FC Barcelona members to vote on smoking ban

BARCELONA (El Pais) Barcelona's Camp Nou stadium will be the first in Spain to ban smoking if members of the Liga soccer club vote for the measure at its next general assembly. Until a decision is taken, the Catalan giant has recommended that supporters refrain from smoking in the stands, even though open-air arenas such as soccer stadiums are exempt from the anti-tobacco law that came in to effect on January 2. A complete ban on smoking inside Camp Nou has been proposed by the club president, Sandro Rosell, who on Monday announced the measure alongside the regional health chief, Boi Ruiz, and the president of the Barcelona Medical Association, Miquel Vilardell. "You can do what you want with your health," Rosell said, citing the number of children who attend games. "But not with that of others."