The History OF FC Barcelona

As you may know FC Barcelona is among the most supported teams and has the most number of followers in social media. Many people really love this football team and they are always watching out for the next game. FC Barcelona or most commonly known as Barcelona and familiarly Barca has so far eleven Ballon d’Or awards and seven FIFA World Player of the Year awards.

FC Barcelona was actually founded in 1899. It is composed of a group of Swiss, English and Catalan players. The team was led by Joan Gamper. FC Barcelona has then become a symbol of Catalanism or Catalan culture. FC Barcelona has an official anthem called Cant del Barca which was written by Jaume Picas and Josep Maria Expinas.

FC Barcelona became one of the first Spanish clubs to win the continental treble. It is also among the founding memebers of the Primera Division along with two other popular teams namely Athletic Bilbao and Real Madrid. FC Barcelona is the first European club to achieve the continental treble twice.

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