed the return of David Villa to the side after eight months on the sidelines. The Spanish international fractured his tibia during last season's Club World Cup and made his long-awaited return as a 73rd minute substitute during Barcelona's 2-0 friendly win over Dinamo Bucharest. "Last year we missed him (Villa) because he's a player that guarantees goals...Full Story »

Barcelona striker David Villa will reportedly make his long awaited return from a broken leg against Manchester United in a friendly in August. Villa has been out of action since December after fracturing his tibia in Barca's FIFA Club World Cup semi-final clash with Al Sadd. As a result Spain's all-time leading scorer was not included in Vicente del Bosque's squad as they successful defende...Full Story »

David Villa: Barcelona striker has recovered from broken leg sustained in December Barcelona have received a double boost with the news that Dani Alves and David Villa are approaching full fitness. Villa suffered a broken leg in December in the Club World Cup which kept him out of Spain's Euro 2012 triumph this summer. However, the Barcelona striker is already terrorising his team-mates in tr...Full Story »

Barcelona forward David Villa has reiterated his desire to get back to full training after missing the last six months with a broken tibia. Villa suffered the leg injury in the World Club Cup last December and just failed to prove his fitness in time to be included in Vicente del Bosque's Spain squad for the European Championship. However, he now feels ready to go and is desperate for pre-se...Full Story »

The Barcelona duo have been ruled out of the tournament and the goalkeeper feels they will be sorely missed because of their experience and influence in the dressing room Victor Valdes has admitted that the unavailability of David Villa and Carles Puyol for Euro 2012 is a major blow for Spain, given what both men offer on and off the field. La Furia Roja's all-time record goalscorer failed t...Full Story »