Barcelona have
backed the
Catalan region's
right to vote for
independence
from Spain.
There have been suggestions
from the Spanish Football League
(LFP) that Luis Enrique's men will
be booted out of La Liga should
the Catalan region, of which they
are at the heart, become a new
country.
Such comments appeared to make
the Camp Nou club reluctant to
show support for the
independence campaign and they
were criticised by some fans for
refusing to speculate on the
"sensitive issue" following a board
meeting on Monday.
However, Barca have finally shown
their hand ahead of the
referendum on November 9,
which could lead to a full-scale
separation from Spain vote in the
near future.
"FC Barcelona have signed the
Catalan national pact for self-
determination," the club said in a
statement on their website. "FC
Barcelona formalised their
adhesion in a formal letter from
president Josep Maria Bartomeu
to the pact co-ordinator Joan
Rigol.
"The pact brings together over
3,500 organisations and
associations from a wide spectre
range of social and political
positions which endorse the
Catalan people's right to self-
determination."
Barca defender Gerard Pique was
under fire during this latest
international break for showing
support for Catalan's
independence.
If La Liga eject Barca from the
division following independence -
something even Real Madrid's rival
stars are against - Ligue 1 has in
the past been mooted as a
potential new home for the
prestigious Catalan club

Source: http://m.goal.com/x/en-ng/news/5174136

Wow, this is serious they risk exclusion from la liga

Geestunnar:
Wow, this is serious they risk exclusion from la liga

no problem with that, they will form their league where Barcelona will dominate and free from the Madrid rivalry both in politics and sport.

Basque region should follow suit!

Tolexander:
no problem with that, they will form their league where Barcelona will dominate and free from the Madrid rivalry both in politics and sport.

Basque region should follow suit!

form dere own borin league where dey can be playin unbeating every season and messi wud b scorin 200+ goals per season

Tolexander:
no problem with that, they will form their league where Barcelona will dominate and free from the Madrid rivalry both in politics and sport.

Basque region should follow suit!

True tho, but will they be able to keep big names

Geestunnar:

True tho, but will they be able to keep big names

barcelona or the league of the catalonian nation post independence?

SlimSkipper:

form dere own borin league where dey can be playin unbeating every season and messi wud b scorin 200+ goals per season

then the spanish boring league will still be retained where Real Madrid will be playing unbeaten with Ronaldo scoring 1000+ goals per season

Tolexander:
barcelona or the league of the catalonian nation post independence?

Barcelona

Geestunnar:

Barcelona

they can, since the 'heavy' financial support Barcelona is recieving is not from the spanish government.
Moreover, Catalonia is a very rich and wealth region, if not the richest and wealthiest in Spain.
They will definitely retain the players if they get to plan and organise themselves and the league, though little tasky.

Tolexander:
they can, since the 'heavy' financial support Barcelona is recieving is not from the spanish government.
Moreover, Catalonia is a very rich and wealth region, if not the richest and wealthiest in Spain.
They will definitely retain the players if they get to plan and organise themselves and the league, though little tasky.

La liga will never be the same again without them.

Geestunnar:

La liga will never be the same again without them.

for the main time, La liga won't remain the same cos of the perennial rivalry Barcelona has with Real Madrid which makes the league strong. As time goes on, there will definitely be an adjustment. But we can't still put aside the impact of Barcelona in the league.

Tolexander:
for the main time, La liga won't remain the same cos of the perennial rivalry Barcelona has with Real Madrid which makes the league strong. As time goes on, there will definitely be an adjustment. But we can't still put aside the impact of Barcelona in the league.

Yeah