Barcelona can be football's NASA, Apple & Facebook - Bartomeu

The presidential candidate hopes to see the club become a symbol for world football in the next six years and feels he can deliver that if he is elected

Josep Maria Bartomeu says he wants to see Barcelona become the most dominant force in world football and a symbol for the sport.
The Catalan side are one of the game's elite sides, with their position at the top of the game boosted further by last season's treble - their second in six years.
Bartomeu, who succeeded Sandro Rosell as the club's president and is hoping to be returned in the election on July 18, says his vision is to see Barca become the Apple, NASA and Facebook of football.
“By 2021, we want Barca to be to football what Apple is to computers, NASA for space exploration or Facebook for social media,” he said at a campaign speech.
"The Barca of the 21st century is based on the social model, sporting, athletics and the new facilities we want to build in the Espai Barca project.
“We have a management model to strengthen our leadership in the world, to continue leading it in 2021 and to be a unique brand in the world. The aim is that in 2021, the world will associate Barca with football.
"We want to create a base to support the athletes and coaches and to strengthen the promotion of women’s sport, we want to be a leader in that too.
"Our third sporting point will be the creation of the observatory and university of FC Barcelona, built in the Espai Barca, a training centre in the environment of football and sport.”