Barcelona have sacked Xavi as the club's head coach

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FC Barcelona president Joan Laporta has informed Xavi Hernández that he will not be continuing as first team coach in the 2024-25 season.
FC Barcelona wishes to thank Xavi for his work as coach, as well as for his inimitable career as a player and as team captain, and wishes him every future success in the world.
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[@Tommo6300]

Xavi "I want to leave" Laporta "Ok" Laporta "Actually, I want you to stay Xavi "Ok I will stay" Laporta "You're fired"

[@KingDice246]

I SAID THAT IN TRUMP VOICE "You're Fired".

[@johnnazzy6038]

😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣

[@ac.1265]

🤣

[@RealestPirate]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@GoGetYourShinebox]

It’s like when you want to be the one to say you broke it up in a relationship 😂😂

[@festavision]

After asking him to stay?! Absolute mockery 😅

[@gavriloking5637]

embarrassment as a concept didn't make it far into this century

[@theemotionalremix]

And the Cleveland Cavaliers just fired their Head Coach, JB Bickerstaff.

[@zeus3086]

Well he stabbed the club with his crybaby claims. He cries on the pitch and off the pitch. Fully support Laporta on this

[@enchantedorange3141]

@@zeus3086he spoke the truth though? its pretty clear laporta was thinking of sacking him even if he didnt say that and was securing a manager behind the scenes.

[@edemehtawardhana5962]

yup...

[@M4NA5]

Begged him to stay just so they could sack him again. Imagine treating one of your club legends like this. Barça is a disgraceful club.

[@JayfoundJesus]

Ik that is wild. As a madridista i dont like xavi as a coach but the way they did that man is disrespectful

[@FarhanQail22]

Laporta is the problem

[@dbest19330]

The sacking was necessary. Xavi has already accepted defeat to Real Madrid and said Barca cannot compete with Real Madrid next season. As a leader you cannot do that.

[@MrISkater]

@@JayfoundJesusMadrid have trashed their legends more than us.

[@Akaa180]

@@JayfoundJesus not a single trophy in a season , i dont care who you are id even be on the side to sack pep , this is barcelona when it comes to your club you always have high standards we also do

[@mr__OK]

Begged him to stay on just to sack him 😂😂😂😂

[@sonicwithglasses131]

Because he said barca cant compete with madrid, you CANNOT say that at all as either the barca coach or the madrid coach

[@justice9898]

@@sonicwithglasses131 Yes you can with such team and president!

[@ilham9108]

​@@sonicwithglasses131he said they can't compete with Madrid on the transfer market not on the football side

[@StanleyMubby-q5d]

😂😂😂

[@rashidkhalid3970]

And iniesta breaking the news about his mate 😊

[@LewisCollins-nj8ht]

I thought he was a pretty good manager. Won the Supercopa and La Liga in his first full season. He brought young players through the acadamy and they have started in many games for Barcelona. This season I think he still did well considering the squad they have and how bad their defense is. Maybe the club felt losing to PSG in the champions leagure was part of why they were unhappy with his champions league performance. I still think he did ok this season, the difference this season is Real Madrid were exceptional.

[@politicallyincorrect2564]

Xavi won against PSG, he ridiculed them until that unnecessary red card.

[@squarecrusher]

yes but attack line was not working, noone could succesfully work with Lewadowski under Xavi offensive management, plus defense was lacking in the end of the season

[@joshlamingo1145]

He only brought through young players because he literally had no choice. You can't laud him for that.

[@daisuke5971]

@@joshlamingo1145 I disagree. he had choices but he chose to bring in the youth. If Carlo ancellotti was in his shoes, Yamal would still be playing for the junior team right now. And I say this as a madrid fan.

[@joshlamingo1145]

@@daisuke5971 These youngsters only got came time because of injuries I don't know what you're talking about

[@nocapnobs7845]

I see this in corporate a lot. You get an offer elsewhere, you tell your employer, employer asks you to stay and even match the offer. If you're gullible enough, you stay and they fire you. Now you have nothing. Never accept a counter offer, if you're going ot leave, leave. Don't let anyone change your mind.

[@sahildadhwal]

Well that’s a good life lesson 🤔

[@kingandgod]

How much does the status of leaving on your own vs getting fired matter

[@Angelux51]

Resignation is an amicable termination of service. Being fired could carry consequences with your next employer and remove your previous employer as a reliable reference.​@@kingandgod

[@kanesadakuji2748]

In developed nations, being fired means you are qualified for severance package and welfare, they can be very generous if your position is high.

[@robblosse]

they really couldn't live with the fact that he was happy to leave of his own accord lol they had to make it look like it was their decision hahahah

[@ChanahsCreativeEdits]

Barca got the Chelsea bug

[@NanobanaKinako]

Barcelona got infected by Man United.

[@mohdroshidi1636]

Barcelona is nothing without messi

[@samridhyamukherjee3578]

​@@mohdroshidi1636 We have won titles without him it is sad Messi isn't with us but we will continue to thrive without Messi so this is a very lame narrative

[@Widlrr]

Barca playing UCL next season please use your brain

[@HashShYT]

@@samridhyamukherjee3578no it’s not a lame narrative. What trophies did u win without Messi except 1 UCL and some 10 league titles. Most of Barca’s trophies came with Messi. Messi was the heart of Barca. Without Messi, Barca is nothing.

[@KAURAVAN]

What an absolute abomination of a board! Shameless and thankless attitude to their own legend. 😮

[@amateursoundtracker8877]

After that funny handshake press conference 🤣🤣 this club is a joke.

[@Bert-lw1ot]

The managerial merry go round is underway!

[@wendell.dacosta]

Xavi asking to leave hurt laporta's ego.😂👍🏻

[@andyrav9883]

Now they are hiring Hans"8-2 Barca" Flick !😊

[@leonleon2276]

Didn’t they persuade him to stay after he resigned….wtf lol

[@benban8055]

And they were in ongoing talks with Hansi Flick throughout that period. Anyways, Mbappe is on his way to the Spanish capital, so all this drama is not going to give them more than Barca has attained this season.

[@StarfieldEditz]

That's bs. Laporta wasted the last 6 months convincing Xavi to stay, just to make a complete U-turn. It's a bloody joke🤣🤣🥲

[@academiae-learning7424]

This is like telling your boss at work you leaving cos of a better pay elsewhere only to be promised to stay then boom HR sends a letter of dismissal. 😭😭

[@simeon2851]

Lesson: If you resign, do not return.

[@iconicrocket9547]

bro got a fat severance, good for him

[@k13tron]

lol he would go for free, but now he is being sacked while having an ongoing contract. If I was xavi I’d take the money owed especially because of the treatment he got from Laporta. But Xavi loves this club so much I dont think he will take it. Which makes me even sadder for the way he was treated

[@BenFc356]

@@k13tronthe funny part is all of this could’ve been avoided if Laporta let Xavi leave when he wanted to, not that it matters in the end he’s going to be gone but I’d say Xavi walks away with a “bad taste in his mouth” about the club he spent a massive amount of his career in

[@k13tron]

@@BenFc356 Very weird and such poor decisions for sure. There were times when he could have sacked Xavi in January and it would’t be as bad as this, not even close. This is worst than the treatment Messi got. In Messi’s case there was a series of unfortunate events and Barca being in a complete mess financially, much worse than now. But this was easily avoidable. Its like he did it on purpose to humiliate Xavi. Thats what pisses me off

[@chauci14]

Xavi was being immature as a coach and fans kept criticizing him but one thing he did right in which Barcelona hasn't done in years, giving the young players a chance to prove themselves and they showed what the future can be. Even though Flick has a different style than Barcelona's tradition, football has changed and the club needs to catch up with the new playing styles. Flick can bring joy to the players and that's what it is important

[@animamaster]

The really are sacking him after he basically said "Look, Barca are broke, but let's stay positive and keep striving forward."

[@arun_x]

Disgusting how they treated Xavi. Got him to stay so the could sack him before the final game.

[@rk_kartex2475]

Xavi got disrespected its really bad😢

[@jbbresers]

Laporta is a comedy genius

[@kinto-d]

Laporta is a clown.

[@БуселБеларусь]

Клоун!!! 🤡

[@williamsmaxy4937]

Chelsea should go for him now. His good for their long term project.

[@Kakascrot]

I'm sure there's plenty of clubs looking for a new manager where the players would run themselves into the ground for a legend like Xavi

[@amon6237]

As a man, U must always stand by ur word. Xavi knowing the kind of people he was working for, decided to step down at d end of d season but instead he chose to stay coz of d luv he has for Barca. Now he has been used like a rug..

[@KAL-589]

I think Moyes will get the role. Would be a good step up from West Ham.

[@lucadegabriele6394]

It's already decided that Hansi Flick will be the new Barca boss. Plus Moyes wasn't good at Sociedad

[@amma9518]

Moyes in Barcelona i don't think tht work

[@vasilispatsalidis5683]

As a Real fan i hope they take Lampard or Gerard, or both of them.

[@xaynreza6550]

😂😂😂

[@ragecandy]

I'm Ten Hag in but if they're gonna sack him anyway, get Xavi right now

[@zorashki]

he won't do any good in the Primer league it's 10x harder than Laliga... Xavi was getting knocked from group stage in CL 2 years! 2 times he got out... Imagine he plays in Primer league, he was losing 5-1 , 4-0 to Gerona.

[@ragecandy]

@@zorashki Man We're linked to Mckenna and Southgate

[@reddevil1540]

It's crazy bro, I don't rate Southgate as club manager, Mckenna be suitable for Brighton. We need a league winner which Xavi did last season. He would bring possession football.​@@ragecandy

[@joleneacquah7529]

​@@reddevil1540which possession football 😂😂😂you haven't watch Barca in la Liga man play sideways and back passes and slow buildups and you call that possession football not even their fans like it

[@kotgame781]

​@@joleneacquah7529xavi did great job in barca,this season problem was that barca didnt have any good pivot,they didnt buy anyone to replace busguets the heart mechanism of the team,and of course many injuries destroyed season

[@bunmeng007]

How does Flick's style fit with Barcelona? Circus it is. Didn't Xavi confirm that he'll stay?

[@thierryhenry674]

Why sack Xavi? Who are they going to hire? Pep, Arteta, Alonso, Fabregas, Kompany or EnzoMaresca? Who else is better?

[@BC-mj7gj]

Hansi Flick

[@BC-mj7gj]

If it angered any Barca fan, you are are free to leave together with your Spanish national team manager and don’t forget to take Marcos Alonso, Sergi Roberto, Ferran Torres, Inigo Martinez and Eric Garcia with you.

[@Richard-d1y]

Poch

[@kingkemaniLaBorde1691]

Didn't arteta say a few months ago he doesn't want to manage barca.

[@enchantedorange3141]

Its confirmed its flick

[@theemotionalremix]

The Cleveland Cavaliers fired their Head Coach, JB Bickerstaff

[@stanmarr4488]

No one GAF about American sports...

[@d4v1do]

@@stanmarr4488a lot of people do actually 😂😂😂😂

[@mockinghyena960]

​@@d4v1doYeah. Americans

[@BenFc356]

But who really cares about Eggball? 🏈

[@ultimatetvcmachiha3619]

i think Xavi and Laporta agreed on this.....because Xavi once said he wants time to his family...

[@pzee9732]

Pathetic treatment of Xavi. Hes a club legend and been a good manager at Barcelona all things considered. He should’ve been given more time. The hierarchy hell bent on destroying the club. Now Barca going to employ Chelsea style tactics , manager merry go round

[@andyhello23]

Barcelona cycle of 2006-2015 will never come back That decade will always be barcelonas best, and will never return

[@euancoulter4345]

And the 80s and 90s don’t exist?

[@balajiraju4157]

During that time they were dominant in Europe...then madrid started to rise they fall of

[@ilirtanku9722]

Waiting for the news that says Laporta change again his mind.Xavi is again Barca trainer😅

[@alantan8616]

Eh? Seriously? Thought they persuaded him to stay? Now they sacked him!!!?? What e hell!!??😂😂😂

[@fernyx9005]

Xavi created a perfectly beautiful system to completely neutralize the best player in the world (mbappe) and made his team played with charisma, determination, and spirit in the ucl until the red card (Not Xavi’s fault at all) and Laporta decides to sack him… Xavi is what we needed… we will miss you Xavi, there is tough times to come.

[@ultimatetvcmachiha3619]

the craziest thing i have ever seen since i started supporting Barcelona 14 years ago

[@xaynreza6550]

Nah craziest think the world witnessed was when they kicked Messi out the club smh

[@Chris-oz9qx]

Bayern and Barca really don't have very good directors do they?

[@patriciamchunu4936]

Next stop... Stamford Bridge

[@marineboy1964]

As a villa fan Barcelona best not come anywhere near our head coach he is just fine and dandy where he is , thank you

[@Miranda-ec3xt]

people not undersanding that if he quit he wouldn't have gotten paid. people at the board who are his friends said don't resign we will sack you and pay you money. its not our money its a fan owned club there is no loss for us. its how did is and has been... so he gets a good pay day for his work and everything for the club....

[@NanobanaKinako]

I'm massively hurt by this, we all thought Xavi would be amazing as Guardiola since he was the captain 10 years ago and a World Cup winner. I feel like if Ronaldo or Messi becomes manager, they'll flop.

[@simonjrgensen6761]

I think neither Ronaldo nor Messi have any interest in becoming managers.

[@BenFc356]

Ronaldo has the manager mentality, he proved it multiple times already, Messi on the other hand is very timid, you need to be a leader to be a manager and Messi has only come around in the past couple of years, I reckon Ronaldo would end up managing some Portuguese team like Gil Vicente while working his way up while Messi goes on to manage a small Argentinian club or not manage any team at all.

[@tomscott4438]

Chelsea, United, Bayern, Barca...I know these are all coveted positions, but no one seems to keep them for very long. I know why people get in to coaching, just not sure why they stay in it.

[@BenFc356]

Laporta really said “you don’t break up with me I break up with YOU” 💀

[@covid546]

This is not the Barcelona i know. Disrespecting one of your club legends like this is criminal.

[@phillipw-anderson2625]

So if he had left on his own accord, Barca would have saved millions but now as they have sacked him/ terminated his contract they would have to compensate him in millions .. What a joke of a club - no wonder their finances are all over the place with decisions like this

[@alone2break]

Oh boy.. Here we go again..

[@morrissamuels5984]

Crazy. They are gonna regret it

[@malcolmodoy2651]

Right after announcing that he would stay.

[@MalcolmTann0]

Standards you haven’t won anything this season SACKED. Why can’t modern football fans understand this

[@unknown-gp6gw]

What have arsenal won this season?

[@mr__OK]

They begged him to stay on after he said he leaving and then sacked him 😂😂😂

[@theemotionalremix]

Barcelona still think this is 2015. They're not at that level anymore. They should've kept Xavi.

[@issaosama4937]

You are a clown… if not winning anything in a season is the standard to fire ppl you would never be employed in your life and no one would…😂 another trophyless for you clowns next season I hope

[@MalcolmTann0]

@@unknown-gp6gw nothing exactly why Arteta should be sacked

[@wingsofflyy]

Xavi is a good manager... only if he got the players whom he wanted things could've been different... Barcelona have deeper problems than changing the manager...I am pretty sure Xavi has a bright future ahead and he'll be signed by a top club at some point if not sooner

[@barryclegg9961]

As a barca fan I not sure how I feel about this. It's turning into a circus.

[@nemzi8969]

You are man united in la liga

[@aneesh8963]

Let's get him at Chelsea

[@DM_1313]

Way to treat a Legend of the club and of the game... well done Laporta, another class act

[@jonasan287]

2 seasons, 1 successful, 1 dissapointing (with mediocre transfer windows), SACKED

[@mewaka]

Please Xavi to Chelsea 🙏🏽🙏🏽. We got youngsters he's good with bringing up young players

[@betterlife7609]

Compared to Real Madrid, Barcelona no longer have better players if you compare in every position.

[@daveduggan3573]

That's Chelsea sorted then.

[@NeverMzumala-ov2ih]

We will miss you Xavi ,I'm Elia from Malawi

[@muhammadshehryar3344]

Honestly, I’m curious just to see the results. He should manage United or come to us at Chelsea. Either way the results will be interesting

[@eugenezihuramye5190]

Wow Barcelona have embarrassed themselves and ESPECIALLY Xavi with how they have managed the situation. Asking him repeatedly to stay only to go on and sack him putting him out of his misery smfh.

[@HAWK_H]

In 1995, former Arsenal manager George Graham was dismissed from his position after being implicated in a financial scandal involving illicit payments. The scandal, often referred to as the "bung" scandal, centered around allegations that Graham had received unauthorized payments from a Norwegian agent, Rune Hauge, in connection with the transfers of two players, John Jensen and Pål Lydersen, to Arsenal. The payments amounted to £425,000, and it was revealed that Graham had failed to disclose these transactions to the club. Arsenal's board conducted an internal investigation, and the findings led to Graham's termination. The scandal tarnished the clubs reputation for forever

[@David1991.]

Come to Manchester United

[@FofXequalsYnot]

😒

[@David1991.]

@@FofXequalsYnot Better than Ten Hag when comes to winning trophies.

[@theemotionalremix]

The Cleveland Cavaliers just fired their Head Coach, JB Bickerstaff.

[@NanobanaKinako]

It's fine, Tuchel and Xavi are still better than that bald clown.

[@NanobanaKinako]

Tho even if we had Xabi or Guardiola as manager, it'll not change anything. The Glazers have to surrender to Sir Jim first.

[@ctrl-shift-run8681]

Barca: Hey, don't quit so that I can fire you.

[@БуселБеларусь]

😝🤣

[@mosestsarai8565]

Thomas Tuchel says Hallo!😂😂

[@MuhammedCeesay-p8v]

Wish him all the best in future

[@Quickandfast-]

Xavi that is why u shouldn't make them convince you to stay

[@et34t34fdf]

As a RM-supporter, this is a sad day.

[@Heaventhia]

Is like leaving the partner, the partner beg you to stay just so to leave you.

[@yanko84]

You're not breaking up with me, im breaking up with you

[@Sabet-plays-roblox]

But he said that he wants to stay.

[@English.or.Spanish.Y]

wasn't he leaving any way???

[@Thelebaneseprime]

Terrible barca administration, we miss almani and his wisdom We thank you xavi, you helped us in hard times and had huge pressure Thank you thank you thank you xavi

[@papamuller]

Xavi and Tuchel deserved better. Both would've been preparing for UCL final if they weren't let down by player mistakes

[@guguy00]

At this point can we agree that all three of Manchester United, Chelsea and Barca should share the crown of biggest banter club to prevent arguments about who is the biggest joke? Asking as a Chelsea supporter.

[@SWLP-g9y]

Cant believe Sky got Zidane!

[@khylelewis]

He's done him a friend's favour obviously. If he walked out he would've got no compensation. Now that he's sacked him they're gonna have to pay him however many years were left on his contract.

[@quincyzebra1910]

Sacked Suraez, Messi now Xavi . Nah this aint iit. Hopefully hansi can work a miracle

[@concernedcitizens4110]

Bayern, Chelsea, United, AC Milan and now Barcelona. There’s no more stability on these clubs. Thanks to incompetent ownership, crazy decision making and literally no common sense all around attitudes. I think the only stable club would be Real Madrid, Leverkusen (depending upon Xabi’s results on the 2nd season) and maybe City. As for City I would also say it’s not finalized as the 115 charges are hanging over them not to mention Pep could leave anytime soon.

[@pallyali786]

Xavi was the best manager for Barca at this point in time. I don't know where Barca go from here.

[@philiq18]

A lesson in sticking with your gut instincts. He should've left at the end of the season. This manager market is heating up and we haven't even hit summer.

[@chichichi998]

I thought they wanted him to stay and Xavi agreed since he felt backed by the board....

[@kanerichards1543]

Xavi is a legend and this is the treatment he gets, poor bloke

[@WilliamPesci]

Only because he had spoken in public about Barcelona's financial difficulties and the fact that he wanted Vitor Roque for next season and not in January. Barcelona had every right to change manager due to the results not living up to expectations but firing him for this after having publicly asked him to stay seems a bit sad and unfortunate to me.

[@KayongoAllan-v1l]

Next in line is Erik tenhag, Mr Eras come to an end😂

[@derrickc3173]

man what a great club to work for

[@rupak_pramanik]

Are they following the footsteps of Chelsea?

[@lwandomadikizela2213]

Xavi was going to be sacked anyways after calling out Laporta and Deco before the Almeria game.

[@marekwojtowicz3005]

Whether Xavi was a failure or underperforming glitch is up for debate. Still, he was the first to announce the resignation so he shouldn't be in a shock. Soccer like any other business isn't for fun but money and results. Maybe Laporta was buying some extra time while looking for concrete candidates or he really got pissed off with latest comments that is another debate. In the end, Xavi wasn't going to win anything with the type of style and mentality he tried to implement. Flick? Can't be worse than trophy less season...

[@texano1957]

Omg, who did they get advice from to make that decision? Chelsea?

[@brawrecords]

Not the manager's fault. The players are just not good enough.

[@ObobWobob]

Meanwhile our rivals are signing the best player in the world. Bartomeu really is a Madrid legend

[@MrKaravaj]

Right or wrong - Barca did it in a disgusting way...

[@dez3540]

Imagine begging the coach to stay just so they can sack him... Sack the board as far as I'm concerned.

[@njthepsalmist1220]

He could be a good option for Brighton

[@ellefc]

That's no way to treat a Barca legend

[@MoksiLesi91]

Barcelona treating their legends well 🫣🫣🫣

[@PrincePeno]

They begged him to stay, and now look at this... football is a joke now

[@Iksvomid]

Xavi announces he’s leaving Barcelona. Barcelona beg Xavi to stay. Xavi agrees to stay. Barcelona sack Xavi. LEGENDARY EXIT!!!

[@william_8844]

It's almost like Laporta was protecting his ego. Xavi leaving didn't look good on him..seemed like he was weak 😅