My grandfather is the one that got me into football. His favorite player was Romário, and he told me once that Romário played in Spain for this club called Barcelona. I was probably six years old. I didn’t think much of it at the time.
Fast forward two years to June 2001 in a small town in Brazil, and I’m hanging out with my older brother at a sports bar where he liked to watch international football. It’s a random afternoon, and the TV is showing a game between Barcelona and Valencia.
“Oh, that’s the team my grandfather said Romário played for!”, I remember thinking. I then learn that Barcelona have a Brazilian player, an incredibly skilled left-footed attacking midfielder named Rivaldo. Rivaldo proceeds to score a hat-trick, including a legendary bicycle kick that will live forever, as Barça win 3-2 to seal a spot in the Champions League the following season.
I was hooked immediately. Barcelona became my team, and later became my job, and it has changed my life forever. There is nothing like _Futbol Club Barcelona_. There will never be anything like it.
So today’s **Barca Blaugranes Question of the Day** is this:
**Why Barça? What made this club YOUR club?**
Now it’s over to you! Feel free to share your thoughts, opinions and answers in the comments section below!
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