Brazilian forward, Vitor Roque has come out to take a dig at Barcelona after leaving them on loan to join Real Betis. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.
According to him, he had more fun the few days he spent with the Brazil national team during the international break than he has had at Barcelona in the last six months.
Roque added that he actually found it hard to laugh while playing for Barcelona football club before his recent loan move.
His words, “I hadn’t laughed for six or seven months. I thanked everyone from the Brazilian team who was here for the week I was able to experience. It was a short period of time, but I made the most of it, I joked and enjoyed myself, which is the most important thing… and, when the game came, the goals came.”
WOW.
Futbol Club Barcelona, commonly referred to as Barcelona and colloquially known as Barça, is a professional football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football.
Founded in 1899 by a group of Swiss, Catalan, 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.
There is often a fierce rivalry between the two strongest teams in a national league, and this is particularly the case in La Liga, where the game between Barcelona and Real Madrid is known as “The Classic” (El Clásico).
From the start of national competitions the clubs were seen as representatives of two rival regions in Spain: Catalonia and Castile, as well as of the two cities. The rivalry reflects what many regard as the political and cultural tensions felt between Catalans and the Castilians, seen by one author as a re-enactment of the Spanish Civil War. Over the years, the head-to-head record between the two clubs is 102 victories for Madrid, 100 victories for Barcelona, and 52 draws.
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