Salut Catalunya!

So while we were in Barcelona I noticed lots of posters about a nationhood referendum for Catalunya. Apparently it passed, with Catalonia declaring itself a full nation and not just an “autonomous region” of Spain. This should mean that there will be a separate Catalunya team in the next World Cup – it’s always seemed unfair to me that a political entity like the UK gets to field *four* possible teams (Northern Ireland, Wales, Scotland, England) while the Spanish are limited to a single contending Spanish team.