FC Barcelona data at a glance
FC Barcelona is a household name for football fans around the world. The club boasts some of the most promising and starting players in the world of football. However, there is more to the club than the excellent skills displayed by its players. Here are some interesting and fun ones. FC Barcelona data that will surely surprise their followers.
Facts about the history of Barcelona: The club was founded by Hans Gamper, a Swiss nationalist with the help of a newspaper advertisement and is now owned and operated solely by the members of the club. It was never a mere football club, but also a political symbol. The club stood as a symbol against the dictatorships of Rivera and Franco and has always had a strong link with Catalan nationalism. It was during the Franco dictatorship, the club was forced to change its name to Club De Football De Barcelona. However, the club changed its name back to this club in 1974 due to its Catalan roots. The club was prohibited from using the Catalan language during the Franco dictatorship. However, over the years, it has become a rule that FC Barcelona players will have to know the Catalan language, with a few exceptions such as Lionel Messi.
Facts about the club’s achievements: The club has been ranked by Forbes as the second most valuable club in the world and has proven to be one of the most popular clubs in Europe. It is also the club with the highest number of Ballon d’Or winners, with 11 Barcelona players having won it. Lionel Messi, one of the most popular Barça players, has won the Ballon d’Or five times. The club had also beaten archrival Real Madrid FC in their first official match with a score of 6-1.
FC Barcelona fun facts:
This club also doesn’t run out of fun and fun facts. Very few people know that FC Barcelona fans are known as “ass” in Catalan.
Although it is commonly thought that, unlike other Barça players, Lionel Messi does not know the Catalan language, he was heard addressing the public in this language when he was drunk after a Barça win!
The Camp Nou stadium is one of the largest stadiums in Europe, but local people rarely attend matches. This is probably due to the high ticket prices due to its international fame.
FC Barcelona and Real Madrid have also had a long history of political rivalry, with the latter supported by Franco’s political power and the former against his dictatorship.
This club has invented its own style of play, known as tiki-taka or The Total Football Philosophy. Johan Cruyff is the man behind this famous style of soccer play and strategy has brought the club many victories.
For a long time, FC Barcelona was against corporate advertising but eventually the policy was withdrawn and they collaborated with UNICEF for the first time in 2006.