Barça

On 22 October, 1899, Joan Gamper placed an advert in Los Deportes declaring his wish to form a football club. A positive response resulted in a meeting at the Gimnasio Solé on November 29. Eleven players attended, Walter Wild, Lluís d'Ossó, Bartomeu Terradas, Otto Kunzle, Otto Maier, Enric Ducal, Pere Cabot, Carles Pujol, Josep Llobet, John Parsons and William Parsons. As a result Foot-Ball Club Barcelona was born. After the Spanish Civil War, the Catalan language and flag were banned and football clubs were prohibited from using non-Spanish names. These measures led to the club having its name forcibly changed to Club de Fútbol Barcelona and the removal of the Catalan flag from the club shield. During the Franco dictatorship one of the few places that Catalan could be spoken freely was within the club's stadium. In 1943, Barcelona faced rivals Real Madrid in the semi-finals of Copa del Generalísimo. The first match at Les Corts was won by Barcelona 3-0. Before the second leg, Barcelona's players had a changing room visit from Franco's director of state security. He 'reminded' them that they were only playing due to the 'generosity of the regime'. Under these conditions, Real Madrid dominated the match, thrashing Barça 11–1. The departures of Núñez and van Gaal were nothing compared to that of Luís Figo. As well as club vice-captain, Figo had become a cult hero and was considered by Catalans to be one of their own. However, Barça fans were distraught by Figo’s decision to join arch-rivals Real Madrid and during subsequent visits to the Camp Nou Figo was given an extremely hostile reception, including one occasion, when a piglet's head was thrown at him from the crowd. During the preseason of 2009–10, FC Barcelona completed another American tour, playing games versus the Seattle Sounders and Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer, and C.D. Guadalajara of the Primera Division de Mexico. The club then competed in the Supercopa de España against Athletic Bilbao, winning the cup 5-1 on aggregate. On August 19, 2009 Barcelona played their annual friendly match for the Joan Gamper Trophy against Manchester City of the Premier League. Finally, on August 28, 2009 the club defeated Shaktar Donetsk in the UEFA Super Cup by a score of 1-0 in extra time. This is the first time a European club won both domestic and European Super Cups following a treble.

Chris Haslam

Haslam started skating at the age of 13, while living with his parents in Singapore, and turned pro in 2002. He is goofy footed.
Around 2002 he joined Almost Skateboards along with fellow pro skaters Daewon Song, Rodney Mullen and Cooper Wilt.
His current sponsors are Almost Skateboards, Independent Trucks (Independent Trucks and Clothing), Momentum Wheel Co., IS Designs, Vestal Watches, Dakine, CTI and Globe Shoes.
Haslam has been gaining attention and popularity since the Almost: Round Three video. Chris won the Reader's Choice in the 7th Annual Transworld Skateboarding Awards in 2005. In August 2006 he was voted the winner of the Vs 411VM competition. This was a competition where tricks performed by a number of professional skateboarders were voted on by the public. The winners of each heat went on to the next round.
In 2006 Haslam and Daewon Song featured in Almost Skateboards' video Cheese and Crackers, showcasing the pair skating a miniramp. It also features Haslam skating an offroad skateboard as well as one of his most notable quotes "Looks like Chris Haslam is blasting off again!"

In 2008, Chris joined the metal band Kobra Triangle, playing the bass guitar.