Considering how much I love soccer, Barcelona really is the perfect place for me to study abroad. You won't find a city that loves its soccer team more than Barcelona does. Over the weekend I was lucky enough to get the chance to meet a bunch of the players on the FC Barcelona soccer team. FC Barcelona had an away game on Saturday against Real Sociedad and my friend Travis knew where to go to meet the team before they got on their plane. So we got to the airport early and waited out for the team in hopes of meeting the players when they arrived.
Surely enough the players came past security one by one towards their flight's gate. Coach Tata started the procession and the players soon followed after. We saw Iniesta, Pique, Song, Valdes, Busquets, and Dos Santos which was incredibly cool to witness. What was even more amazing was seeing two of the last players that came out: Neymar Jr. and Lionel Messi. Messi is undoubtedly one of the best players in the world, if not the very best. Neymar is already one of the best players in the world as well and he is just going to get better. It was unusual because I am used to seeing professional athletes that are freakishly large human beings, however these soccer players were not. For example Messi stands at 5'8" which is even shorter than I am.
The two souvenirs I got from meeting the players were a selfie with Neymar and a picture of me autographed by most of the team members including both Messi and Neymar. Overall it was such a cool experience being able to meet some of the best soccer players in the world. I am still very surprised that we found a way to actually meet the players though considering this would nearly be impossible in the United States with players of comparable celebrity status. Take a look:
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