A graph charting Dani Alves’ number changes
We’ve covered Daniel Alves in the past, when he decided that it was appropriate for a right-back to wear 6. That was his fourth number for Barcelona, with the progression …
Examining the Euro 2016 squad numbers
Every so often, we hear phrases about how numbers mean little these days in terms of positions, while articles on the subject will generally focus on egregious offences. We felt …
Dani Alves’ rollercoaster
Barcelona announced their 2015-16 numbers yesterday, with the most notable change being that Dani Alves has taken the number 6 shirt which Xavi recently vacated. By and large, we’re all …
Changing numbers mid-season
Note: We revisited this topic in 2016. In Spain, as far as we can see, players are allowed to change numbers during the mid-season break. In 2004-05, Henrik Larsson switched …
Guilty pleasures at Christmas
Early in the life of this blog, we elaborated – or tried to, at any rate – on the things about squad numbers which got our goat. It’s not to …
Xavi and Iniesta, Iniesta and Xavi
For Barcelona, Xavi Hernández wears the number 6, while Andrés Iniesta is 8. At international level, however, before Xavi’s retirement it was the other way round. Answers on a postcard, …
My squad-number beefs
As this blog will (hopefully) have a long lifespan, with admirers waiting eagerly for updates, it’s important at this early stage to lay out what we like and don’t like, …