21.08.2008 09:00
F.I.F.A. looks back at Barça’s history
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F.I.F.A.’s official website published an article this Wednesday which talks about Barça as more than a club. The text looks back at the history of the club through the great players who have played for the club.
The article, titled ‘FC Barcelona, much more than a club’, begins by quoting this
slogan pronounced by Narcís de Carreras in 1968, and goes on to talk about the origins of the club,
with Hans Gamper as the main character.
Why it is ‘more than a club’
F.I.F.A. explain how FC Barcelona “strengthened its symbolic image associated with
Catalanism, which was denied by the political regime in Spain” during the dictatorship of
Franco. Later on it explains the agreement with U.N.I.C.E.F., when the club wore publicity on the
shirt for the first time, but with no financial gain and only aiming to give support.
Barça’s stars
The look at Barça’s history is all about the stars that have played for Barça. Kubala,
Cruyff, Maradonna, the ‘Dream team’ and Ronaldinho or Eto’o are some of the names
used by F.I.F.A. to describe the major victories - and some losses – of FC Barcelona.
Click
here
to read the article on FIFA.com.