Ronald Koeman strikes the winning free kick vs. Sampdoria in the European Cup final at Wembley Stadium. This season marks the 25th anniversary of that campaign that brought FC Barcelona its first title in the competition. Barcelona (Spain) Wednesday, 10 August 2015 at 8:30 PM Los Angeles (U.S.A) Wednesday, 10 August 2015 at 11:30 AM Montreal (Canada) Wednesday, 10 August 2015 at 2:30 PM London (England) Wednesday, 10 August 2015 at 7:40 PM Dubai (UAE) Wednesday, 10 August 2015 2015 at 10:30 PM Melbourne (Australia) Thursday, 11 August 2015 at 4:30 AM -------------------------------- Camp Nou ------------------------------- Who is Joan Gamper? Founder of FC Barcelona on the 29th of November 1899 and five times president of the club between 1908 and 1925 The man from Switzerland was a true example of what a sportsman should be; Joan Gamper (Winterthur, Switzerland, 1877 - Barcelona, 1930) had success in swimming, rugby, cycling, athletics and above all, football. He arrived in Barcelona in 1898 and practised the sport in the streets of Sant Gervasi and by 1899, football had been born in Barcelona. --------------------------------- About The Gamper Trophy The Joan Gamper Trophy (Torneig Joan Gamper) is an annual pre-season football competition hosted by FC Barcelona . It is named in honour of Joan Gamper, a founding member, player and later president of the club and was inaugurated by Enric Llaudet, one of Gamper’s successors as club president. It is one of several summer trophies played for in Spain. Other similar competitions include the Trofeo Teresa Herrera, hosted by Deportivo de La Coruña and the Trofeo Ramón de Carranza, hosted by Cádiz CF. The hosts, FCBarcelona, have won the competition more than any other club. The trophy itself is made of 800 grams of silver over a 10-kilogram marble plinth, along with five micrometres of gold finishing. Titles by club Barcelona 38, Köln 2, Újpest 1, M'gladbach 1, Internacional 1, Porto 1, Mechelen 1, Tenerife 1, Valencia 1, Juventus 1, Manchester City 1, Sampdoria 1 --------------------------- Head-to-head history Sampdoria won the 2012 Gamper Trophy on a 1-0 win from a Roberto Soriano goal. Before that they lost the 1997 showdown in a penalty shootout after a 2-2 draw.
Titles by Unclesox's two teams: 40: Titles by club Barcelona 38, Köln 2, Újpest 1, M'gladbach 1, Internacional 1, Porto 1, Mechelen 1, Tenerife 1, Valencia 1, Juventus 1, Manchester City 1, Sampdoria 1
Any way to watch this in the US? Doesn't seem to be on anywhere. Porn-ad free streams would be nice. james
Apparently, it's only on Fox Deportes in the US, which I don't have. Streams here: http://livetv.sx/en/eventinfo/436078_barcelona_sampdoria/
Messi is gonna spend the rest of his career inventing stuff to troll the EA game developers. How are we gonna incorporate THAT into the next FIFA??