First double session in South Florida

FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida — FC Barcelona’s 2022 summer tour in the United States began on Sunday morning in the hot and humid climate of South Florida, when the team took the field just north of Miami at the training ground of Inter Miami FC, the Major League Soccer side that will be Barça’s first opponents overseas. The two teams are set to square off on Tuesday, July 19.

All 28 players who made the trip to the United States took part in the workout. Ferran Torres was the only player who trained individually. Manager Xavi Hernández was not present, as he did not travel with the team due to administrative reasons, but is expected to arrive in the coming days.

Barça Academy PRO Miami attend session

Before the training session began, some 50 children from the Barça Academy PRO Miami had their picture taken with the players and later watched as the workout unfolded.

The first 15 minutes of Sunday's training session were open to the media. Also on hand was former Barça star Hristo Stoichkov, who lives in Miami and works with Univision, the American Spanish language TV outlet.

Evening session with special visitors

Later on Sunday, Barça were back out on the training pitch for a 7pm session under partly cloudy skies and with a comfortable breeze coming from the south. While the players trained and the sun set, a pair of VIP onlookers stood pitchside to take it all in. Kun Agüero and Thierry Henry shook hands with the current squad members. Once the workout was over, both also took part in a special meet and greet event organized by Spotify.