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Barcelona Sporting Club (Spanish: [baɾθeˈlona]), internationally known as Barcelona de Guayaquil, is an Ecuadorian sports club based in Guayaquil, known best for its professional football team. They currently play in the Ecuadorian Serie A , the highest level of football in the country, and hold the distinction of being the only club in the ...
On 11 January, Messi scored from a free-kick in Barcelona's 3–1 home victory against Athletic Bilbao in the second leg of the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey, which enabled Barcelona to advance to the quarter-finals of the competition; with his 26th goal from a free-kick for Barcelona in all competitions, he equalled the club's all-time ...
During his overall tenure at Barcelona, Messi won a club-record 34 trophies, including ten La Liga titles and four Champions Leagues, among others. Financial difficulties at Barcelona led to Messi signing with French club Paris Saint-Germain in August 2021, where he would win the Ligue 1 title during both of his seasons there. He joined Major ...
This coincided with the club's transition to professional football. The first time the directors of Barcelona publicly claimed to operate a professional football club was in 1926. [39] Team of FC Barcelona, published on El Gráfico, 1926. On 3 July 1927, the club held a second testimonial match for Paulino Alcántara, against the Spanish ...
Football was introduced to Ecuador by Juan Alfredo Wright, who had recently returned from university in England. On 23 April 1899, he and his brother Roberto founded the first Ecuadorian football team, Guayaquil Sport Club. [6] [7] As the popularity of the sport grew in the country, more teams were established.
Futbol Club Barcelona is a professional association football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Founded by a group of Swiss, German, English and Catalan footballers led by Joan Gamper , the club has become a symbol of Catalan culture and Catalanism , hence the motto "Més que un club" (More than a club).
Alcántara, an iconic figure in world football, is known for his achievements with FC Barcelona, winning a record of 10 Spanish League: Catalan Football Championship titles, [31] 5 Copa del Rey and 2 Pyrenees Cup between the 1910s and the 1920s, and scoring 395 goals in 399 matches; a club record which was broken by Argentine footballer Lionel ...
Messi scored a hat-trick and Luis Suárez scored his first official goal for Barcelona. [48] The hat-trick made Messi the all-time top scorer of the Champions League, surpassing Raúl. [49] On 30 November, Barcelona earned a dramatic win against Valencia at Mestalla after an injury time goal from Sergio Busquets gave Barça the 0–1 win. [50]