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28.06.2011 08:13

L’Avi del Barça shaves his beard

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Joan Casals, better known as l’Avi del Barça, has shaved off his beard after pledging to do so if Barça won the Champions League at Wembley.


Joan Casals, before shaving his beard in Coma-ruga
Joan Casals, before shaving his beard in Coma-ruga

Special shave on 'Infopenyes'
The 'Infopenyes' show on Barça TV has recorded a light-hearted report of how l’Avi del Barça kept his promise and visited the local barber. It first screens on Wednesday June 29 at 23.00.
Coma-ruga (El Vendrell) was the venue for one of the most unusual events involving Barça supporters clubs in recent years. Joan Casals, l’Avi del Barça, lost his famous white beard after promising to remove said facial hair should FC Barcelona win the European title at Wembley. The trophy was indeed won, and so the PB Coma-ruga, on occasion of an exhibition match between Coma-ruga and Els Amics del Salva, and the visit of Josep Maldonado, patron of the FC Barcelona Foundation, organised this curious de-bearding session.

Third shave for Joan Casals

Joan Casals is a man of his word. This is not the first time he has shaved his beard, having already done so when his beloved team won the Champions league both in Paris and Rome. It was way back in 1992, when FCB also won at Wembley, that he said he’d shave off his beard of they could ever win the title again. They have now won it no fewer than three more times, and it has become a tradition that if ever Barça win the Champions League, then its Grandfather will be beard-less until it grows back.

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