MADRID (AP) — Desperately trying to break through the Granada defense, Barcelona sent more than 50 crosses into the area in its search for a goal. There was none of Barcelona’s famous “tiki taka” — ...

Pep Guardiola has become synonymous with the idea over the last decade, but what is the story behind the tactical phenomenon? Perhaps the single greatest tactical revolution that helped Spain to ...

It’s really just another way of phrasing the often-asked, seldom answered (at least in the affirmative) question: Can Barcelona be beaten? But since this is football—and a football match that has yet ...

The era of Barcelona's famous tiki-taka style of play is over, according to Guillem Balague. The Spanish pundit says what he has seen from Barcelona so far this season has proven their trademark short ...

Barcelona midfielder Arda Turan insists the club's tiki-taka style of play is not as easy to implement as it looks. ___4717758___https:_____static.pulse.com.gh ...

Klay Thompson has cited Barcelona's tiki-taka as inspiration for the Golden State Warriors tactics at the start of the new NBA season. NBA star cites football tactic as inspiration Helped Golden State ...

It is said that, at 33 years old, Alexander the Great cried salt tears when he realized there were no more worlds to conquer. Almost two millennia later, in 2009, another young man found himself ...

Ronald Koeman has insisted his Barcelona team do not have the players to execute their trademark tiki-taka passing game, while refusing to be drawn on speculation over his future at the club. His side ...

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For the first time in over five years, a run of more than 300 competitive matches, Barcelona had less possession than the opposition. For this to happen against an also-ran in the Spanish league was ...