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Back to EpisodesHans Gamper ~ The Godfather of FC Barcelona
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Episode 254
A city by the sea. A restless young man. And an idea that refuses to stay small.
At the end of the 19th century, football is still finding its place in the world—played on rough fields, organised by passion more than structure. In Switzerland, one man is already shaping that future. But it is not there that his legacy will be written.
It will begin somewhere warmer. Louder. Unpredictable.
Barcelona.
He arrives as an outsider, intending to pass through. Instead, he stays. And in staying, he builds something that will outgrow him, outlast him, and come to define an entire city.
This is the story of Hans Gamper.
A runner. A footballer. A creator.
And the man behind FC Barcelona.
From cold Swiss mornings to sunlit Catalan streets… from a small meeting in a gymnasium to one of the most iconic institutions in world sport…
This is where it begins.
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