Barcelona’s average pass distance, once the shortest in Europe, has climbed 11 per cent during Xavi’s tenure and is now just the fourth-shortest in La Liga.

"FC Barcelona president Joan Laporta has informed Xavi Hernández that he will not be continuing as first team coach in the 2024-25 season. The meeting happened at the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper ...

First, Xavi said he was leaving. In the fallout of a 5-3 home defeat by Villarreal on January 27, he described the Barcelona manager’s role as a “cruel job” that “wears you down”, adding ...

As seen with Barcelona’s minimalist transfer strategy, it cannot spend money willingly, particularly on a manager. That said, there are considerations regarding Xavi staying at Barcelona. Reports ...

As a player, Xavi left Barcelona in 2015 after helping the club win 25 titles, including four Champions Leagues and eight Spanish leagues.

Xavi's final game as manager will be Barca's trip to Sevilla on Sunday, which will be LaLiga's last game of the season. The 44-year-old Xavi arrived at Barcelona on a three-year deal following the ...

Barcelona has announced the appointment of club legend Xavi Hernández as the club’s new coach on a deal that includes the remainder of the current season plus two additional seasons.

Xavi, a former Barcelona captain and one of the club’s greatest ever players, announced in January that he intended to step down at the end of this season. Advertisement. Advertisement.

It felt almost like a family reunion at Barcelona’s Camp Nou as Xavi Hernández and Pep Guardiola faced each other for the first time as managers this week.

In 1999, Xavi Hernandez was named as La Liga's breakthrough player of the year. Little over a year later a skinny 16-year-old called Andres Iniesta turned up, in a somewhat bewildered state, for a ...

Xavi: Managing Barcelona Is Hardest Job. Barcelona and Xavi came in for criticism for their performance at the Bernabeu, despite securing a vital win without key players such as Robert Lewandowski ...

Yet, that did fall in line with the playstyle Barcelona has come to perfect in its history. Besoccer compiled the data that shows Enrique’s Barcelona mustered more possession, shots, and goals while ...