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Futbol Club Barcelona (Catalan pronunciation: [fubˈbɔl ˈklub bəɾsəˈlonə] ⓘ), commonly known as FC Barcelona and colloquially as Barça (), is a professional football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football.
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Cat - FC Barcelona [60] Clam (one-eyed human figure) - FC Barcelona (former, mascot of the Centenary in 1999-00 season) Indi (racoon with an Apache hat) - Atletico de Madrid; Locco (a heart with arms and feet) - Sevilla FC; Perico (a parakeet) - RCD Espanyol; Palmerín (a palm) - Real Betis; Super Rat (a bat) - Valencia CF [61]
One of the most famous international symbols of Catalonia is FC Barcelona. The area's footballing branch is supported with a passion by its fans, the culés . Each season Barça engages in one of La Liga 's most famous rivalries, El Clàssic against long-time rivals Real Madrid .
La Masia is also the name of FC Barcelona's football training facilities, originally located near the Camp Nou in the Les Corts district of Barcelona. The original building itself was an ancient country residence (in Catalan , masia ) built in 1702, and once Camp Nou was inaugurated in 1957, the building was remodelled and extended for use as ...
FC Barcelona, also known simply as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The club was founded in 1899 by a group of Swiss, Catalan, German, and English footballers led by Joan Gamper. The club played amateur football until 1910 in various regional competitions.
Barcelona’s players wore special shirts for the game featuring the Rolling Stones’ iconic “hot lips” logo in place of its normal shirt sponsor. The shirts were also on sale.
One of the stands displaying Barcelona's motto, Més que un club, meaning "More than a club" A view of the supporters' side during a match, showing the FC Barcelona colours Main stand external view of the stadium. The construction of the Camp Nou started on 28 March 1954 as Barcelona's previous stadium, Camp de Les Corts, had