“In the fashion of a heavyweight champion from the time when boxing fans cared about multiple titles, FC Barcelona flashed the hardware of its fearsomeness. Arrayed below the news conference podium Monday at a downtown Seattle hotel were trophies representing the 2008-09 championships of Spain’s first division, the nation’s Copa del Rey tournament and the European Champions League — the first Spanish team to win all three in a single season.” (SeattlePI)