Showing posts with label FC Barcelona. Show all posts
Showing posts with label FC Barcelona. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Barcelona based rock band GAS releases Chinese version of FC Barcelona's anthem

GAS, a rock band based in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat (Barcelona province) that earlier this year took by storm the local music scene by releasing their first EP, "Chinese Works" with seven original songs sung in Mandarin Chinese, has again caused sensation by recording a Chinese version of the anthem of the legendary Catalan football team FC Barcelona. Entitled 巴薩的隊歌, the news has appeared in many media, both local and from abroad.



 

Wednesday, June 12, 2013

FC Barcelona will play friendly games in Thailand and Malaysia in summer 2013

From http://www.fcbarcelona.com/asia-tour-2013 (in English)

FC Barcelona has announced that the professional team will play two friendly games in East Asia during summer 2013. These games will take place in Bangkok (Thailand) and Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) on August 7th and 10th, 2013. In Thailand, Barça will play against Thai's national team, being its second game in the country after the first one in 2002. In Malaysia, Barça will play against a Malaysian XI in the Bukit Jalil national stadium of Kuala Lumpur, which can hold up to 100,000 attendants.

The tickets for the game in Thailand can be bought at Thaiticketmajor, whereas those for the training session and the game in Kuala Lumpur can be bought at Ilasso Tickets.

[caption id="attachment_2394" align="aligncenter" width="219"]Screen capture of the promotion for the FC Barcelona Asian Tour game in Thailand 2013 Screen capture of the promotion for the FC Barcelona Asian Tour game in Thailand 2013
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[caption id="attachment_2395" align="aligncenter" width="508"]Screen capture of the promotion for the FC Barcelona Asian Tour game in Malaysia 2013 Screen capture of the promotion for the FC Barcelona Asian Tour game in Malaysia 2013[/caption]

 

Sunday, December 18, 2011

FC Barcelona wins the FIFA Club World Cup 2011 in Japan

From http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/match-archive/2011-2012/mundial-de-clubs/final/santos_fc-barcelona (in English)

The football section of famous Catalan sportsclub FC Barcelona has won the 2011 edition of the FIFA Club World Cup played in Japan against Brazilian team Santos FC by 0-4, with goals by Messi (2), Xavi and Cesc Fàbregas. Arguably one of the best club teams ever, in 2011 FC Barcelona has won 5 out of the 6 competitions that was in, and 13 out of 16 since Pep Guardiola became the head coach in 2008 - an impressive record.

Here there is a 4-minute summary of the highlights of the game


 

Monday, May 30, 2011

FC Barcelona wins UEFA Champions League

From http://www.fcbarcelona.com/web/english/futbol/temporada_10-11/arxiu_partits/champions_league/final/jornada01/Barcelona_Manchester/partit.html and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_UEFA_Champions_League_Final (in English)

The football section of famous Catalan sportsclub FC Barcelona has won the 2011 edition of the UEFA Champions League after defeating Manchester United by 3-1 in a sublime performance. The match raised a big expectation worldwide, as stated by this report by Catalan television channel TV3, in which a group of hardcore Barça fans from Beijing celebrate the 4th UEFA Champions League of their favourite team. It is also interesting to state that renowned Taiwanese-Catalan entepreneur Dídac Lee is member of the present Board of Directors of the club, leading the Technology Area (New Technologies).

For those that missed the game, see a 13-minute summary of its most interesting moments.

Friday, April 15, 2011

FC Barcelona will open shop in Beijing

From http://www.expansion.com/2011/04/14/catalunya/1302808882.html (in Spanish)

FC Barcelona is expanding beyond Europe and is currently in conversations with Nike in order to open a shop in Beijing and another one in New York City in a time frame of 2 or 3 years. Apart from China and United States, future marketing actions will be addressed to Mexico, South Korea and Turkey.

Red cap of FC Barcelona