FC Barcelona

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 89. Chapters: Barcelona Dragons, Boixos Nois, Camp de la Indústria, Camp de Les Corts, Camp Nou, Cant del Barça, Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper, Copa Martini & Rossi, Derbi barceloní, El Clásico, El delantero centro fue asesinado al atardecer, FC Barcelona-Institut Guttmann, FC Barcelona (women), FC Barcelona B, FC Barcelona Bàsquet, FC Barcelona Bàsquet B, FC Barcelona C, FC Barcelona Futsal, FC Barcelona Handbol, FC Barcelona Hoquei, FC Barcelona Ice Hockey, FC Barcelona in European football, FC Barcelona media, FC Barcelona Museum, FC Barcelona Rugby, FC Barcelona Rugby League, History of FC Barcelona, Joan Gamper Trophy, La Masia, List of FC Barcelona managers, List of FC Barcelona players, List of FC Barcelona records and statistics, List of FC Barcelona seasons, Mini Estadi, Palau Blaugrana, Supporters of FC Barcelona, Tiki-taka, UB-Barça. Excerpt: El Clásico (Spanish pronunciation: ; Catalan: , pronounced: ; ), is the name given in football to any match between Real Madrid and FC Barcelona. Originally it referred only to those competitions held in the Spanish championship, however, nowadays - in order to satisfy marketing needs - the term has been generalized, and tends to include every single match between the two clubs: UEFA Champions League, Copa del Rey, etc. Other than the UEFA Champions League Final, it is the most followed club football match in the world, watched by hundreds of millions of people. The rivalry comes about as Madrid and Barcelona are the two largest cities in Spain, and the two clubs are two of the richest, most successful and influential football clubs in the world. Real Madrid leads the head to head results in competitive matches with 88 wins. Barcelona leads the count in official titles won with 79 trophies (the three Inter-Cities Fairs Cup's won by Barcelona are included since the tournament is the predecessor of the UEFA Cup and recognized by FIFA), while Real Madrid has won 76 trophies. Along with Athletic Bilbao, they are the only clubs in La Liga to have never been relegated. They are sometimes identified with opposing political positions, with Real Madrid viewed as representing Spanish nationalism and Barcelona viewed as representing Catalanism. The rivalry is regarded as one of the biggest in world football. The conflict between Real Madrid and Barcelona has long been surpassed the sporting dimension, thus elections to these clubs presidency are strongly politicized. As early as the 1930s, Barcelona had developed a reputation as a symbol of Catalan pride and identity, opposed to the centralising tendencies of Madrid. In 1936, when Francisco Franco started the golpe against the democratic Second Spanish Republic, the president of FC Barcelona, Josep Sunyol, member of the Republican Left of Catalonia and Deputy to The Cortes, was arrested and executed without trial by Franco's t