After a turbulent series of events that captured the full essence of Barcelona’s chaotic current state, it was finally settled on Wednesday evening that Xavi, having said months ago he’d step down in ...

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: “At some ...