Word: catalans
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...Arsenal learned to do so under the stewardship of Arsène Wenger, its urbane French manager. Both combine their exciting international style with a heavy dose of localism. Arsenal coupled the Frenchman Thierry Henry and Dutch genius Dennis Bergkamp with an English-dominated back line. Barcelona fields true Catalan heroes such as Carles Puyol...
While, over the years, my view of the Spanish Civil War has grown more nuanced, my view of Barça has grown ever more romantic. During the era of the Franco dictatorship, Barça was the lone place where the Catalans could shout in their own language and denounce the authoritarian regime. No government would dare challenge 100,000 men in the throes of fandom. Franco understood that the Catalan people needed a place to vent their frustration, and Barça provided just that...
...your politics--and it may even be perverse to think of the game that way. But Barça represents a liberal nationalist spirit that makes for a powerful reprimand to both ethnic chauvinism and facile criticisms of the nation-state. Barça is the ultimate symbol of the Catalan people--one of their most glorious achievements, a monument to their language, history and struggle. But, at the same, it is a bastion of pluralism. Its anthem explicitly welcomes immigrants, and over time it has served as a powerful instrument for assimilating newcomers into Catalan society...
...Wenger, its urbane French manager. Both combined their exciting international style with a heavy dose of localism. Arsenal coupled the Frenchman Thierry Henry and Dutch genius Dennis Bergkamp with an English-dominated back line - once, Tony Adams and Martin Keown, now Sol Campbell and Ashley Cole. Barcelona fields true Catalan heroes such as Carles Puyol. I adore Arsenal too much to concoct reasons to turn against them for the sake of a match. But Barça is nearer and dearer to my heart, ever so slightly. My love for the team sprang from my love of the city...
...ginger candy to purify the body and boost energy levels, before being led to the sauna?the best seat in the house. With one wall entirely made of glass, the women's sauna overlooks a magnificent panorama of the Mediterranean, while men can gaze at the buzzing Catalan city below and the Collserola hills to the north...