Barca

Name: Barca
Brand: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

BarcaA People's Passion\nAuthor(s): Jimmy Burns\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom\nImprint: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\nISBN-13: 9781408878200, 978-1408878200\nSynopsis\nThe story of FC Barcelona, written by the author of the internationally acclaimed Hand of God: The Life of Diego Maradona and updated with a new preface 'Burns examination of the clubs fates and fortunes always goes well beyond the game itself Burns is a brilliant journalist Unmissable' Total Football 'Anyone who really wants to know Barcelona should read Burns. A cracker part sports book, part travelogue' Daily Mirror Bara is ms que un club: more than a club. It is a social and political phenomenon, successful on the football field and emblematic of the proud region of Catalonia off it. Founded in 1898, FC Barcelona is today the worlds biggest football club. To unravel the background to the Bara phenomenon, Jimmy Burns has travelled with supporters, talked to people intim.