Barcelona Play In An Empty Stadium After Attempted Independence Vote
by Lauren Theisen from Deadspin > Sports News Without Fear, Favor or Compromise on (#33SV3)
On the day of a controversial referendum on Catalonian independence, which led to the Spanish police shutting down polling stations and firing rubber bullets at a crowd of voters, Barcelona's game against Las Palmas was closed to the public and played in an empty Camp Nou due to security concerns.