FC Barcelona have now resumed their training as they look forward to some great pre-season games overseas. As you know, Barca will be taking on Dundee United in Scotland very soon and so Frank Rijkaard and his men have begun their preparations with confidence in winning the titles they desire. Most notably, Victor Valdez, the Barca keeper who was quoted saying:

We have the best attack that any team can have

And why shouldn’t he think that when they have the likes of Ronaldinho, Eto’o, Henry and Lionel Messi attacking the opposition goal.

Injuries Force Some To Stay In Barca 

For this trip to Scotland, Barca will have the following players out due to injury or extended holiday, in this case due to the Copa America:

• Gudjohsen (left knee injury picked up from last season)
• Puyol ( right knee ligament damage picked up from last season)
• Messi (Copa America holiday rest)
• Marquez (Copa America holiday rest)
• Milito (Copa America holiday rest)

Images from Barca Training Camp

Ronaldinho and Henry enjoy training which seems to help their friendship even more, but…

It can help their competitive spirit even more, and that translates on the field (Note Ronaldinho’s newer 10R boots)

Finishing off the training session, the team indulge in some head juggling. Fun but effective during matches.

Ever since I my 10R football shoes got stolen, I’ve been feeling empty and that something has been missing in my footballing life, and rightfully so, I don’t have any good shoes to play with. So for the past few days I find myself clicking on my own ads because they show me some great buys for the latest 10R Tiempo Boots. When I get to the site and see the whole selection of Ronaldinho shoes, I become a kid in a candy shop. Anyways, my mind has been toiling over the idea of getting the following version of the 10R Boots

It’s Not True What They Say

Once you’ve had black you never go back, but in this case it isn’t true, I’m going for the white shoes this time around and I must say, they do look pretty. I was having a small discussion with my mother about these, because she feels it would be harder to maintain than the black ones I used to have. Which is true, because I would always be cleaning them, trying to make them shine using some leather preserver. Anyways, my eyes have also been on the Ronaldinho Air Legend shoes which are featured in the Nike Viral Video that is up on YouTube. It’s the one where Ronaldinho gets these new shoes and plays ping-pong with the cross bar from outside the box, it’s got like 15 million views or something! Whatever I choose in the end, for now I’m stuck going to training with some Dunlop Volley’s, check out what happened to them after one training session

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One of the most important aspects of football is the gear you decide to use. Secondary to that is how you go about taking care of your football gear. When you choose to invest in some great football boots, shin guards, socks, jerseys, shorts etc you need to be able to take care of them. Now how long your gear lasts is totally up to you and the quality of the product that you purchase. For example, as you know, my 10R Nike Tiempo boots were stolen recently, however, up and until that time I was doing my best to take care of them. Let me share with you a couple of my little secrets when I want to take care of my stuff.

Football Boots And Their Maintenance

They have to be the footballers most valuable piece of equipment and rightfully so, as many famous footballers strive to have their name etched onto the boots that Adidas and Nike produce. Ronaldinho, of course has reached such a level that he has this privilege, to have his name etched in gold into some beautiful boots; not to mention an entire clothing line. Moving on, I bought my first leather shoes back in 1998 and they were the Adidas Predators, which had these grooves on the side and all around the shoe to encourage ball spin. When I purchased these, I also picked up a tin of Dubbin leather preserver. Ever since 1998 I have used this stuff on all of my football boots, and every time I use it, my shoes look like new. Not only that, it helps to water proof them and softens the leather. I highly recommend this stuff and you can find it wherever shoes are sold.

I Can’t Carry All This Stuff By Myself

So that is why you get yourself a sports bag. I use this one by Puma to get the job done, but you can go get yourself a nice Ronaldinho sports bag is you need to, it’s a bit much to carry your stuff, but it really is something nice for the avid Ronaldinho fan. I tend to put all of my stuff into the bag and I even have room left for more stuff like my water bottle etc. I used to go to training or a match all geared up, but these days, with the changing weather and other factors I tend to carry a bag with all my gear and only put them on when I know I’m going to be playing some football. So, I also recommend you get yourself a sports bag, which will help keep you organised and everything in the one place.