The Barcelona Complex: Lionel Messi and the Making--and Unmaking--of the World's Greatest Soccer Club

by Simon Kuper

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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

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...Read more
  • ISBN10 0593297717
  • ISBN13 9780593297711
  • Publish Date 17 August 2021
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Penguin Press