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LUN 09.05.2022 | Supporter

The Golden Era

“It all started in 2000 or 2001,” said Veneris Hernandez Kawas, talking about the moment he became a true FC Barcelona fan.

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LUN 09.05.2022

“It all started in 2000 or 2001,” said Veneris Hernandez Kawas, talking about the moment he became a true FC Barcelona fan. 

Rivaldo was with the club, as was Patrick Kluivert, and soon after, Ronaldinho joined, something Veneris credits as having changed the history of soccer. 

Veneris’ fandom started well before he truly committed himself to Barça.

“I’ve watched soccer for as long as I can remember and I’ve played FIFA since I was four.”

Growing up in Honduras his family always had soccer playing in the house, but most of the matches available on TV were those of local clubs. Still, his family was committed to LaLiga, but not exactly to Veneris’ club. 

“It’s very divided,” he said, “in my family, 98% of them are Real Madrid fans.”

He’d invite friends over to watch with him and his family to try to even out the Real Madrid / FC Barcelona divide.

In 2003 after Ronaldinho joined, Veneris remembers his fandom getting easier at home because Barcelona were winning all the Clásicos.  

“All those sad faces, and I was the only one smiling,” he remembers.

He continues to support the club to this day through the ups and the downs. Making a trip to Camp Nou from his home in Miami for the first time this past fall.

“The values of the team: how they play, what they represent,” is what makes the club so specific for Veneris and that will never change. 

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