Police in Madrid have been ordered to search FC Barcelona fans this Sunday night for Estelada flags that are used by Catalan separatists ... flag with a white star and blue triangle is an ...

Despite their international projection, Barca remain a banner for Catalan nationalists who are now seeking independence from Spain. For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel.

Catalan flags have long been flown at Barcelona matches, but there is a distinction between the pro-independence estelada, which also features a white star on a blue triangle, and the more neutral ...

Population 7.5 million For years Catalan nationalists have been warning me that without a ... striped Catalan flags (many with the blue triangle and silver secessionist star), chants of ...

When it comes to world football, few clubs possess an aura like that of Barcelona. The club can look back on a storied history, one that is woven into the fabric of Catalunya itself and in Camp ...

While esteladas have been present at other matches since then, too, UEFA have only opened a file on those occasions without ... official flag of the Catalan government, which has no star.

Flags in the United States are fairly ... Other significant identities without a country reflecting their namesakes are Catalan (or Catalonian) in northwest Spain and Sicilian in southern Italy.

Barcelona star Lamine Yamal has hailed his former manager Xavi Hernandez following his side's LaLiga triumph. The Catalan giants ... we are very grateful to Xavi. Without him, none of this would ...

The study, conducted between October 2023 and mid-2024, reveals that 381 municipalities (40%) also do not display the senyera, 97 display the independence flag (estelada), and 62 have other ...

Elgin’s Geovanny Catalan faced a conundrum in the preseason. A highly rated academy player, Catalan was uncertain about whether he wanted to try high school soccer. The senior midfielder also ...

As of last week, NFL players are now free to join Team USA as flag football ... team's current star wants to make it clear that big NFL names won't be able to waltz onto the Olympic team without ...

Madrid (AFP) – For many a beacon of Catalan identity, Barcelona are walking a fine line in the debate over a banned independence referendum in Catalonia, backing the vote without ... flag as they have ...