Catalan based newspaper Sport reported that a Belgian couple, Wesley Beeckman and Anneke Maes, decided to name their newly born child Barça! The parents, who both are dedicated Barcelona fans, explained to the FC Barcelona official website that the idea, of naming their child Barça, came to them one night while they were watching Barcelona players playing, so they decided to name their baby boy by the name of the club they loved: Barcelona.

The mother of the child, Anneke Maes, says: “Suddenly, I told my husband that if we have a child, I would like to call him Barça; then he winked at me, looked at me and said ‘yes, this is the name of my son!’.” The couple, however, confirmed that if they had a baby girl they were going to call her Lona.

On April 26, in the city of Sint-Truiden, Anneke gave birth to a boy, whom she called Barça as she agreed with her husband before. “My family did not know what to say and, initially, they did not like the name but now they are accustomed to it,” Anneke said.

Despite the surprise of many, the couple assured “we are very proud [for] our son to have the name of one of the best football clubs in the world.” The couple also hope they could at least convey their love for the club to their child, who now has its name! How can it be otherwise? The child, Barça, is already a culé and has been a Barcelona member since July 19.