FC Barcelona

28 December 2010 International Football Calendar

– The lack of a unified International Football Calendar that satisfies the needs of international teams and football clubs is one of the major issues that needs to be improved.

– The reality of FC Barcelona is the same of the rest of the great European clubs on this matter. Our Team

- 90 % of the players in FC Barcelona’s first football team are international players. - Barça’s singularity: Currently, there are 10 players in the FC Barcelona squad that come from la Masia. 7 of these players did win the World Cup. ‘La Masia’

– FCB Youth Football is a sports structure in which we firmly believe.

– It is not an improvised structure. It is the result of many years of hard work.

– La Masia, Barça’s Youth Football and some of the best players in the world: these are the three axis of what we call “Barça Sports Model”. ‘La Masia’ in the XXI Century

“Since 1979, 500 young sportsmen have stayed at la Masia ”.

La Masia of the XXI Century is placed in the Joan Gamper Sports City in Sant Joan Despí, Barcelona. It will accommodate a whole new generation of football players. It is a new 600 m2 building with capacity for 82 people. It will nurture FC Barcelona’s youth football teams. Barça Model

– In times of world globalization, FC Barcelona focuses on its Youth Teams and also on 2 identity traits:

The training and A unique education of football style young players Training and education

HUMILTY POSITIVE – Our main objective is the RIVALRY formation of residents in three

ways: as a person, as a RESPECT sportsman and as a football COMPROMISE player. HARD WORK – We rely on the following values:

DEDICATION

FAIR PLAY Where do players come from?

Catalunya Rest of Spain Rest of the World Catalunya Rest of Spain Rest of the World

Origin La Masia residents

51 10 14 19 156 14

211 players / 43 residents “Doesn’t matter where you come from” Football style

– From the Youth Teams to FC Barcelona’s First Team, from youngsters to professional players, all FC Barcelona players share the same football style, so they can adapt easier to the different categories. – Guardiola, Messi, Xavi, Puyol, Iniesta and Valdés are some examples of these progression. – The starting point is the 1-4-3-3 system. Sports area organization chart

PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL AREA YOUTH FOOTBALL AREA

PROFESSIONAL SPORTS AREA DIRECTOR SPORTS AREA DIRECTOR (YOUTH TEAMS)

PROFESSIONAL SPORTS AREA SECRETARY SPORTS AREA SPORTS AREA OFFICE SECRETARY (YOUTH TEAMS)

JUVENIL FIRST TEAM BARÇA “B” JUVENIL “B” “A” PRE-BENJAMÍN Pep Guardiola

– Pep Guardiola is the clearest example of the success of the Barça Model.

– He played in all FCB Youth Teams and today he is an internationally known coach. Thanks to him FC Barcelona is living its most successful era.