Rob Gronkowski won’t soon forget his first immersion into another kind of football.
The New England Patriots tight end visited FC Barcelona this week during an offseason trip to Spain. He attended his first soccer game Wednesday at Nou Camp, watching Barcelona’s 6-1 thumping of Sporting Gijon from inside the bowels of its iconic stadium.
🙌🙌 TE @RobGronkowski of the @NFL's New England @Patriots 🏈 is in the house!
Enjoy the game, Rob! 👍 pic.twitter.com/vWbU5kkPnq
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) March 1, 2017
Gronkowski enjoyed the experience so much that he returned to the club the next day for a behind-the-scenes tour and a meet-and-greet with several Barcelona players, including Luis Suarez, Gerard Pique, Javier Mascherano and, of course, Lionel Messi.
Barcelona shared a video of Gronkowski’s visit Friday on Twitter.
👋Thanks again to @robgronkowski of the @nfl's New England @patriots! We had a blast, too!👊 Come back soon!
Story+📸: https://t.co/jHJyXZ8PL1 pic.twitter.com/5yRokhgw3r
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) March 3, 2017
If Gronk decides to start kicking field goals and extra points next season, we’ll know for sure he has caught soccer fever.
