Barça Fans editorial standards: how we work

Barça Fans (barcafan.live) is an independent fan publication. We are not owned by, paid as official media by, or affiliated with Futbol Club Barcelona. Trademarks belong to their owners. Our audience is supporters who want fast match context, squad tools, and clear headlines with honest sourcing.

We build for mobile-first reading: match centres, squad and stats tools, legends, honours, and this Guides section. The site should feel useful on a commute and still make sense to a Google reviewer checking whether real humans maintain real pages.

Original guides and reference pages — like the articles in this Guides section, Legends biographies, Honours explainers, and stats tools — are written to teach and inform. They are not copied from other publishers.

News briefs summarise developing stories from third-party journalists and club statements. Those pages disclose AI-assisted drafting where used, and they always point you to the original publisher for full quotes and primary reporting. We do not claim wire exclusives we did not gather.

If a page is too thin to offer reader value, we avoid promoting it in sitemaps and may mark it noindex so quality pages represent the site. That is part of respecting both readers and advertising partners.

If we get a fact wrong, email contact@barcafan.live with the URL and the correct information. We aim to review within 48 hours. Rights holders can request removal of infringing material under the process described on our Contact and Disclaimer pages.

We prefer transparent fixes over silent edits when a meaningful error reached readers. Transfer rumour language stays cautious: agreements, medicals, and registrations are different milestones.

We apply to show ads through Google AdSense so the site can remain free. Ads are secondary to reading. Our Privacy and Cookie policies explain consent, Google’s role, and how to opt out of personalised advertising. We keep visible ad layouts restrained while the account is under review.

We do not permit misleading clickbait that violates publisher policies, nor do we host pirated streams. Legal watching options belong in guides like our how-to-watch article — not in shady pop-ups.

Verify big claims at the source link. Be kind in comment-style replies on social posts we share. Remember that players and staff are people. Visca el Barça — and visca honest football media habits.

Suggest guide topics via email. The best fan sites grow when supporters tell editors what is confusing: finances, tickets, tactics, women’s fixtures, or academy pathways. We are listening.