“I caught Joan Oliver one recent Saturday lunchtime, when he had found a rare bit of peace in his empty office in Barcelona, away from the madness of football’s transfer market. FC Barcelona’s chief executive is presiding over an off-the-field achievement as remarkable as the club’s European and Spanish titles on it. Barça is poised to become the club with the highest revenues – about €400m. Better yet, in an industry that burns money, they have made profits for six consecutive years. The team that starts its defence of the Champions League on Wednesday is also a proper business.” (FT – Simon Kuper)