Official: Barcelona to wear a special pre-kickoff shirt against Valencia

Barcelona have confirmed via Twitter, that they will be wearing a special t-shirt pre-kickoff against Valencia this Sunday. The shirt has been designed to commemorate World Bullying Day and carries a message against bullying by the Barça Foundation.

The club foundation has been a vocal ally of the community in the fight against bullying. The organisation has been actively involved to use sport as a means to raise awareness regarding the massive problem.

The foundation’s website states 54% of teenagers in Catalonia have been involved in cases of bullying, and 30% of primary school children have been victims of bullying. With their shirt against Valencia, Barcelona aims to send out a message of solidarity to continue providing support in these trying times.

This Sunday, for World Bullying Day, the team will be wearing a shirt before #ValenciaBarça with a message from the @FundacioFCB: "SPEAK OUT against bullying." pic.twitter.com/KgVnfvMVmO

— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) April 30, 2021

The Barça Foundation has implemented numerous programs at the school level across Catalonia in order to ingrain awareness within children at a very basic level. Studies have found that the programs have been largely successful in decreasing cases of bullying and cyberbullying.

At a time where internet abuse has been an incredibly prominent problem, Barcelona are not alone, as the Premier League have also announced their boycott of social media, calling for stricter measures and action by social media corporations against internet harassment.