The “Biggest Fan” series showcases some of St. Edward’s University’s biggest sports fans and the teams they support.

Sophomore Carlos Galvan was like any other young 15-year-old when he would play soccer with his friends every weekend and discuss competitions coming up. During their discussions, one of Galvan’s friends would often mention a famous soccer team located in Spain.

“A friend kept telling me how good this team was and suggested for me to look up some videos on the web,” Galvan said.

And that’s all it took for Galvan to become hooked on his favorite team, Fútbol Club Barcelona, FCB. The team is also recognized by the name “Barca,” because it was founded in Barcelona, Spain. The motto, “mes que un club,” meaning, “more than a club,” is often flaunted at games against rivals.

To Galvan, the thing which makes this team stand out against other good teams in Barcelona is that they are the champions of La Liga, Copa del Rey and the Union of European Football Association. In fact, Barcelona has won 19 La Liga titles, 25 Spanish Cups, eight Spanish Super Cups and three UEFA Super Cups, to name a few accomplishments the team has made over the years.

Galvan has not been granted a chance to view a live game, mainly because most games take place in Spain. Nonetheless, when the Barcelona is playing on a local television network, Galvan is quick to call up his best friend to watch it.

“I’m actually the only one in my family who likes to watch soccer,” Galvan said. “Whenever Barca plays, I call up my best friend to watch them dominate.”

Barcelona set another record on Jan. 17  for gaining the most points in a game. Later on Jan. 23 the Barcelona team was ranked first by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics.  As of right now, for the 2009-2010 season, Galvan said he is quite neutral because the season has yet to take place.

Galvan said he can go on and on about his favorite player of all time Ronaldo de Assis Moreira, also known as “Ronaldinho.” Ronaldinho is a two-time Federation International Football Association World Player of the Year. Galvan likes Ronaldinho because when he plays, he plays with such love and passion. He always has a smile on the field, Galvan said.

“And when he runs with the ball, it’s almost as if the ball is glued to his feet because players going up against him can rarely stop him,” Galvan said.