On July 25, 1975, Ladislao Kubala walked onto a football field at the head of a group of players. These men were not unknown footballers. They were the best of the Spanish league at the time, many of them destined to play in the Argentina World Cup a few years later under the command of Ladislao, who was then the national team coach. That was no ordinary match. To begin with, the field where these stars would play was made of sand. The audience was also different. No luxury and no giant stands. It was all the people of Sarral, a town in the Conca de Barberà region with fewer than two thousand inhabitants, surrounded by fields of vineyards and olive trees.

Football is the best way to unite territories. Barça, in particular, is more than just a club; it's a bridge between Catalan nations. The book Principality of BlaugranaThe book by Andorran journalist Àlex Terés presents, through anecdotes, an investigation that confirms myths surrounding the Barcelona club and the Principality, from the players' stays there to the largest fan clubs abroad. The National Archives of Andorra confirm that the first documented presence of Barça players in the Pyrenean country dates back to 1949, when four footballers—Joan and Mariano Gonzalvo Falcón, Josep Seguer, and Josep Canal—reinforced FC Andorra in a friendly match during the Escaldes-Engordany festival. An unthinkable image today, where Barça players proudly wore the tricolor kit.

The workers at Les Corts Cemetery explain that it's common to see Charly Rexach walking along the main avenue, among graves and cypress trees. You only have to pay a little attention to realize you're treading on ground that's more Barça than the flagpole. Ten meters from the entrance on Avenida Juan XXIII, there's already a warning: a Barça member wrote on his tombstone for eternity that, when he died in 2011, he held membership card number 1978.