Years ago, when professional teams didn't go on overseas tours in exchange for tickets, the big draw of preseason training was the summer tournaments. The Gamper or Teresa Herrera, who now have a residual significance, were unmissable events; also the Ramón de Carranza in Cádiz, considered the Champions League of the dog days, which took place at the end of August and marked the start of the season.

Exactly a century ago, many people understood that football was no ordinary sport. One hundred years ago, the Spanish authorities indignantly received a telegram informing them that a crowd in Barcelona had booed the Marche Real, the national anthem. And they did so during the dictatorship of Primo de Rivera. The booing took place on June 14, 1925, before a friendly match between Barça and Júpiter at Les Corts stadium, organized to pay tribute to the Orfeó Català, who were returning from a successful tour of Rome. The match was a duel between Barça, who had been crowned Spanish Cup champions, and Júpiter, champions of the Spanish B division. The booing provoked a fierce crackdown by the authorities against Barça, which almost disappeared. But it has been more hidden in the history books that the numerous Júpiter fans also booed. And the club was also punished by the authorities.

This Friday, March 14, a lunar eclipse will affect the entire Iberian Peninsula. It will occur early in the morning, and in Catalonia we will see it as a partial eclipse: this means we will be able to enjoy what is popularly known as the "Blood Moon." Due to the darkness cast by the Earth's atmosphere on the satellite, it takes on a reddish hue, creating spectacular images.