Unpacking Barcelona's Financial Crisis | Full Time Review

A new season of Liga F starts this weekend in Spain; however, the reigning champion Barcelona only has 17 players currently registered to play. This summer, the 2024-25 UEFA Women's Champions League runner-up saw six players leave, including the puzzling departure of Fridolina Rolfo. Much of this can be attributed to the club's financial situation on the men's side, while the women remain the only profitable team within the organization. The Athletic's writers Pol Ballus and Melanie Anzidei join host Jillian Sakovits to explain what's happening with the European giants and how cost-cutting is impacting the future of one of the best teams in the world. ------------ #barcelona #barcelonafc #wsl ------------ Subscribe to the Full Time newsletter to get all the latest women's soccer news straight to your inbox every Tuesday: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/news... Get in touch: [email protected] Follow on Instagram and TikTok: @tafulltime Catch the full episodes of Full Time right here 🎙️👇 ➡️ https://apple.co/3RJUen2 ➡️ https://spoti.fi/3W25Q77