How Bad is Barcelona’s Financial Crisis?

It was just six years ago that Barcelona was the envy of world football. But now, they’re in the midst of a financial crisis. Last week Spanish newspaper El Mundo revealed that the club had more than €1 billion in debts and then on Saturday night…

It was just six years ago that Barcelona was the envy of world football. But now, they’re in the midst of a financial crisis. Last week Spanish newspaper El Mundo revealed that the club had more than €1 billion in debts and then on Saturday night…

It was just six years ago that Barcelona was the envy of world football. But now, they’re in the midst of a financial crisis. Last week Spanish newspaper El Mundo revealed that the club had more than €1 billion in debts and then on Saturday night they reported that Messi will be paid more than €500 million over the last 4 seasons.    Today we ask, how dire are Barcelona finances and what do they mean for the future of the club?   Guest:

Colin Millar (@Millar_Colin) is an editor of Football Espana and author of The Frying Pan of Spain: Sevilla v Real Betis – Spain’s Hottest Football Rivalry

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The music for this episode was provided under the Creative Commons license by Blue Dot Sessions.

‘KeoKeo’ by Blue Dot Sessions

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