Barcelona are looking to create a womens team in the United States as part of the clubs plans to boost their profile in the country.The Blaugrana opened an office in New York on Tuesday, and the next phase of their move to the States is to partner with new sponsors and start projects which will help them grow in the American market.One of those projects, club president Josep Maria Bartomeu confirmed to Barca TV, is to launch a franchised side to compete nationally.The idea is to create a team that can take part in the National Womens Soccer League that will help us to promote the club, he said.Under previous president Joan Laporta in 2008, Barca?had been close to becoming involved in Major League Soccer, before the idea of an expansion team in Miami eventually fell through.?Since then, though, fellow La Liga side Rayo Vallecano paired up with businessman Sean Jones in 2015 to form Rayo Oklahoma City, who currently play in the North American Soccer League.Elsewhere, Manchester City and the New York Yankees joined together for the foundation of MLS side New York City FC in 2013.In addition to a womens team, Barca also hope to launch a futsal side to compete in the local leagues in New York.Theyre also keen, a statement explained, to establish a broad network of FCB Escola soccer schools to help to project the clubs name around the territory.The statement continues: These centres will play a key role in expanding the club in the country, whereby the growth plan is mainly based on the search for sponsors and our FCB Escola schools.Barca currently have one FCBEscola in Florida with another one soon to open in Charlotte. 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Paul Merson blasts Villa for their ‘shameful’ performance against Liverpool Aston Villa could be relegated again, down to League One - that is how worrying the current situation is.Villas faint survival hopes took a substantial blow on Super Sunday as Liverpool inflicted an embarrassing 6-0 defeat on a side bereft of continuity and spirit.Asked whether the manner of Sundays defeat was a resigning issue for Villa boss Garde, Merson added: Without a doubt. That was the worst performance Ive seen from Villa. Aston Villa would not finish in the top ten of the Championship next season.ddddddddddddThey could be relegated again, down to League One - that is how worrying the current situation is. Paul Merson on Aston Villa Everybody has bad performances but that was something else. At 6-0 I turned the game off because it was getting shameful, absolutely shameful.That just shouldnt happen. I didnt see any fight. I was pleading with the players to do something, anything - whether it be kicking an opponent - just do something to show the crowd they cared. A dejected Remi Garde reflected on Villas 6-0 loss to Liverpool Kolo Toures goal was the icing on the cake. I thought the Villa players were going to jump on him when he scored, it was embarrassing.As a manager, you would leave, particularly if the players arent playing for you. Also See: Villa sack delighted Lambert Lescott: Villa foundations wrong Lescott in row with Villa fan Cascarino: Villa in a mess ' ' '