The Insane Business of Barcelona
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Published 2023-05-19
⏱ Timestamps
00:00 The Business of Barcelona
00:56 The Rise
04:52 Elefant Blau
08:09 The Fall
13:13 Rise again?
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Sources:
[1] www.generalist.com/briefing/barcelona
[2] The inventor of modern football www.ft.com/content/9eb4d622-0a31-11e5-a6a8-00144fe…
[3] www.fcbarcelona.com/en/club/identity/la-masia
[4] www.transfermarkt.com/fcbarcelona/startseite/verei…
[5] www.marca.com/en/football/barcelona/2021/02/02/601…
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[7] Andreff, Wladimir; Szymański, Stefan (2006). Handbook on the economics of sport. Edward Elgar Publishing. p. 299
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[18] www.transfermarkt.co.uk/fc-barcelona/alletransfers…
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All Comments (21)
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As a Cule all I am gonna say is let Laporta Cook 👀🍿🍿
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Putting Laporta in the same picture as Bartomeu and Sandro is an insult to how much he has worked to bring this club back.
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It's cruel irony that one of Barcelona's biggest blessings Laporta came with its worst two devils Bartomeu and Rosell and how these two devils actually emerged from the good times
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1. Josep Maria Bartomeu thought that bringing big names is enough. Which has backfired season upon season. 2. Covid worsened the situation and exposed his senseless decisions. 3. Laporta has to do something to bring back the club back on track else club will be doomed. All the levers can be bought back after raising funds. (not the ideal one but necessary step to safeguard Barça legacy). 4. Xavi, the man who turned tables.
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Coutinho deal was such a terrible deal for both Barca and the player. As Liverpool fan I am happy that Liverpool was only winner in this deal. I remember Barca made some weir d offer at first and how Coutinho acted as if his new signed deal just six months ago meant nothing
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Laporta already saved Barca from Bankruptcy and I believe he can do it again.
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You need to turn this into a series with other clubs, this video is incredible.
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Lifelong Barcelona supporter from North East of India ❤💙 Been supporting since Ronaldinho years. The fact that Barca has excelled so much with homegrown players by following a certain philosophy made me fall in love with this club. I'm very privileged to have visited Camp Nou and watch the match against Valencia back in 2015 where Barca won 2-0 with Suarez scoring in the first minute and Messi scoring in the last minute. Certainly Mes Que Un Club!
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I actually love this channel so much. No other channel like it on YouTube.
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Give the board under Laporta, and the Team under Xavi time. It seemed like Barça was done, but look at them now. They have just won the league title with 14 points difference to second place Real Madrid, signed the biggest sponsor deal in football history and now have one of the youngest Top teams all around Europe. Imagine Messi coming back, imagine the scenes and the revenue. It’s a risky strategy but so far it has worked, gloriously.
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This channel is amazing, I love learning about the business behind the football. Keep up the good work!
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Sandro Rosell was the one who basically kicked Guardiola out. That's when the FCB debacle began and Bartomeu made it worse. Two misfortunes for FC Barcelona.
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Rosell y Bartomeu es lo peor que le pasó al Barça, con ellos se fue Pep, ellos dejaron al Barcelona en la situación que encontró Laporta en 2021
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Never knew that FC Barcelona was founded by a German-Swiss named Hans. Thank you for this very informative and entertaining video yet again.
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GOOD but I don't like that Laporta gets put as the same level as the crooks of Rosell and Bartomeu. He is the one saving the club from those two that were sinking it. Grande Laporta, Visca el Barca!
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Damn, elefants blaus is a name i haven't heard in a long while
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Very informative video! This season is the first year I've been able to watch European club football. I kept hearing about Barcelona's debt and having to sell off a bunch of players and so, forth, but never knew why. This pretty much explained it all. Very nice video!
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I had no idea Barca took out another bank loan on top of what they were already owing to the banks. I hope it works because this might bankrupt the club in future
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As a Barca fan, we trust in Laporta. I believe in him. A lot of impatient rival fans don't understand how good he is. Especially because of Tebas being a baby. Instead of being charged for paying refs, we are about to make money from it. Laporta has slammed and tried to expose Tebas a lot, and taught him a lesson. So as of recent, Tebas has been acting calm, and nice towards Barca to prevent being exposed. I trust Xavi, I trust Laporta. No matte how much rival fans cry, I love this club, especially when it's run by the right people. VISCA BARCA.
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I love this channel, is very good content told in a way that entertains and informs about interesting topics!!