FourFourTwo's Dating Game, 18/11/25: Barcelona's commercial breakdown

Welcome to today's edition of FourFourTwo’s Dating Game, the daily quest for a four-digit number that unlocks a pivotal moment in the history of one of the world's biggest clubs. Today, we're looking at a time when tradition finally gave way to commercial reality.

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Today's historical query focuses on a major shirt milestone for the Catalonian giants: In what year did Barcelona have a paid commercial sponsor on the front of their shirts for the first time?

For decades, the club's famous stripes remained clean, a symbol of their motto, ‘Més que un club’. But times change, and we're looking for the four-digit year (YYYY) when that famous, untouched space was finally sold to a major corporation. You need the year this significant commercial shift took place.

You have six attempts to guess the correct four-digit year that marked this major break with tradition. The game provides instant feedback: correct digits in the correct spots will turn green, with those in the wrong spots turning orange.

It’s a true test of your knowledge of modern football's commercial history. Can you pinpoint the year Barça officially joined the sponsored shirt era?

SEVILLE, SPAIN - OCTOBER 05: Marcus Rashford of FC Barcelona looks on during the LaLiga EA Sports match between Sevilla FC and FC Barcelona at Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan on October 05, 2025 in Seville, Spain. (Photo by Fran Santiago/Getty Images) — Barcelona haven't always had a sponsor (Image credit: Getty Images)

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Mark White is the Digital Content Editor at FourFourTwo. During his time on the brand, Mark has written three cover features on Mikel Arteta, Martin Odegaard and the Invincibles, and has written pieces on subjects ranging from Sir Bobby Robson’s time at Barcelona to the career of Robinho. An encyclopedia of football trivia and collector of shirts, he first joined the team back in 2020 as a staff writer.

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