He aspires to be a professional soccer player just like his idol Argentina's Lionel Messi of Barcelona FC.

Recently Gabriel was invited to train at a football school that Barcelona FC has in Saquarema, west of Rio.

He dreams like many boys of meeting Argentina's soccer star Lionel Messi, and playing alongside him for Barcelona FC.

In Spain, Real Madrid took advantage of late-season stumbles by their great rivals Barcelona FC to cruise home in the end.

The gargantuan Camp Nou is part of what makes Barcelona FC more than a football club, according to the team's fans.