One of the world’s most famous and successful clubs is undertaking a perilous financial gambit, just to be able to play their new signings. What’s going on with Barcelona? What are “economic levers”? Why is registering players for La Liga so complicated? Adam Crafton is here to explain all of that and much more. 

An investigation into Barcelona: https://theathletic.com/3468740/2022/08/03/barcelona-money-finances-crisis/

On the fourth economic lever: https://theathletic.com/3491412/2022/08/09/barcelona-fourth-economic-lever/

On the challenge of registering players: https://theathletic.com/3487004/2022/08/09/barcelona-la-liga-dispute-register-new-signings/

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