TY - BOOK AU - Kuper,Simon TI - Barcelona complex: Lionel Messi and the making - and unmaking - of the world's greatest soccer club SN - 9780593297711(hardcover) U1 - 796.334094672 KUP PY - 2021/// CY - New York PB - Penguin Press KW - Michels, Rinus, KW - Cruyff, Johan, KW - Messi, Lionel, KW - Futbol Club Barcelona KW - History KW - Soccer teams KW - Spain KW - Barcelona KW - Sports teams KW - Economic aspects KW - Nationalism KW - Catalonia KW - Catalonia (Spain) KW - Politics and government KW - Nationalism and sports N1 - Amazon BLR7-13970961 Rs.1602/-; Includes bibliographical references and index; 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 N2 - "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"-- ER -