How much confidence will this win over Barcelona give Man City going forward?

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Big game tonight up in Seattle… And thanks to Kirk for the heads up.

I headed down to the Galaxy v Barcelona match at the Rose Bowl on Saturday night and it was pretty much everything that you have read about. Absolutely packed, loud, with informed fans that were into the game from jump. In fact, I cruised around Pasadena for a few hours before the game, and you could feel the buzz in the air and see people in both Barca and Galaxy jerseys everywhere. Pretty much exactly how things should be before EVERY game.

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Not only has Joan Laporta announced that he is upping Argentine International Lionel Messi’s contract to be the top earner at Barcelona, but the buyout on the 22 year old’s buyout is now in the 300 Million Euro range.

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Coming off the loss to San Jose at the weekend, the Sounders are up for a big game this weekend.

Becks is pumped after nailing an amazing free kick vs Barcelona and momentarily quieting the critics.

Interesting photos after jump…

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Black tape is seen around the arm of Barcelona’s Rafael Marquez during the first of half of the MLS international friendly match against the LA Galaxy in Pasadena, CA. The tape is in honor of Sir Bobby Robson who died Friday. 

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