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The Barcelona complex : Lionel Messi and the making -- and unmaking -- of the world's greatest soccer club Book
author.Kuper, Simon
Book | Penguin Press, New York : [2021]
  • 1 of 1 Copy Available at Libraries in Niagara Cooperative
  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Centennial SPORTS SOCCER KUPER 2021 Sports - Soccer Copy hold / Volume hold Available
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"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"--
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  • ISBN: 0593297717
  • ISBN: 9780593297711
  • Physical Description: xxii, 392 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmprint
  • Publisher: New York : Penguin Press, [2021]
  • Copyright: ©2021
  • Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
  • Formatted Contents Note: Cast of characters -- A Barcelona lexicon -- A note on the text -- 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 -- Thanks/Gràcies -- Eating with Barça: A recipe.
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