Toni Freixa announced that FC Barcelona’s Board would submit a budget for the coming year, based on income of €460,1 million and profits of 20,1 million. The board spokesman also reiterated FC Barcelona’s commitment to zero tolerance of violent behaviour.
Barça is not only famous for winning the European Champions League or the Spanish Super Cup; it is also famous for the way it plays football and for producing its own stars through La Masía, FC Barcelona’s football school. The club has reorganised the entire football section, confirming the main directors and managers and fostering the talent improvement.
FC Barcelona’s coaching directorate has always defended the need to prioritise home grown talent and give the youngsters a chance to shine. Last week, the old Masia building closed, as a new and larger one has been built in Barça’s Sporting City. Besides, the contract extension for Thiago Alcántara is the latest example of this policy.
The president of Barça, Sandro Rosell has reiterated that the club's transfer policy this summer regarding players will have economic sustainability in mind. Rosell explains that last year FC Barcelona already made an offer for Cesc Fàbregas for 40 million euros, but “with amortizations he is worth less”.
Faus: "In two or three years Barça will be the most financially solvent club in the world". FC Barcelona lost 21 million euros this year, although the club’s debt is being reduced.
This summer will be FC Barcelona’s third consecutive visit to the USA as European Champions, following their trips in the summer of 2006 and 2009.
FC Barcelona’s professional sections have won at least one European Cup in each of the last 16 years. The handball and football trophies are just the latest in a series of triumphs.
FC Barcelona have begun their well deserved holidays after celebrating this season’s three titles. The Champions League victory means the team will be playing two more competitions in the new season: The European Super Cup and the World Club Championship.
Barça’s new kit for the 2011/12 season has been presented on Tuesday. Apart from the addition of the name of the sponsor, Qatar Foundation, the shirt also has the narrowest stripes ever to appear on the shirt.
FC Barcelona and UNICEF will continue working together for vulnerable children. Barça has been showing UNICEF logo on its T-shirt for the last five years and will continue doing so.
Major League Soccer and CAA Sports have announced the fixtures for the Herbalife World Football Challenge to be held in the United States. FC Barcelona, which will participate between July 30th and August 6th, have also announced that Turkish Airlines will be the main sponsor for the team’s US Tour.
Under the slogan ‘Also in health, more than a club’, FC Barcelona has unveiled its ‘Smoke-free Camp Nou’ campaign on Monday whose two objectives are to raise awareness of the dangers of tobacco and to encourage people not to smoke in the stadium.
FC Barcelona announces an agreement with Dani Alves to extend his contract with the club for another three seasons, until June 30, 2015.
Messi, Keita and Piqué star in a new spot under the slogan "Put Racism Offside". March 21st is the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
The draw in Seville on Sunday was Barça’s 26th La Liga (Spanish League) game on the run without defeat, which equalled the Club record that had stood since the 1973/74 season.