Editing FC Barcelona (section)

=== 1923–1931: Primo de Rivera, and first golden age ===
On 14 June 1925, in a spontaneous reaction against [[Miguel Primo de Rivera|Primo de Rivera]]'s dictatorship, the crowd in the stadium jeered the [[Royal March]]. As a reprisal, the ground was closed for six months and Gamper was forced to relinquish the presidency of the club.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fcbarcelona.com/club/history/card/joan-gamper-1908-1909-1910-1913-1917-1919-1921-1923-1924-1925|title=Joan Gamper (1908–1909 / / 1910–1913 / / 1917–1919 / / 1921–1923 / / 1924–1925)|publisher=FC Barcelona|access-date=19 April 2018|archive-date=4 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180504070530/https://www.fcbarcelona.com/club/history/card/joan-gamper-1908-1909-1910-1913-1917-1919-1921-1923-1924-1925|url-status=live}}</ref> This coincided with the club's transition to professional football. The first time the directors of Barcelona publicly claimed to operate a professional football club was in 1926.<ref name=Arnaud103>Arnaud, Pierre; Riordan, James. p. 103</ref>

[[File:Barcelona fc lamina elgrafico.jpg|thumb|Team of FC Barcelona, published on ''[[El Gráfico (Argentina)|El Gráfico]]'', 1926]]
On 3 July 1927, the club held a second testimonial match for [[Paulino Alcántara]], against the [[Spain men's national football team|Spanish national team]]. To kick off the match, local journalist and pilot Josep Canudas dropped the ball onto the pitch from his aeroplane.<ref name="fcbarcelona.cat">{{cite web |url=http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/downloads/centre_de_documentacio/annexes/castellano/24_._PARTIDOS_DE_HOMENAJE_A_JUGADORES.pdf |title=Partidos de Homenaje a Jugadores |language=ca |publisher=FC Barcelona |access-date=24 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120616045544/http://arxiu.fcbarcelona.cat/web/downloads/centre_de_documentacio/annexes/castellano/24_._PARTIDOS_DE_HOMENAJE_A_JUGADORES.pdf |archive-date=16 June 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In 1928, victory in the Spanish Cup was celebrated with a poem titled "Oda a [[Franz Platko|Platko]]", which was written by a member of the [[Generation of '27]], [[Rafael Alberti]], inspired by the performance of the Barcelona [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]], Franz Platko.<ref>{{cite web|title=Football, European Integration, National Identity: The Case of FC Barcelona|author=Roy, Joaquín|year=2001|url=http://aei.pitt.edu/2175/|publisher=European Community Studies Association (paper)|page=4|access-date=23 November 2014|archive-date=27 December 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111227112830/http://aei.pitt.edu/2175/|url-status=live}}</ref> On 23 June 1929, Barcelona won the [[1929 La Liga|inaugural Spanish League]]. A year after winning the championship, on 30 July 1930, Gamper committed suicide after a period of depression brought on by personal and financial problems.<ref name="fcbarcelona1"/>