# ‘Hear the goals during the afterlife’: Barça fans get to inter ashes at club’s new memorial

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/hear-the-goals-during-the-afterlife-barca-fans-get-to-inter-ashes-at-clubs-new-memorial/
- Published: 2026-11-11T14:30:15+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-11T15:04:42+00:00
- Original publisher: The Guardian (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/nov/11/barcelona-fc-camp-nou-stadium-memorial-fans-ashes
- Topics: Football, Sport

## Key points

- Barça plans 26,000 Camp Nou memorial niches for fans’ ashes.
- More than 1,000 supporters have booked places.
- The stadium redevelopment cost is nearing €2bn.

## Summary

Barcelona has opened plans for a memorial at Camp Nou where supporters can place their ashes, allowing fans to remain close to the club after death. The project forms part of the stadium redevelopment and is intended to help fund its rising costs.

Designed by Quique Montoya, the memorial will have 26,000 niches arranged around illuminated squares, with urns behind a mural marking the club’s history. Prices range from €2,490 for ten years to €10,000 for an eternal niche, plus fees; more than 1,000 fans have reportedly booked. The redevelopment budget has risen from €900m to nearly €2bn, and delays mean Barcelona will play part of next season at the Olympic Stadium while a roof is installed.

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