bloomsburypbks Title: Barca ISBN 9781408805787 A People's Passion (reissued) Pub Date 31-Jul-2009 Price £8.99 Author: Jimmy Burns Format Paperback Dimensions 198 x 129 mm Keynote: The story of FC Barcelona, written by the author of the Extent 384 pages internationally acclaimed Hand of God: The Life of Diego Maradona.
Rights Founded in 1898, FC Barcelona or Barça, is the world’s biggest and best-loved PFD (The Peters Fraser and Dunlop football club. Barça has more than 500 local fan clubs spread across the world, Group Ltd) while its championship matches attract a global TV audience. Former players include such legendary figures as Kubala, Maradona, Cruyff, Ronaldo, Rivaldo Territories WE excluding USA and Lineker, and Barça has been managed by greats such as Helenio Herrera, Agent Cesar Menotti and Bobby Robson. The club’s honorary members include Pope John Paul II and opera star José Carreras. To unravel the background to the PFD (The Peters Fraser and Barça phenomenon, Jimmy Burns has unearthed police files and long-forgotten Dunlop Group Ltd) newspaper reports. He has travelled with supporters and has talked to people Subject intimately linked to the club, from managers and players to groundsmen and Sports & outdoor recreation [WS] doctors, whilst also gaining access to those who have conspired to gain political and financial control.
About the author Sales and Marketing Highlights Jimmy Burns is social affairs and employment correspondent at the FINANCIAL TIMES. His previous books are The Land That Lost Its • Much more than a book about football, it is the story of one hundred years Heroes, winner of the Somerset Maugham prize of obsessive national pride for non-fiction; Beyond the Silver River; Spain: A Literary Companion; and the internationally acclaimed Hand of God: The Life of Diego Maradona. ‘Excellent...A densely detailed account of the history of F. C. Barcelona ... Coincides with Barcelona’s 100th anniversary but it is not in the least pious’ Website www.bloomsbury.com/jimmyburns DAILY TELEGRAPH ‘Burns’ examination of the club’s fates and fortunes always goes well beyond the game itself...Burns is a brilliant journalist...Unmissable’ TOTAL FOOTBALL