The provided text is an excerpt from the beginning of an article about the front-of-shirt sponsors that Barcelona has had over the years.The provided text is an excerpt from the beginning of an article about the front-of-shirt sponsors that Barcelona has had over the years. The article starts by talking about Barcelona’s proud history and its involvement in anti-fascist movements during the Spanish Civil War. It also mentions that until 2010, Barça had never had a sponsor on the front of their shirt. Since then, Barcelona has had five different front-of-shirt sponsors: 1. UNICEF (2006-2010) 2. Qatar Airways (2010-2013) 3. Rakuten (2017-2022) 4. Spotify (2022-present) 5. a mystery sponsor (2023-?) The article ranks all five sponsors, but the full article is required to read the rankings.
Barcelona is a proud old club in a proud old city. Say what you will about the way modern FC Barcelona is run—it hasn’t always been shrouded in the cynicism that 2024 brings, well, everything.
During the Spanish Civil War the club was actively involved in anti-fascist movements against General Franco and until 2010 Barça had never had a sponsor on the front of their shirt, feeling it did not fit in with the club’s philosophy (and they didn’t need the money either…).
Since then it has been a bit of an up and down. We rank all the front-of-shirt sponsors Barca has ever had. All five of them.
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