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Part one. Inside the Cathedral. Introduction: Barça and me -- Who's who in the house of Barça -- Part two. The Architect. The man who talked on the ball -- FC Barcelona-from an original idea by Johan Cruyff -- The choreographer -- Cruyff: My part in his downfall -- Part three. The Golden Age, 2008-2015. Shorties at boarding school: More than a youth academy -- How does he do It? Understanding Lionel Messi -- High style, 2008-2012 -- Part four. Meet the Talent. Define "talent" -- The talent rules -- How the talent lives -- Eat, play, sleep: The talent and the private chefs -- Part five. The Cathedral Crumbles. Misadventures in the transfer market -- Everyone becomes the Masia -- More than a club? -- Messi's club --Epilogue
"With rare and unrivaled access, bestselling coauthor of Soccernomics and longtime Financial Times journalist Simon Kuper tells the story of how FC Barcelona became the most successful club in the world-and how that era is now ending"--