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Officials with FC Barcelona and the Hoover Soccer Club and Hoover Mayor Frank Brocato show off jerseys celebrating the beginning of the Barca Academy Hoover at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in Hoover, Alabama, on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025. ×

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Benny Megreli, the global director of the Barca academies for FC Barcelona, speaks at a ceremony celebrating the beginning of Barca Academy Hoover at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in Hoover, Alabama, on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025. ×

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Players in Barca Academy Hoover get in position for a photo at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in Hoover, Alabama, on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025. ×

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An inflatable shows support for FC Barcelona at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in Hoover, Alabama, on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025. ×

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Hoover Mayor Fran

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