Barcelona complex: Lionel Messi and the making - and unmaking - of the world's greatest soccer club / Simon Kuper.

By:

Kuper, Simon [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Penguin Press, 2021.Description: xxii, 392 pages, 25 cmISBN:

9780593297711(hardcover)

Other title:

Barca complex
The Barcelona complex: Lionel Messi and the making - and unmaking - of the world's greatest soccer club

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Additional physical formats: Online version:: Barcelona complexDDC classification:

796.334094672 KUP

Contents:

Cast of characters -- A Barcelona lexicon -- A note on the text -- Part 1. Inside the Cathedral. Introduction: Bar�ca and me -- Who's who in the house of Bar�ca -- 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/Gr�acies -- Eating with Bar�ca: A recipe.

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.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	H.T. Parekh Library	SIAS Collection	796.334094672 KUP (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		K6043

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

"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.

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