The president of the famous FC Barcelona club, FC Barcelona, paid a visit to Romania, where he inaugurated a football academy based on the La Masia model.

FC Barcelona President Joan Laporta inaugurated, on Tuesday evening, the Catalan football academy in Bucharest, on the second pitch of the Arcul de Triumf stadium. He was joined by Florin Răducioiu, president of the school.

"At Barca Academy Bucharest, we develop a complex project through education. We don't just want to train elite athletes, but to cultivate intelligent and balanced athletes,'' says the official Barca Academy website.