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Press Release
World Cup Spanish Football Tales to Peakpublish Peakpublish has acquired two Spanish football titles - 'A Catalan Dream: Football Artistry and Political Intrigue' about the Barcelona Football Club, and 'Spain United', an in-depth look at Spain's World Cup campaign that will also explore the regional rivalries and the unifying impact the winning team has had on the country. Barcelona had 8 of their club players in the National Spanish Team and the Cup was won by adopting Barca's quick passing style football. The author, Tim Hanlon, said, "After living and reporting football from Barcelona for the last 8 years I am delighted to have witnessed the Barca and Spanish football thriving and to tell the cracking history to the world." Geraldine Rose remarked, "We are delighted to notice that we are becoming the first choice publisher for football writers." In 2003, Barcelona was in full crisis on and off the pitch with the team struggling in the league and the protests of fans leading to the resignation of the president. A new radical board led by the charismatic Joan Laporta was ushered into power with a landslide election victory and a dramatic recovery unfolded. With enterprising new marketing strategies, Barcelona fully exploited its potential financially, while the club returned to the pinnacle of the European game with their unique brand of swashbuckling football, forged from Johan Cruyff’s innovative approach as coach in the early 1990s. The enigmatic Ronaldinho instigated the turnaround and helped the club to European success before he was superseded by homegrown players like Leo Messi and Andres Iniesta, led by coach Pep Guardiola, the iconic figure of Cruyff’s side. Problems were never far away, though, as Catalan politics threatened to sidetrack the team and vendettas came to the fore. Barça had a major impact on the Spain national team, which adapted their style of quick passing football and they had eight players in the World Cup winning side this summer. |
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