The Insane Business of Barcelona

Shout out to our friend Mario from The Generalist for letting us adapt his article for a video. If you enjoyed this story, make sure to check out the full written piece: https://www.generalist.com/briefing/b... ⏱ Timestamps 00:00 The Business of Barcelona 00:56 The Rise 04:52 Elefant Blau 08:09 The Fall 13:13 Rise again? 🎬 About Athletic Interest is a video essay series that investigates business stories from the world of sports. ✅ Follow Email list: https://athleticinterest.substack.com/ Instagram:   / athleticinterest   Twitter:   / athleticintrst   🍿 Watch more Most popular: https://bit.ly/36ZZ3Qe Latest video: https://bit.ly/2MpsDW6 Sources: [1] https://www.generalist.com/briefing/b... ​​[2] The inventor of modern football https://www.ft.com/content/9eb4d622-0... [3] https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/club/i... [4] https://www.transfermarkt.com/fcbarce... [5] https://www.marca.com/en/football/bar... [6] http://www.iusport.es/casos/barza/moc... [7] Andreff, Wladimir; Szymański, Stefan (2006). Handbook on the economics of sport. Edward Elgar Publishing. p. 299 [8] https://thorehaugstad.substack.com/p/... [9] https://www.sueddeutsche.de/sport/fc-... [10] https://www2.deloitte.com/uk/en/pages... [11] https://theathletic.com/2424582/2021/... [12] https://bleacherreport.com/articles/5... [13] https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionslea... [14] https://www.theguardian.com/football/... [15] https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/neyma... [16] https://www.reuters.com/article/us-so... [17] https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/12/sp... [18] https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/fc-ba... [19] https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/real-... [20] https://www.marca.com/en/football/bar... [21] https://apnews.com/article/soccer-spo... [22] https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/club/n... #fcbarcelona #laliga #leomessi #sportsbusiness