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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Booklist Review     Publisher Weekly Review     More Content       More by this author     Kuper, Simon.     Subjects     Michels, Rinus, 1928-2005.     Cruyff, Johan, 1947-2016.     Messi, Lionel, 1987-     Futbol Club Barcelona -- History.     Soccer teams -- Spain -- Barcelona -- History.     Sports teams -- Economic aspects -- Spain -- Barcelona.     Nationalism -- Spain -- Catalonia -- History.     Nationalism and sports -- Spain -- Catalonia -- History.     Catalonia (Spain) -- Politics and government.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Kuper, Simon.       by title:      The Barcelona comple...       by call number:      796.3340946 K96b     Search the Web     Kuper, Simon.     Michels, Rinus, 1928-2005.     Cruyff, Johan, 1947-2016.     Messi, Lionel, 1987-     Futbol Club Barcelona -- History.     Soccer teams -- Spain -- Barcelona -- History.     Sports teams -- Economic aspects -- Spain -- Barcelona.     Nationalism -- Spain -- Catalonia -- History.     Nationalism and sports -- Spain -- Catalonia -- History.     Catalonia (Spain) -- Politics and government.       MARC Display

The Barcelona complex : Lionel Messi and the making -- and unmaking -- of the world's greatest soccer club / Simon Kuper. by Kuper, Simon. Penguin Press, 2021. Call #: 796.3340946 K96b Subjects Michels, Rinus, 1928-2005.   Cruyff, Johan, 1947-2016.   Messi, Lionel, 1987-   Futbol Club Barcelona -- History.   Soccer teams -- Spain -- Barcelona -- History.   Sports teams -- Economic aspects -- Spain -- Barcelona.   Nationalism -- Spain -- Catalonia -- History.   Nationalism and sports -- Spain -- Catalonia -- History.   Catalonia (Spain) -- Politics and government. ISBN:  9780593297711 (hc) Alternate title:  Barça complex Description:  xxii, 392 p. ; 25 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references and index. Summary:  "FC Barcelona is not just the world's highest grossing sports club, it is simply one of the most influential organizations on the planet. At last count, it had approximately 214 million social media followers, more than any other sports club except Real Madrid CF--and by one earlier measure, more than all thirty-two NFL teams combined. It has more in common with multinational megacompanies like Netflix or small nation-states than it does with most soccer teams. No wonder its motto is 'More than a club.' But it was not always so. In the past three decades, Barcelona went from a regional team to a global powerhouse, becoming a model of sustained excellence and beautiful soccer, and a consistent winner of championships. Simon Kuper unravels exactly how this transformation took place, paying special attention to the club's two biggest stars, Johan Cruyff and Lionel Messi, who is arguably the greatest soccer player of all time. Messi joined Barça at age thirteen and, more than anyone, has been the engine and standard-bearer of Barcelona's glory. But his era is coming to an end--and with it, a once-in-a-lifetime golden run. This book charts Barça's rise and fall. Like many world-beating organizations, FC Barcelona closely guards its secrets, granting few outsiders access to the Camp Nou, its legendary home stadium. But after decades of writing about the sport and the club, Kuper was given access to the inner sanctum and the people behind the scenes who strive daily to keep Barcelona at the top. Erudite, personal, and capturing all the latest upheavals, his portrait of this incredible institution goes beyond soccer to understand FC Barcelona as a unique social, cultural, and political phenomenon."--Publisher. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status Due Date   Woodlawn Public Library Adult Nonfiction 796.3340946 K96b Adult books Checked out Jul 02, 2024 Add Copy to MyList

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