More than a club: FC Barcelona, a symbol of Catalonia

Whether climbing the steps of the Sagrada Familia or sipping a coffee near La Seu in the Barri Gòtic, Barcelona has many places of worship, writes Matt Genner, but the most important is Camp Nou, home of FC Barcelona.

Més que un club, is certainly a motto that rings true. For more than one hundred years FC Barcelona has been a symbol and expression of Catalonia. Providing a means of integration for immigrants and standing firm as Franco tried to destroy the region’s identity. Now Barça is a team playing with real verve and confidence. In much the same way that the city is now free from repression, so too the football club seems unshackled. It is this symbiosis, between the team and the city, which makes FC Barcelona more than a club.