Barca: A People's Passion
Reviews
"Burns' strength lies not just in his compulsive, well-told
story of the club's evolution, but his notable grasp of Catalan
history…Examines the political subtext of what goes on within
and around the football club itself…Brings the characters to
vigorous life,"
Sunday Times
"FC Catalonia could scarcely have wished for a more thorough
but sympathetic chronicler,"
Ian Hamilton, Sunday Telegraph.
"Excellent…"
Daily Telegraph
"Through interviews with players, managers and fans, Burns
produces an exhaustive account of FC Barcelona and the unique passion
it inspires among its fanatical support."
Heat magazine
"Anyone who really wants to know Barcelona should read Burns.
A cracker, part sports book, part travelogue, the boy done good."
Daily
Mirror
"A masterpiece. Meticulously researched...It deals with complex
issues while all the time keeping an eye on the ball. A huge feat
has been accomplished."
Emma Lindsay, BBC Choice
"Best sports book of the year."
Andersontown News, Belfast
"From its foundation, Barca has been, in an endlessly repeated
slogan 'more than a club', and this excellent book has
to be more than a football history."
Glasgow Herald
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