The FCSB Chronicle
Market10 Aug 2026
FCSB turn down Avispa Fukuoka for Daniel Bîrligea
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Daniel Bîrligea signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Daniel Bîrligea and FCSB agree another 4 years.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at FCSB
Juri Cisotti was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Daniel Bîrligea falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Match8 Aug 2026
Octavian Popescu’s goal not enough for FCSB
Octavian Popescu scored, and precious little else went right: 1‑2 to Petrolul, and a quiet walk to the dressing room.
Squad10 Aug 2026
No hiding place for Ofri Arad
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Ofri Arad, and the manager let it.
Market10 Aug 2026
Mihai Popescu told to find a new club
“They were honest with me, and I would rather know.” Mihai Popescu has been informed he is not in the manager's thinking at FCSB.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Nobody left the FCSB dressing room in a hurry
The door stayed shut a long time after the final whistle. What was said in there is between them; whether it worked is between them and Saturday.
Market10 Aug 2026
The clock runs on Daniel Graovac's contract
24 months left and silence from upstairs — no offer, no talks, nothing for his people to answer. Clubs that let a calendar do their negotiating usually end up negotiating with the calendar.
In brief
- Market Daniel Bocanegra brings the grey hairs FCSB lacked
- Player ratings Off the bench and decisive: Octavian Popescu
- Player ratings David Miculescu ran the game