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			<h3 style="text-align: left;">The FCBarcelona L.A. Soccer Foundation</h3>
			    
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		<p>In 2001, we became the first and only&nbsp;official&nbsp;affiliate&nbsp;to FC Barcelona, in California.&nbsp; It was&nbsp;an historical event for Barca as we became&nbsp;their first U.S. Penya in their 103 year history.&nbsp; There are currently over 1800 Barca Penya's worldwide.&nbsp;</p>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">In addition to our Fan Club,&nbsp;we have also endeavored to promote Barca's soccer philosophy and methodology through our Soccer Academy's, that serves our youth.&nbsp;</div>
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<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">With this in mind, we&nbsp;have developed the &quot;Mes Que Una Penya&quot; (<b>More than a Fan Club</b>) philosophy that includes all elements of the Membership Program, as well as, the development of our Academy's.&nbsp;<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br />
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		<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Over the past several years, we have thoroughly tested and developed our Youth Soccer Program and our results speak for themselves.&nbsp; Not withstanding our&nbsp;relationship and ability to interact with FC Barcelona through joint innovative programs and exchanges.</div>
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<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">In addition to our&nbsp;programs technical, administrative,&nbsp;social, and intellectual property exchange benefits, all of our Members have instant access to our discounted purchasing agreements with&nbsp;<b>EUROSPORT</b>.&nbsp;</div>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">&nbsp;</div>
<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Our focus is to create a national-level&nbsp;soccer co-operative system that benefits our growing Barca Fan Base directly.&nbsp;</div>
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<div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">For more information click on <a href="http://www.barcelonausa.com/page/show/44521-welcome"><b>THE ACADEMY'S</b></a> Section. <span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br />
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