the mayor of the city of san francisco gavin newsom and his team, the mayor of barcelona and his team and all institutions and private citizens who helped make possible this relationship between san francisco and barcelona. thank you very much. [applause] >> thank you, mr. council in general. next to let me introduce someone who is very important. that is not just about establishing the sister city relationship, but making sure it is a meaningful one. that would not be possible without the work of the sister city committee. the president of that committee is here. she has been working diligently for the last few months. we are excited about the leadership that she will continue to provide. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, welcome and thank you for being here. it is an honor to have such key figures here today as we welcome the formal recognition of the sister city relationship between barcelona and san francisco, and what better timing than spain's recent victory in the world cup last week. back in history, the catalan region was home to an important figure, gaspart laportala. fina

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team but it is the most difficult. moving on to the champions league andrew being managed to hold barcelona to a one one draw on a wednesday night and almost a last minute winner. both goals pale from the penalty spot christian about i gave rubin the lead after thirty minutes after danny alberts i found a bit of a collection but levelled after an out falling i found interesting and stuff and later on over femi martins so he's had a balance of boxes post so one want to finish leaving the russian side third in group d. behind and surprise leaders f.c. copenhagen we want to nail the panel tonight was. elsewhere a santa hat trick saw into milan from the brain for nil and that victory puts the defending champions on top of proof a just behind them on goal difference you kind of all want to win over the dutch side if the twenty roman pavlyuchenko scored two second half penalties for spurs who had rothera van de vocht sent off after he netted top and also missed a penalty. struck home the fourth call. to the first. round sure you could give them so you go. into the floor in the second one. you know care of peter fellow like you d