Barcelona's rise as a football superpower

When I was growing up watching football in the late 90s/early 00s, I would never have included Barcelona in the giants of football. Certainly not in the same category as Real Madrid, and not even the Italian giants and us.

But now they're almost universally recognised as the 2nd biggest club in the world, after their most bitter rivals. And it hasn't even been that long. They've been immensely successful in that period but have bought in and held onto some of the most famous footballers of...

Barcelona's rise as a football superpower