Barcelona will join a strike called
across Catalonia on Tuesday in protest at a violent crackdown by police
of an independence referendum called by pro-separatist politicians for
the region on Sunday, AFP reports.
“FC Barcelona joins the country-wide
strike called for by Table for Democracy and therefore the club will be
closed tomorrow (Tuesday),” Barca said in a statement on Monday.
“None of the professional teams or the youth teams at FC Barcelona will train tomorrow.”
Clashes as police fired rubber bullets
and forced their way into polling stations, often violently removing
activists, to confiscate ballots left at least 92 people confirmed
injured out of a total of 844 who needed medical attention, according to
Catalan authorities.
In light of the incidents, Barca played their match against Las Palmas behind closed doors on Sunday.
Barca president Josep Maria Bartomeu
said the club made the decision as a protest against the violent clashes
rather than security concerns.
The vast majority of Barcelona’s stars,
including five-time World Player of the Year Lionel Messi and Gerard
Pique, who has been an outspoken defender of Catalonia’s right to
self-determination, wouldn’t have trained with Barca on Tuesday in any
case as they are on international duty with their respective nations.
Barcelona to join Catalan strike
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