Barcelona is a Spanish professional football club based in Barcelona, that competes in La Liga. Founded in 1899 by a group of Swiss, Spanish, English, and Catalan footballers led by Joan Gamper, the club has become a symbol of Catalan culture and Catalanism. Barcelona has won a record 74 trophies: 26 La Liga, 30 Copa del Rey, 13 Supercopa de España, 3 Copa Eva Duarte, and 2 Copa de la Liga trophies. The club has won 20 European and worldwide titles: 5 UEFA Champions League titles, a record 4 UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup, a joint record 5 UEFA Super Cup, and 3 FIFA Club World Cup.
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Barcelona is a Spanish professional football club based in Barcelona, that competes in La Liga. Founded in 1899 by a group of Swiss, Spanish, English, and Catalan footballers led by Joan Gamper, the club has become a symbol of Catalan culture and Catalanism. It is the fourth-most valuable sports team in the world, worth USD 4. 06 billion, and the world’s richest football club in terms of revenue, with an annual turnover of €840,8 million. Barcelona has won a record 74 trophies: 26 La Liga, 30 Copa del Rey, 13 Supercopa de España, 3 Copa Eva Duarte, and 2 Copa de la Liga trophies. The club has won 20 European and worldwide titles: 5 UEFA Champions League titles, a record 4 UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup, a joint record 5 UEFA Super Cup, and 3 FIFA Club World Cup. Barcelona is one of three founding members of the Primera División that have never been relegated from the top division since its inception in 1929, along with Athletic Bilbao and Real Madrid. In November 2018 Barcelona became the first sports team with average first-team pay in excess of £10m per year. The official Barcelona anthem is the \”Cant del Barça\”, written by Jaume Picas and Josep Maria Espinàs. Barcelona traditionally play in dark shades of blue and red stripes, leading to the nickname Blaugrana. The team is considered by some in the sport to be the greatest team of all time, with players including Ronaldo, Romário, Ronaldinho, and Rivaldo winning a record number of Ballon d’Or awards.
Barcelona was ranked first in the International Federation of Football History & Statistics Club World Ranking for 1997, 2009, 2011, 2012, and 2015 and currently occupies the second position on the UEFA club rankings. The match between Real Madrid and Barcelona is referred to as El Clásico, and matches between the two teams are referred to by the fans as ‘Barcelona vs. Real Madrid’ Barcelona has a long-standing rivalry with Real Madrid, and games between the teams are known as ‘The La Liga derby’ and ‘The Campion de Catalunya’ Barca has won 14 trophies in just four years under Pep Guardiola, including the Champions League, La Liga Super Cup and the Copa Del Rey. In 2011, Barcelona became European champions again and won five trophies. Barcelona had a successful FootBall Club, competing in regional and national cups, winning the Campionat de Catalat de deunya and CopA del Rey in 1902, and losing 1–2 to Bizcaya in the final in 1908. In 1905, Hans Gamper – now known as JoanGamper – became club president in a desperate attempt to save Barcelona from extinction, after not winning a competition since 1905. He said in a meeting in 1905: “Barcelona cannot die.”
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