By: Julia Aidan
Submitted: 2009-06-05 05:02:45 | Word Count: 432
Hans Gamper is the founder of FC Barcelona. It was in the year 1899, November. Over 110 years FC Barcelona has grown in different areas and has progressed to be more than a sports club.It is identified around the world for promoting children's cause through its sponsorship with UNICEF. FC Barcelona is linked with UEFA Championship club, also known as Champions League and European league, since its inception in the year 1955.
fc Barcelona has played every year. Between September 2008 and January 2009 FC Barcelona has won 13 successive victories in official competition. FC Barcelona has has won 13 Spanish leagues. It has won three championship ,league. It has also only just won the Champions League by 2-0 defeating Manchester United on 27.5.2009.In this match the team had 11 homebred players with international credit. Messi and Ronaldo are both legendary players. They played in this match. Messi of FC Barcelona is one of the finest left footer after the great Diego Maradona and his income is 11 million euro.
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The UEFA Champions League is the world's premier club tournament.32 teams take part in these leagues, which are the most successful clubs of Europe. Domestic performance is criteria for selection The competition takes place between September to May, and in May the final is played.
The tournament is played on a group and knockout rule.. 32 teams are divided into 8 groups and each group consists of four teams. each team play thrice in the group. The top 2 teams go to the next round. Then, the league is played with16 teams. These teams are played in opposition to one another and the victor is decided on the basis of the cumulative score achieved over the two-legs. The quarter finals and semi-finals are played likewise. The champion is determined by one match played on a neutral place. The final match is {typically played in the month of May and on a Wednesday. In 2010 Champioship will be played on Saturday. It is always played on Wednesday
The Champions League is the world's wealthy game organized by UEFA. The team participate. They receive 3 million euro. 2.4 million euro is paid to participate in the group. Winner of the group gets 600,000 euro. In a drawn match they get 300,000 euro. Then when they become meet the criteria for the quarter-final and semi-final they receive 2.5 and 3 million euro, respectively.The champion get 7 million euro. The runners up get 4 million euro.
