Bibliograph

The Barcelona complex, Lionel Messi and the making -- and unmaking -- of the world's greatest soccer club, Simon Kuper

Type

Label

The Barcelona complex, Lionel Messi and the making -- and unmaking -- of the world's greatest soccer club, Simon Kuper

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Barcelona complex

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1225190480

Responsibility statement

Simon Kuper

Sub title

Lionel Messi and the making -- and unmaking -- of the world's greatest soccer club

Summary

"With rare and unrivaled access, bestselling coauthor of Soccernomics and longtime Financial Times journalist Simon Kuper tells the story of how FC Barcelona became the most successful club in the world-and how that era is now ending"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Part 1. Inside the Cathedral. Introduction: Barça and me ; Who's who in the house of Barça -- Part 2. The Architect. The man who talked on the ball ; FC Barcelona-from an original idea by Johan Cruyff ; The choreographer -- Cruyff: My part in his downfall -- Part 3. The Golden Age, 2008-2015. Shorties at boarding school: More than a youth academy ; How does he do It? Understanding Lionel Messi ; High style, 2008-2012 -- Part 4. Meet the Talent. Define "talent" ; The talent rules ; How the talent lives ; Eat, play, sleep: The talent and the private chefs -- Part 5. The Cathedral Crumbles. Misadventures in the transfer market ; Everyone becomes the Masia ; More than a club? ; Messi's club -- Epilogue

Target audience

adult

resource.variantTitle

Barça complex

Classification