Barcelona cancelled its planned tribute to the club's Spain World Cup-winning players on August 27, 2026, opting instead to hold an act supporting Catalonia's pro-independence estelada flag during the team's first home game of the season.
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Barcelona’s World Cup winners with Spain will not be honored by the club at its first home game of the season because of an incident involving the “estelada” flag, Catalonia’s pro-independence symbol.
Barcelona scraps tribute to Spain World Cup winners. Act supporting Catalan symbol held instead AP News
An act supporting Catalonia's pro-independence symbol organized as Barcelona hosts first game since Spain World Cup win.