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In 2003, Barcelona was in full crisis on and off the pitch with the team struggling in the league and the protests of fans leading to the resignation of the president. A new radical board led by the charismatic Joan Laporta was ushered into power with a landslide election victory and a dramatic recovery unfolded. With enterprising new marketing strategies, Barcelona fully exploited its potential financially, while the club returned to the pinnacle of the European game with their unique brand of swashbuckling football, forged from Johan Cruyff's innovative approach as coach in the early 1990s. The enigmatic Ronaldinho instigated the turnaround and helped the club to European success before he was superseded by homegrown players like Leo Messi and Andres Iniesta, led by coach Pep Guardiola, the iconic figure of Cruyff's side. Problems were never far away, though, as Catalan politics threatened to sidetrack the team and vendettas came to the fore. Barca had a major impact on the Spain national team, which adapted their style of quick passing football and they had eight players in the World Cup winning squad in South Africa.
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Tim Hanlon is based in Barcelona and has been covering Spanish football for the national news agency in the UK, the Press Association, and other British media on a freelance basis, for the past seven years. Tim is an NCTJ trained journalist and worked for agencies and newspapers in the North West of England, including the Manchester Evening News, before moving to Spain. As the only British reporter to regularly cover training practices and speak to players, Tim has been in the ideal position to write about the dramatic events as they have unfolded at the Barcelona club, as well as through living in Spain to understand what Barca means to the Catalan people.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
It couldn't be any more straight forward. If you love your football then this book is most definitely 'world-class'..! A great read and a great excuse to escape the daily grind and frequent monotony of the English Premier League. Would recommend it to all football aficionados everywhere. Found it really hard to put down. Hope the author brings out further literature in the future. Golazo!!!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
I received this book for my birthday, and immediately set reading it. I read half of it before going to bed, and the other half when I got up in the morning. A fascinating story well told. The author has an eye for the characters and culture surrounding FC Barcelona, explodes a few myths and has secured some important quotes from insiders. I hope this is only volume 1!
I really found this an informative and entertaining read. It gives the background to the club but then concentrates on the recent history both on the pitch and off it. It talks about the political infighting at board level and what is happening on the pitch while all the time the author has impressive access to key figures.
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