[1] Football began taking root in Barcelona in the 1890s, and soon it gained followers among the local youth, including Solé, who started to practice this new sport at the Velódromo de la Bonanova with some friends and gym co-workers.

In the spring of 1895, football in Barcelona was already played by several junior and senior teams, which included several Catalans, such as Solé, the Busquet brothers (Guillermo and José Antonio), and Alberto Serra.

[14][15] Representatives of the local press and one councilor were invited to the event, who did the honors of the house, together with Cercos, the doctor of the establishment, and Grao, professor of the Sala de Armas (weapons room).

[15] The guests visited all the first and second-class bathroom departments, luxuriously installed, the Weapons Room, which was very elegant and spacious, as well as the Gymnasium hall, where lunch was served, with all those present expressing their wishes for the prosperity of the establishment.

[15] The architects of this establishment were Antonio Ventura, master builder; José Preckler, smokers, boilers and pipes; Orsola Sola y Inc, mosaics; Lacoma brothers, bathtubs, toilets and sinks; Ramón Solé, furniture maker; Fargas and Buxaderas, carpentry, and Franzi brothers, marbles; the works were directed by the renowned architect Juan Casado.

[1][3] His nephews Gustau Griñó and Maria Contell, along with cousins and other relatives, asked their friends and acquaintances to keep Solé in their prayers and to attend the funeral a few days later and to accompany the corpse to the parish church and from there to the Old Cemetery.