The best team in the world has the best fans in the world. And as a fan of El Blaugrana, there are some responsibilities you accomplishment.
In this slideshow, I will present you with some things you, as a passionate FC Barcelona fan, must try to accomplish in your life, before you go to that big football pitch in the sky.
Some of the things I'll mention are fairly simple, while others may take a bit longer to accomplish. Some of these items, even I, The Voice of FC Barcelona, have not yet accomplished.
Remember, this article is all in good fun. So please relax if I didn't mention something you thought merited to be on the list. Besides, it's not like there is a game to preview for this weekend.
A customized jersey is a must have, at some point, for all Barça fans. Yes, all clubs switch kit styles every season, but having one customized kit with your name on it is just one of things die-hard fans have.
You really don't wear the customized kit very often; you keep it in your kit collection. You only wear it on special occasions and for big Barcelona games.
A customized jersey could be considered a novelty, but it's still a nice item to have, and it's a part of your team's fandom.
To get the entire Camp Nou Experience from the club, a tour tickets cost €23 for adults, tickets for kids from six to 13 years old cost €17 and children five years old or below get in for free.
With the tour, you get to visit the FC Barcelona Museum, where all the trophies are displayed. You also get to visit the opponent's locker room (Barça's locker room is off limits), as well as a tour of the stands.
Part of the tour will take you to the players' tunnel, where you can feel like one of the players as you walk down the stairs and on to the pitch. As mentioned on the FC Barcelona website, you will also be able to take a picture of the club's own chapel, which includes a replica of the black virgin, La Moreneta, the patron saint of Catalonia.
Other places you'll visit on the tour include the multimedia zone, press zones, where you can take a picture where Tito Vilanova and the players hold press conferences and, of course, visit the pitch and the player's benches at the Camp Nou.
While La Masia is off limit for tours, you can walk outside the old Masia, located just outside of the Camp Nou. You must take pictures of the historic building.
It doesn't matter what game you go see, just as long as you are there to witness this team in action, and take in the Camp Nou atmosphere.
Some games are more exciting to see. If you are fortunate to get tickets to watch El Clásico at the Camp Nou, that is something you'll never forget.
While at the Camp Nou, make sure to stop by the FCBotiga, the official FC Barcelona store at the Camp Nou. There, they can make you a customized Barça kit in just a few minutes, as well as virtually any kind of clothing FC Barcelona.
Depending on where you are in this world, going to the city of Barcelona and attending a game may be a bit expensive. But if you are a true fan, you will eventually make it there.
And try to make it during the era we are living in: the golden era of Lionel Messi, Xavi, Andres Iniesta and the rest of this team.
While there autographed items (jerseys, soccer balls, boots) that you can purchase online, there's nothing like getting something autographed by the player in person, with you actually witnessing him put his signature on the item.
Perhaps the best opportunity to get an autograph from one of the players is after a game, or if you run into them in a Barcelona street.
The best item to get signed by a player is a jersey/kit, a soccer ball or a Barcelona t-shirt. A plain white shirt will do as well.
If you run into a player out in the street, and you don't have a piece of paper on you to have the player sign, go with the arm or forearm to have signed by the player. It'd be weird if you ask Leo Messi or Andres Iniesta to sign your stomach, leg, calf, forehead, face or any other body part.
But make sure you ask someone to take the photo for you. It'd be weird and creepy if you hold the your phone or camera. and ask the player to come in close to yo, so you can get the photo.
If you thought going to a Liga or Copa del Rey game at the Camp Nou is exciting, just imagine what it's like to attend an FC Barcelona UEFA Champions League match?
Imagine being with other Culés at Old Trafford, or the Emirates or Stamford Bridge? How about the San Siro or the Allianz Arena in Munich? A road Champions League FC Barcelona game is on the Barça Bucket List as well.
I have not had the privilege of attending a Champions League match (college and then grad school), but believe me, I'm making it a priority to attend a Champions League game at the Camp Nou soon.
If you are fortunate enough to have gone to an FC Barcelona Champions League game, let us know in the comments section below.
Take a look at the video of the Champions League hymn along with the beautiful mosaic by the Camp Nou faithful just before Barcelona destroyed AC Milan 4-0 in this year's UCL.
Away fans (at the Santiago Bernabeu) are allocated the 4th tier in the North East corner of the ground accessed via Torre D (or tower D). From which the view is best described as "birds eye". You'll be able to see all the action as the pitch view is unobstructed but the detail of a hard tackle or a penalty decision will escape you. From the front of the 4th tier and extending upwards to the roof there is a mesh net to stop objects being thrown on the pitch or Real Madrid fans below.
Most of you have seen video of the away fans celebrating a goal at the Bernabeu. What an incredible experience it would be to celebrate a golazo and a Barcelona win at the Bernabeu.
Take a look at this video of Culés celebrating Lionel Messi's golazo at the Bernabeu in the 2011 UEFA Champions League semifinals, 1st leg, as this goal essentially eliminated Jose "Por Que?" Mourinho and Real Madrid.
As much as I'd love to see a Champions League game at the Camp Nou, I'll take going to a neutral stadium in Europe to see Barcelona play in a Champions League Final any day.
It's the biggest prize Barcelona can win in Europe, and if you are blessed to be there when Xavi, Carles Puyol and Lionel Messi lift up the trophy, you have a memory that will live with you forever. You will tell your kids and your grandchildren for years to come that you were there when Barcelona were crowned champions of Europe.
While this Barça Bucket List item may be the most expensive and most difficult one on the list, it's arguably the one that will have the most impact in your Culé life.
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