A hundred supporters representing 22 penyes gathered in Sant Corneli, in the municipality of Cercs, to take part in the 2nd Joan Casals Memorial, an event paying tribute to the figure of the “Avi del Barça” a little more than two years after his passing. In this second edition, the event was organised by the … Read more
After the great success of its first edition, the 2nd Joan Casals i Boixader Memorial is already underway. This year, the event will be organised by the Penya Blau i Grana de La Baells – Cercs and will be held on Sunday 29 March, in the town of Cercs. The event will feature the collaboration … Read more
The 1st Joan Casals i Boixader “l’Avi del Barça” Memorial took place last Saturday in Guardiola de Berguedà. The event that paid tribute to this emblematic figure of the blaugrana universe just a year after his decease. The initiative was organized by the Penya Blaugrana de Guardiola, of which Joan Casals was a member, and … Read more
The Confederació Mundial de Penyes, its territorial Federations and the more than 1,250 FC Barcelona supporters’ clubs around the world have received with consternation the news of the decease of Joan Casals, the “Avi del Barça”, this Wednesday, February 14, 2024. Casals, who celebrated his 90th birthday this autumn, had become an emblem of Barça … Read more