“Fútbol Club Barcelona is a private and non-profit making sports Catalan Association of natural persons, with its own legal status, constituted on November 29 of the year 1899.” So says the Barça charter…”

A model that has been fantastically successful over the years. However…

“The Barcelona model is the diametric opposite of the Premier League’s highly corporate system of leveraged buyouts and tycoon ownership. “

Barcelona provide a model of excellence that all clubs should follow | Football | The Observer.