Day #30 - Un Trio Celebrando "EL TRIPLE"

Here we are in our ridiculously expensive t-shirts celebrating Barca's (Football Club Barcelona - the professional soccer team) three titles from last year. I had to order them from the Barca store in Barcelona and have them shipped to a friend in the city since they wouldn't ship to the USA. My friend Brigitta sent them on to us. Thanks Brigitta and Francois!

I asked Matt & Scott how to explain what this means to Americans and they think there isn't really a way. They probably are right but I'll try. The first title is the "Copa", actually the Copa del Rey or the King's Cup. All the professional Spanish teams play in this tournament that lasts over the course of several months...kind of like if our President sponsored a Pro football tournament. "Lliga" is the winner of the regular season. Each of the teams in the top level play each other twice during the season and get 3 points for a win, 1 point for a tie and 0 points for a loss. The team with the most points wins. Barca won La Lliga last year, fairly easily! Many people think that Spain has the best teams in Europe so winning La Lliga is a big deal. Then "Champions" is actually the Champion of Europe! The best teams from each country compete in another tournament during the year called, 'The Champion's League." A team qualifies by being one of the top teams in their country. Being the champion of Europe is quite a feat. It is a big deal when one club wins all three. Especially considering that this is the first time any Spanish team has won all three competitions in a single season.

Here is my original post when Barca won #3 title. bondia2000.blogspot.com/2009/05/fc-barcelona-triple.html