Every Barcelona shirt to have featured a special Spotify logo

Barcelona shirt with Spotify on the front
Barcelona shirt with Spotify on the front (Image credit: Getty Images)

Barcelona has produced some of the most iconic kits in footballing history, with regular quirky twists on the historic red and blue stripes paired with audacious and eye-catching away kits.

But they haven't always had sponsors: for the first 107 years of the club's existence, they refused to sully the sacred Blaugrana colours. During the Spanish Civil War, the club were involved in an anti-fascist campaign against General Franco and decided against such sponsorship as they felt it didn't fit with the club ethos.

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James Ridge is a freelance journalist based in the UK. He recently spent time with The United Stand as an online news editor and has covered the beautiful game from England’s eighth tier all the way to the Premier League.

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