By: Julia Aidan
Submitted: 2009-07-17 17:21:13 | Word Count: 456
Soccer is a very passionate subject for many people. It's safe to say that in the world of soccer one club has always stood strong and proud. FC Barcelona which was founded in 1899 by a group of English, Spanish and Swiss men led by Joan Gamper. All though the club respectively started out small it is now one of the biggest and most popular out there. This article provides essential information to anyone looking to find out more about this euro football giant.
Worldwide this club is viewed as one of the best and even in Spain it's viewed as second best right after Real Madrid. Some of the accomplishments that have been attained by this club include having won 19 La Liga Titles, a record 25 Spanish Cups, 7 Super Spanish cups and 2 league cups. They also currently have won 9 Euro club trophies. It's a long history of achievements like this that have made this club world renowned.
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The club is actually the most popular club in Spain with an overwhelming 25% total population support. It's also the largest and most popular club in all of Europe by recent statistics. It's not a problem for the clubs home stadium Camp Nou which is the largest and one of the most efficient stadiums ever built. It can seat an incredible almost 100, 000 people and is usually filled up with loud and proud FC Barcelona fans during the practices and home games.
FC Barcelona continues to break records held by other clubs and propel themselves to the coveted number one spot. Last season they were the third most profitable club making well over 300 million British Pounds. Not only are they highly profitable but they are also pioneers. They were one of the first clubs to support the new European Club Association and join the no-longer existent G-14.
No great soccer club is complete without a might rivalry. FC Barcelona rivals with Real Madrid and there is huge tension between cules (FC Barcelona supporters) and the Real Madrid. One of the greatest soccer matches of all time was a match between these two rival clubs known as El Clasico.
Anyone who's a soccer lover or passionate about the sport will know of FC Barcelona. There's a good chance that in years to come this club will steal the number one spot and perhaps even hold it for a long time. It's hard to say but it's not hard to imagine, with all the strong players they sign each year it's just a matter of time.
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