On his 18th birthday, Raphinha sat alone in his tiny room in Florianopolis, staring at his phone. No messages. No calls. No offers. Injured and out of the Avai U20 team, he was on the verge of ...

But it is Raphinha who has Barcelona looking like a championship-caliber team thanks to his clutch scoring.

Barcelona superstar Raphinha is among the leading contenders for this year’s Ballon d’Or, a development that every Leeds United fan who watched him at Elland Road could have predicted.

Kane was also on target in Barcelona, only for Raphinha to storm up the charts with a hat-trick for the hosts. Robert Lewandowski is in the hunt, having joined a very exclusive club of players ...

27 in total, matching him with Ronaldo Nazário. But Raphinha is much more than goals. His workrate has been exemplary ever since he arrived at the club, but while he has always been a key ...

The scorers could hardly have been further apart in the betting odds for the sides - Raphinha with two and Lamine Yamal with one in between for Barça, and Nicolás Otamendi for the Portuguese giants.

Raphinha has scored another goal against Benfica in a challenging first leg of the Champions League round of 16. The Brazilian winger intercepted a poor pass given by Antonio Silva in order to ...

But it is Raphinha who has Barcelona looking like a championship-caliber team thanks to his clutch scoring. The Brazil forward has blossomed into an all-round player this campaign, shifting from ...

But it is Raphinha who has Barcelona looking like a championship-caliber team thanks to his clutch scoring. The Brazil forward has blossomed into an all-round player this campaign, shifting from ...

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Robert Lewandowski is leading Barcelona in scoring. Pedri is in complete command of the midfield, and Lamine Yamal has all the trappings of a generational star.