Is it Visca Barca or Visca el Barca?
Is it Visca Barça or Visca el Barça?
“Visca el Barça” is a local Catalan saying meaning long live Barcelona.
What is Visca el Barça?
The socio-political impulse Visca el Barça (Long live Barça), gradually evolved into Visca el Barça i visca Catalunya (Long live Barça and Catalonia) and was the same as a protest-song against the fascist government in Madrid.
How do you pronounce Forca Barça?
Força Barça is a Catalan (not Spanish) expression that translates as “Go Barça”. Pronounced as Forsa Barsa as previously stated around here.
What is the meaning of mes que un club?
More than a club
Founded in 1899 by a group of Swiss, Spanish, German and English footballers led by Joan Gamper, the club has become a symbol of Catalan culture and Catalanism, hence the motto “Més que un club” (“More than a club”). Unlike many other football clubs, the supporters own and operate Barcelona.
What is the meaning of Culers?
Over time and with this in mind, locals started to call Barça fans ‘Culers’ or ‘Cules,’ which literally means ‘those that show their backsides. ‘ Far from being an insult or taken as offensive, it was adopted with pride by the team’s fans, who began to happily use the phrase to describe themselves.
What are Barcelona fans called?
Culés
Spanish football fans have grown up referring to FC Barcelona fans as Culés and Real Madrid supporters as Vikingos – and that’s how fans from both clubs proudly describe themselves.
What does Culer mean in Catalan?
The word ‘culer’ comes from the Catalan word for ‘bottom’.
Why are Barça called Culés?
The Spanish word for bottom is Culo, and the Catalan equivalent is Cul. So the Barça fans who would watch games perched on the wall of La Escopidora soon became known as Culers in Catalan, or Culés in Castillian Spanish very loosely translated into English as The Bottomers, or Bleacher Bums…