#eric-garcia

#eric-garcia

Mexico international Julian Araujo made his long-awaited Barcelona debut in a 2-0 friendly win over Vissel Kobe in Tokyo on Tuesday as Andres Iniesta played his final game for the Japanese club.Araujo, 21, joined Barca from LA Galaxy for a fee rising to €4 million earlier this year but has not been able to play competitively because the deal missed January's registration deadline by 18 seconds.

Is it just us or have these playoffs been more star-studded than normal?Aaron Rodgers becoming a Madison Square Garden fixture.Sauce Gardner not realizing he was sitting right next to Jessica Alba.Even Los Angeles Lakers superfan Jack Nicholson making his triumphant Crypto.comArena return for the first time in years.

Arsenal have reportedly shown an interest in sealing the transfer of Barcelona defender Eric Garcia, whose future at the Nou Camp looks in some doubt.The Spain international, formerly of Manchester City, has not been an automatic starter for Barca this season, and it seems he isn't keen to put up with that for another year amid interest from the Gunners, according to Mundo Deportivo.

Manchester City duo Aymeric Laporte and Rodri are included in Spain's World Cup squad, but Liverpool midfielder Thiago Alcantara and Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea miss out.De Gea, who has 45 caps, has not made an international appearance for two years, while Thiago earned the last of his 46 caps at Euro 2020 last year.