Barcelona confirm support for Catalonia independence vote

ESPN FC's Gabriele Marcotti explains and discusses that if Catalonia separate away from Spain, Barcelona may be forced to leave La Liga.Barcelona have confirmed that they are supporting Catalonia's push to vote on secession from the rest of Spain, despite warnings that independence would mean the club's exclusion from La Liga.
Barcelona said in a statement on their official website: "FC Barcelona have signed the Catalan National Pact for Self -Determination. The club formalised their adhesion in a formal letter from president Josep Maria Bartomeu to the Pact co-ordinator Joan Rigol.
"The Pact brings together over 3,500 organisations and associations from a wide spectre range of social and political positions which endorse the Catalan people's right to self-determination."

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