The Ultimate Goal ; Una televisió australiana repassa la lluita catalana per la independència a través del Barça

Passions run high in Barcelona when thousands come out onto the streets to support their beloved football team, known as Barça.

Passions run high in Barcelona when thousands come out onto the streets to support their beloved football team, known as Barça.

But increasingly the crowds supporting the team have also come to represent the support for Catalonia’s independence from Spain.

David O’Shea looks at the region’s long intertwined relationship between sport and politics, and why there are such strong passions over the area becoming an independent country.

David is there as an historic agreement is signed to hold a referendum on independence next year, but what will it mean for Spain, its troubled economy and national identity?

WATCH - Click to see David's report.

INTERVIEW WITH DAVID - Listen to David being interviewed in Spanish for SBS Radio about his story.

Data de publicació: 13/02/2013

Political football is being played in Spain, where Barcelona fans want Catalonian independence as well as victory on the pitch.

For more on David O'Shea's story, go to the SBS Dateline website... http://bit.ly/X1842E

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