Growing up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the four sports teams we support and follow are the Eagles for American football, the Phillies for baseball, the 76ers for basketball, and the Flyers for Hockey. Futbol, or soccer as we all call it in the US just isn’t very popular in America for the most part, but not only living in Europe, but living in Barcelona where we have FC Barcelona, you can’t help but get caught up in the hype for the futbol team. Coming here and having them come off winning six championships in the past year as the buzz on the team very high throughout the city as the team not only plays for its fans, but for Catalonia. On Feb. 6th, 2010 I went to Camp Nou to watch FC Barcelona play against Getafe. The stadium was packed as it was near capacity, and to look around and see everyone in every seat watching every second of play truly showed the passion that these fans have for their team. When Messi scored the first goal the crowd erupted and it was cool to get caught up in all the commotion with the crowd. It was also interesting to see that the crowd all sang the same type of song after the goal and where I come from we have a fight song that people sing after the Philadelphia Eagles score a touchdown, so it was interesting to see the similarities between the sports and cultures. It was a cold night but none of us cared as it was a great game as I was with my four friends who I live with here in Barcelona. FC Barcelona ended up winning 2-1 over Getafe as Getafe earned their goal on a late penalty kick. Being a big sports fan my entire life I truly had a great time at the futbol game and seeing how the people of this city love FC Barcelona as we love our own sport teams at home in the US.
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