NEW YORK -- "Visca Catalunya," was the shout from the back of Smithfield Hall. It came from a solitary voice but was soon joined by the rest of the 150 people enjoying the free bar on West 25th Street in New York. Friday's event was not for Catalan independence, though, but for The Official NYC FC Barcelona Penya to celebrate Barca's stay just outside the city, at the Sheraton Hotel in Parsippany, New Jersey. Moments later, on the eve of the club's International Champions Cup opener against Juventus,...

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TOP STORY: Arsenal raise Lemar stakes

Monaco are being taken apart in this window it seems: Bernardo Silva and Benjamin Mendy have left for Man City and Tiemoue Bakayoko is off to Chelsea. And now Arsenal have recommitted to their pursuit of versatile attacker Thomas Lemar.

The Telegraph reports that Arsenal are prepared to up their...

Neymar has proven to be one of the most reliable Champions League performers since joining Barcelona in the 2013-14 season.

The 25-year-old, who has been heavily linked to a move to PSG in recent weeks, has scored 21 goals and assisted 15 others -- numbers that situate him among the best players in the past four years.

Only Cristiano Ronaldo (55), Lionel Messi (35), Robert Lewandowski (29) and Thomas Muller (23) have scored more Champions League goals than Neymar during that span.

In terms of assists,...

Count NBA star Pau Gasol among those paying close attention to the Neymar-to-PSG-but-maybe-not saga that has unfolded over the past week.

Upon signing a new three-year, $48 million deal to return to the San Antonio Spurs on Monday, the six-time All Star and two-time NBA league champ paid homage to Gerard Pique's tweet seen 'round the internet to announce his good news.

His message: "Me quedo," which translates as "I'm staying."

Me quedo �� https://t.co/6QvrnX7b7k

- Pau Gasol (@paugasol) July 24, 2017

Hmm, where have we seen that one before?

You may be wondering how Gasol...

With Barcelona still in the United States on their preseason jaunt, Thierry Henry fulfilled his ambassadorial duty by representing the club at the MLB game between New York Mets and Oakland Athletics on Sunday.

Henry attended the game at Citi Field alongside fellow Barca alumni Juliano Belletti, who were both presented with their very own personalised Mets jerseys to kick things off.

The Frenchman was then invited to toss out the ceremonial first pitch, which he did with characteristic nonchalance.

👍 Barça Legends @ThierryHenry & @julianobelletti
⚾️ @Mets & @mlb
🇺🇸 #BarçaUStour
🔵🔴 #ForçaBarça pic.twitter.com/kU1RUbtEbA

— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) July 24, 2017

Decent...

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TOP STORY: PSG wants Alexis-Neymar frontline

If ever there were an example of talking telephone numbers, it must be this: If Paris Saint-Germain succeed in signing Neymar from Barcelona, it will cost them almost £500 million in total, according to the Mirror.

But even if that mind-bending move comes off, it wouldn't be the end...