[Football] Catalonia Squad for upcoming friendly

[madinthehead]

Here is the full squad that Gerard Lopez has named:

Goalkeepers: Isaac Becerra (Nástic de Tarragona), Edgar Badía (Elche).

Defenders: Martín Montoya (Brighton), Gerard Piqué (FC Barcelona), Marc Bartra (Real Betis), Aleix Vidal (Sevilla), Dídac Vila (Espanyol), Marc Cucurella (Eibar), Marc Muniesa (Girona).

Midfielders: Víctor Sánchez (Espanyol), Xavi Hernández (Al Sadd), Pere Pons (Girona), Óscar Melendo (Espanyol), Joan Jordán (Eibar), Alex Granell (Girona), Oriol Romeu (Southampton), Aleix García (Girona).

Forwards: Sergio García (Espanyol), Bojan Krkic (Stoke City), Marc Cardona (Eibar).

 

[madinthehead]

https://www.sport-english.com/en/news/futbol/the-catalonia-squad-list-call-up-for-the-clash-against-venezuela-7362363

 

[Dave the OAP]

How does that work? Catalonia are not a country..it is a province of Spain!

It's like having a yorkshire football team.

 

[clapham_gull]

How does that work? Catalonia are not a country..it is a province of Spain!

It's like having a yorkshire football team.

Don't tell Wales, Northern Island or Gibraltar then....

Ssshhhhh....

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[Dave the OAP]

Don't tell Wales, Northern Island or Gibraltar then....

Ssshhhhh....

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But doesn't FIFA / EUFA Kregard them as separate countries for football terms. Wasn't that all the fuss about having a GB team for the Olympics because they thought that FIFA could use it a second an excuse to get rid of the special agreement!


Sam

 

[GT49er]

How does that work? Catalonia are not a country..it is a province of Spain!

It's like having a yorkshire football team.

Catalonia are struggling for independence from Spain. While having their own football team won't make a lot of difference, it will nevertheless give encourage the supporters of Catalonian independence, as well as narking the Spanish government to a considerable degree. Just a pin-prick in the whole tapestry of history, maybe, but still a good move for the Catalans.
Yorkshire, o the other hand, is not seeking independence.

 

[Dave the OAP]

Au contraire

https://yorkshiredevolution.co.uk/yorkshire-independence-myths-and-realities.html

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Catalonia are struggling for independence from Spain. While having their own football team won't make a lot of difference, it will nevertheless give encourage the supporters of Catalonian independence, as well as narking the Spanish government to a considerable degree. Just a pin-prick in the whole tapestry of history, maybe, but still a good move for the Catalans.
Yorkshire, o the other hand, is not seeking independence.

Its not a recent move! They've played 200 games!

 

[Kalimantan Gull]

How does that work? Catalonia are not a country..it is a province of Spain!

It's like having a yorkshire football team.

Good god don't say that anywhere near a Catalan!

 

[Boys 9d]

In 1908 England played Bohemia (now part of the Czech Republic) and Hungary. Both "Nations" were part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire at that time.

 

[GT49er]

Its not a recent move! They've played 200 games!

Well yes, just a pin-prick.

 

[Simster]

Personally I can't help thinking Spain needs to have a rethink over it's relationship with some of it's more nationalist regions. I always supported the Spanish state over their stance over Catalan independence but that doesn't mean inter-Spanish relationships shouldn't be reconsidered. And in a sporting context, surely there are parallels with the UK and our national football teams? I do wonder if Spanish people generally look at the UK and wonder whether a similar model might work for them.

 

[chaileyjem]

Here's all the first team players on international duty
via https://www.brightonandhovealbion.com/news/2019/march/albion-break-international-record/

 

[Rodney Thomas]

Good god don't say that anywhere near a Catalan!

Depends which Catalan you ask. Some would agree with the original poster that they are Spanish, others would say they are only Catalan, and some would argue they are both.

 

[Giraffe]

Here's all the first team players on international duty
via https://www.brightonandhovealbion.com/news/2019/march/albion-break-international-record/

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I remember the wood board they used to have at the Goldstone reception which listed every single international appearance made by a Brighton player - I wonder if this still exists?

If so, we really are going to need a bigger one!

 

[drew]

This could all get very complicated!!!

https://cuckfieldstate.org/

 

[Simster]

Au contraire

https://yorkshiredevolution.co.uk/yorkshire-independence-myths-and-realities.html

Yorkshire are way back in the queue for nationhood. The Cornish have their own language, their own political party, and they are geographically separate. The arguments for Cornish separatism are far stronger than that of Yorkshire IMO. In fact, I don't really see what marks Yorkshire out as any more different than any other fiercely proud old county, of which Sussex is one.

 

[beorhthelm]

Yorkshire, o the other hand, is not seeking independence.

give it time.

 

[Brovion]

Yorkshire are way back in the queue for nationhood. The Cornish have their own language, their own political party, and they are geographically separate. The arguments for Cornish separatism are far stronger than that of Yorkshire IMO. In fact, I don't really see what marks Yorkshire out as any more different than any other fiercely proud old county, of which Sussex is one.

And we used to be an independent nation! Until we got conquered by the bigger nation of Wessex. ********.

(And yes I accept applying the modern concept of nationhood to Anglo-Saxon, pre-unified England is a little bit of a stretch)

 

[driller]

Don't tell Wales, Northern Island or Gibraltar then....

Ssshhhhh....

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Scotland and wales are basically counties of England anyway.