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Chaos at Camp Nou: Inside Barcelona's Bubbling Crisis

The problems off the field at Barcelona are plentiful, and with no games to deflect and distract, it's more clear than ever that necessary change is coming.
 
 

No club is enjoying a good spell during the coronavirus crisis, but then again, no club is having quite such a bad one as Barcelona. As the financial downturn begins to bite, the ongoing mismanagement of the club is being exposed, and there aren’t even in any matches in which Lionel Messi can do something brilliant to deflect attention from the chaos in the boardroom.

The presidency of Josep Maria Bartomeu had been under attack for several months before the crisis. Messi is not an obviously political animal, so the fact that he had taken to offering public criticism of the board on a regular basis is significant. But the events of last Thursday evening, when six directors resigned, have taken the crisis to a new level. Even worse for Bartomeu, one of those who resigned was Emili Rousaud, whom he had elevated to vice president only a month ago, effectively nominating him as the continuity candidate and his ideal successor, to stand in next year’s presidential elections.

Having resigned, Rousaud then suggested somebody at the club “had their hand in the till,” an explosive allegation of corruption. Barcelona responded with a vague threat of legal action, although it’s hard to believe it would want the scrutiny of a court case that would put the I3 Ventures scandal into a detailed, public spotlight. Simply put, payments of €900,000 were made to I3 Ventures, a company that the club says was contracted to monitor social media activity. Radio station Cadena Ser, though, reported allegations that I3 Ventures was running a coordinated attack campaign on social media against those opposed to the club and the president. At one point, it’s said, that included some of Barcelona’s own players–even Messi.

Bartomeu has dismissed the allegations as “completely false,” but Jaume Masferrer, his closest adviser, was suspended pending investigation. But there is something else odd about the I3 Ventures deal. Why was the fee so high? Some have suggested the work officially done was probably worth about a sixth of what was paid. And why were the payments made in a series of tranches, each of just under the €200,000 threshold that would have triggered an immediate internal audit?

Even without the I3 Ventures affair, this has been an extraordinarily turbulent few months for Barcelona. The chaos is so all-encompassing it’s hard to know where to begin, although the loss of Neymar to Paris Saint-Germain three years ago and the subsequent panic signings of Ousmane Dembele and Philippe Coutinho for inflated fees is probably a decent place to start. 

PSG, it’s been suggested, deliberately shattered the world-record fee in order to inflate the market, knowing it had resources unmatched by the vast majority of clubs; whether that was a deliberate ploy or not, it has shattered Barcelona, not least because the signings, as well as wasting the $220 million windfall, also broke any semblance of a wage structure.

 

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CIES Football Observatory

n°292 - 20/04/2020

Demography

Player export: Brazil leads the tablIssue number 292 of the CIES Football Observatory Weekly Post ranks countries worldwide according to the number of their representatives having played professional football abroad during the calendar year 2019. Brazil is at the top of the table (1,600 players, of which 74.6% active in top division leagues) ahead of France (1,027, 74.0%) and Argentina (972, 75.5%).

(my own add, the former Yugoslavia countries add up to 1492!)

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In total, 186 national associations had at least one player expatriated in the 141 leagues from 93 countries included in the sample. However, altogether, Brazil, France and Argentina provided up to almost one quarter of the total foreign workforce in global football (22.5%). Nigeria is the main African exporting nation (399 players abroad), while Japan is the principal Asian one (161).

The CIES Football Observatory Atlas of Migration presents the main destinations for each origin. This exclusive tool notably reveals that Portugal is by far the main destination for Brazilians, ahead of Italy and Japan. The three main destinations for the French expatriates are England, Belgium and Luxembourg, while those of the Argentineans are Chile, Mexico and Spain.

Number of expatriates, by country of origin (2019)

Footballers having played abroad during the calendar year 2019. [Divisions 1]: Active in top division leagues.

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Arsenal and Atletico Madrid would be the BIG winners if UEFA uses controversial coefficient system to decide next season's Champions League places, while it would be DISASTER for Chelsea and Inter Milan... so, what are the alternatives?

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-8244639/Arsenal-Man-United-Atletico-Madrid-Roma-big-winners-UEFA-coefficient-plan.html

UEFA would lost any credibility if this happens.

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55 minutes ago, Mana said:

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/11977062/uefa-champions-league-and-europa-league-qualification-must-be-on-sporting-merit

Basically what NikkiCFC has posted, No WAY in FECK that this should happen. I want Chelsea to sue the hell out of UEFA if they dare screw us out of the CL.

I can't believe that horrid 2015/16 season has come to haunt us again, playing a huge factor in our coefficients.

We are the defending Europa League winners FFS.

Meanwhile Arsenal, a team that we smashed in last year's final, a side has won no European trophy in decades and hasn't been in the CL for 3 years, gets a free pass.

EDIT: *breathes calmly* Hopefully UEFA doesn't go through with that idea.

 

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7 hours ago, Jason said:

 

that Arse UEFA coefficient is completely cherry-picked

it's the 5 year coefficient

we got fucked because of no points in 2016/17

if we had the average year then we would be 8th in the world with 104 points, 1 behind PSG who have 105

look at this seasons rankings

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the previous set of 5 years before the current 5 we are 4th in the world

for the ten years we are 5th (AM passes us up)

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5 hours ago, Jason said:

Looks like the Dutch season has been declared null and void. No champions, promotion and relegation. 

What should be done in general. 

It's dumb to continue to plan for this season. 

Just do the same thing, null and void and focus on next season. 

Pre season in July. 

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