01.07.2010 13:11
The cream of Barcelonismo
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The lawn in front of La Masia was the epicentre of Barcelonismo on Thursday as Culés from all walks of life attended the inauguration of Sandro Rosell as the club's 39th president.
Coaches, former directors, players, staff and candidates all joined together in an act of pure
solidarity to welcome in the new Blaugrana supremo as he was sworn in after succeeding Joan
Laporta. Hugs and greetings have been the order of the day as old friends met up under the blazing
Catalan sunshine.
Coach party
Current Barça coach Pep Guardiola drew the most attention as he arrived
at the event accompanied by Manel Estiarte. Trainers of the club's other professional sports teams
were also there as Xavi Pascual, Ferran Pujalte and Marc Carmona were joined by the technical
secretaries.
Cruyff jets in
FC Barcelona's president of honour Johan Cruyff flew in from the World Cup Finals in South
Africa and was present and he greeted Rosell and spoke to former president Laporta, Reyna, Gaspart,
Montal and Carrasco. The only former president who was not president was Josep Lluís Nuñez.
VIP guests
Rosell's rivals for the presidency were also there as Agustí Benedito, Marc Ingla and Jaume
Ferrer put aside any differences to welcome the new leader. On a club level also present were
Esport secretary general Anna Pruna, the Ayuntamiento's sporting delegate and former Generalitat
president Pascual Maragall. On Friday Rosell will visit the Palau de la Generalitat and the
Ayuntamiento.
Clubs from La Primera have also been represented as Real Zaragoza president Agapito Iglesisas
joined Racing Santander supremo Francisco Pernía at the event.