Club Origins

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Robert Williams
The Tears of Joan Gamper: The Forgotten Protestant Outsider Who Built FC Barcelona
1. A Lonely Stranger in CataloniaClose your eyes and picture FC Barcelona today. You probably see the dazzling lights of Camp Nou, the magical left foot of Lionel Messi, or the fierce, global spectacle of El Clásico. It is an empire of football, proudly wearing the motto “Més que un...
5 min readSports Club Origins FC Barcelona Football History Joan Gamper
Robert Williams
The Billion-Dollar Empire Born in a Sunday School: The Forgotten Origin of Manchester City
1. The Glitz, The Glamour, and The MudWhen you look at Manchester City today, what do you see? You see a billion-dollar empire. You see Pep Guardiola’s tactical genius, Erling Haaland’s robotic finishing, and a stadium sponsored by an airline. Modern football is a highly sanitized, corporate, money-making machine.But if...
3 min readAnna Connell Church History Club Origins EPL Manchester City