Barcelona is a Spanish football club. They are based in the Catalonia region of Spain. They are one of the most successful teams in the world and enjoy a huge fan base with supporters from every corner of the globe. They are the current La Liga champions after finishing 1st in the 2012 - 2013 football season. The Barcelona football shirt is one of the best selling team kits, with adult and kids jerseys selling fast. Shop for yours today at Soccer Box!

Barcelona Home Shirt 2013 - 2014

Nike is the manufacturer of the Barcelona soccer kit. Barcelona and Nike initially teamed up in 1998 and have had a successful partnership. In 2008 they renegotiated their deal for another 10-year period. The Barcelona football shirt is the 2nd best selling team kit for Nike behind Manchester United. Recent statistics state that 1.15 million Barcelona football jerseys have been sold per season for the last 5 years.

Nike release a brand new Barcelona home shirt every season. The team has worn their now famous blue and red vertical stripes since 1900. Nike has released some fantastic kits over the past 16 years and the brand new home kit is no exception. This season's jersey sees a return to the traditional thinner stripes, but retains an element of last seasons radical transitional design on the sleeves.

The new Barcelona home shirt is designed with a V-neck collar, that stands out all in yellow. The front of the shirt features the Barcelona crest and Nike logo, beneath this is the Qatar Airways sponsor. This season is the 1st time the Barcelona football jersey has featured a commercial sponsor. Their kits have featured charitable sponsorships with UNICEF and the Qatar Foundation over recent years but this commercial deal is radical departure from past policies.

Barcelona and rival team Real Madrid have dominated the La Liga competition for most of its history. Since Valencia won in 2004 it has been one of these 2 teams that have lifted the trophy. This season the team that wears the Barcelona football shirt is fighting to retain the title. However, this weekend they hit a setback as they lost their La Liga top spot after losing at home.

This weekend saw Barcelona clash with Valencia at the team's home stadium the Nou Camp, in Catalonia. The team's record when playing in their Barcelona home shirt is outstanding, they went into the game having not lost at the Nou Camp since April 2012, 25 matches and nearly 2 years! However, despite going into the match as favorites the 90 minutes did not go according to plan.

Barcelona began well and took the lead after only 7 minutes when Alexis Sanchez, in his number 9 Barcelona football shirt, found the back of the net. Valencia went into the match sitting in the middle of the table, having won only 8 games so far this season. However, the surprising force of their league rivals overpowered the home side. Valencia equalized just before halftime and scored again just after the restart putting the visitors in the lead.

After this it is was a scrappy game, Barcelona did not play as the well-oiled machine we know and love. A reprieve arrived in the 54th minute when Messi, wearing his famous number 10 Barcelona football shirt scored from the penalty spot, equalizing the score line. However, the Valencia men were unstoppable, just 5 minutes later Alcacer Garcia found the net and put the visiting side in the lead again.

After this there were no more 2nd chances for the home team. Overall they dominated the possession having 20 shots on goal compared to only 8 by Valencia. It just wasn't their day, they finished the match with only 10 men after Alba was sent off with 13 minutes of game time remaining. At the end of the match the team that wear the Barcelona football shirts were clinging onto the top La Liga spot.

After all of the weekend's matches had been played Barcelona had been pushed from their 1st place in the La Liga. Atletico Madrid replaced Barcelona in the number 1 position; they are occupying the top spot for the 1st time since 1996. With 16 matches left to play the team that wear Barcelona football shirt will have to reconvene and pull back their winning form, if they are to avoid more shock defeats, and retain their La Liga title.

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