• Fifa have handed FC Barcelona a transfer ban for the next two transfer windows for breaching regulations on the international transfer and registration of minors. Pictured in a file photo, eight-year-old Barcelona youth player Arnau Martinez runs for the ball during his match against Llongueras on one of the pitches at the Joan Camper training ground on May 15, 2011 in Barcelona, Spain. Jasper Juinen / Getty Images
    Fifa have handed FC Barcelona a transfer ban for the next two transfer windows for breaching regulations on the international transfer and registration of minors. Pictured in a file photo, eight-year-old Barcelona youth player Arnau Martinez runs for the ball during his match against Llongueras on one of the pitches at the Joan Camper training ground on May 15, 2011 in Barcelona, Spain. Jasper Juinen / Getty Images
  • In this file photo, youth players of Barcelona and Espanyol play beside the newly built dormitories for Barcelona youth players, on one of the pitches at the Joan Camper training ground on May 15, 2011 in Barcelona, Spain. Every weekend various teams of Barcelona youth players play in matches with the hope of one day making it to the top. Jasper Juinen / Getty Images
    In this file photo, youth players of Barcelona and Espanyol play beside the newly built dormitories for Barcelona youth players, on one of the pitches at the Joan Camper training ground on May 15, 2011 in Barcelona, Spain. Every weekend various teams of Barcelona youth players play in matches with the hope of one day making it to the top. Jasper Juinen / Getty Images
  • Barcelona youth players enter La Masia at the Camp Nou stadium on April 7, 2011 in Barcelona, Spain. La Masia is the heart of the Barcelona's youth system and a residence for young players that had to leave their home behind to train at FC Barcelona in both a sporting and intellectual way. Players such as Lionel Messi, Carles Puyol and Andres Iniesta have lived at La Masia to become the stars of today's game. Because of the success the name La Masia is now simply used to refer to the Barcelona youth players. Jasper Juinen / Getty Images
    Barcelona youth players enter La Masia at the Camp Nou stadium on April 7, 2011 in Barcelona, Spain. La Masia is the heart of the Barcelona's youth system and a residence for young players that had to leave their home behind to train at FC Barcelona in both a sporting and intellectual way. Players such as Lionel Messi, Carles Puyol and Andres Iniesta have lived at La Masia to become the stars of today's game. Because of the success the name La Masia is now simply used to refer to the Barcelona youth players. Jasper Juinen / Getty Images
  • In this file photo, Barcelona youth players celebrate a goal on one of the pitches at the Joan Camper training ground on April 10, 2011 in Barcelona, Spain. Jasper Juinen / Getty Images
    In this file photo, Barcelona youth players celebrate a goal on one of the pitches at the Joan Camper training ground on April 10, 2011 in Barcelona, Spain. Jasper Juinen / Getty Images
  • In this file photo, a Barcelona youth player fights for the ball with an Espanyol youth player on one of the pitches at the Joan Camper training ground on May 15, 2011 in Barcelona, Spain. Jasper Juinen / Getty Images
    In this file photo, a Barcelona youth player fights for the ball with an Espanyol youth player on one of the pitches at the Joan Camper training ground on May 15, 2011 in Barcelona, Spain. Jasper Juinen / Getty Images
  • In this file photo, a Barcelona youth player duels for the ball with a Llongueras youth player on May 15, 2011 in Barcelona, Spain. Jasper Juinen / Getty Images
    In this file photo, a Barcelona youth player duels for the ball with a Llongueras youth player on May 15, 2011 in Barcelona, Spain. Jasper Juinen / Getty Images

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In pictures: The youthful faces of Barcelona’s sanctioned youth system

Jake Badger

April 02, 2014

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File images from 2011 of Barcelona youth players in action at the club’s Joan Camper training ground. On Wednesday Barcelona were handed a yearlong transfer ban by Fifa for violating rules governing signing minors.

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