single Luis Figo shirt was sold in July 2000 on the first day after the Portuguese international moved from bitter rivals Barcelona owing to the fact that they were none in stock after problems with the delivery from the manufacturers. Beckham's shirt...

carrying the name for four years from $17.1 million per year to more than $25.3 million. Even Real's Spanish arch rival, Barcelona, long the sole holdout from shirt sponsorship among Europe's big clubs, has struck a deal with the Chinese government to...

“Few institutions, sporting or otherwise, have been able to match the aura and mystique that FC Barcelona as a football club exude. Even if the team is doing badly, as it has done for long spells in its history, Barca has still always been symbolic...

top club has argued that the club shirt is too 'sacred' to be despoiled by a sponsor's name; but, then, the Catalan club Barcelona probably does not need the cash as much as some clubs do! Today, too, many young fans identify 'authentic' club shirts by...

worn by Celtic legend Henrik Larsson in his last ever match for Celtic (estimate: £3,000-5,000). Larsson, who has moved to Barcelona after 7 years at Celtic, played his last match for the Glasgow club in a 1-0 win against Seville on 25 May 2004. Having...

have included such prestigious shows as that dedicated to the painter Josep Segrelles and a history of poster art. The FC Barcelona Centre for Documentation and Studies The FC Barcelona Centre for Documentation and Studies, located on the second floor...