It is reported that the famous Spanish football club F.C. Barcelona , was actually started by a few English men , living in Barcelona.
Even Barcelona badge has the famous St George cross on it way back in the year 1899.
In the month of November 1899 there was a advertisement put in the Barcelona paper called Los Deport es it read .Our friend and companion Hans Camper a former Swiss footballer It asked for anybody who was keen and eager to play football to be at the office of the paper on Tuesdays between 9 Am ans 11A.M
Some English men joint up Mr Walter wild, his brother John Wild and John Parson. brothers Arthur Witty and Everett Witty joint up.
So F.C. Barcelona started humbly to the great club it is toady. All big clubs started in a small way. Today they are the only football club to be in a champion League each year since it started in 1950.
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