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Monday, May 10, 2010

Clubs - FC Barcelona



 The Motto of FC Barcelona is "Més que un club" which when translated means more than a club. The accomplishments of  Barcelona also known as Barca over the years serves as a testament to the club's motto.Located in  Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain  and founded in 1899,  Barca has won nineteen La Liga titles which is second only to their arch rivals Real Madrid, a record twenty five Copa Del Rey titles,  three UEFA Champions League Cups. In 2009  FC Barcelona became the first football team to win six out of six competitions in a single year with their sextuple coming from winning the 2008 - 2009 La Liga, Copa Del Rey, Supercopa de Espana, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Super Cup and FIFA World Club Cup title. 


















 The club's home stadium is known as the Camp Nou which hold up to 98,772  persons. Games between Barcelona and their long standing and bitter rivals Real Madrid is known as El Clasico. The club is ownership structure is unique as Barcelona owned and operated by its fans and is the world's richest football club.

Some notable players of FC Barcelona are: Ronaldhino, Lionel Messi, Samuel Eto', Ronaldo, Romario, Michael Ladrup, Johan Cryuff, Diego Maradona and Ronald Koeman. In 2010 Barcelona looks set to retain the La Liga title despite a good title challenge by Real Madrid

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