La Masia: Barcelona Shutdown Its Football Academy

Barcelona have announced that their famous youth academy, La Masia has been shut down temporarily due to the weather forecast and the state of the roads.

The training sessions scheduled for Monday afternoon was cancelled for safety reasons.

It was gathered that no team, from the Juvenil side downwards, will train as the wind gusts that are being registered in the city of Barcelona and the surrounding areas have exceeded 90 km/h.

The Catalan government even asked the municipalities of Barcelona and Maresme to suspend all outdoor activities on Monday and Tuesday due to the strong winds.

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La Masia is a residence in which young players receive a football and academic education, and it has become synonymous with inculcating the philosophy of Barcelona (Mes que un club), with its graduates invariably leaving branded by what club officials have described as “the stamp of La Masia”.

Players like Lionel Messi, Xavi Hernandez, Andres Iniesta, Sergio Busquets, Gerard Pique and Ansu Fati are products of the impressive hub.

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