Illustration for the US soccer magazine Howler number 16. This is one of the two illustrations I made for a very cool and interesting article about the youth academies of FC Barcelona and Real Madrid; "La Masia" and "La Fábrica". I had to show how different the styles of football … (read more)

Illustration for the US soccer magazine Howler number 16. This is one of the two illustrations I made for a very cool and interesting article about the youth academies of FC Barcelona and Real Madrid; "La Masia" and "La Fábrica". I had to show how different the styles of football and the soul of the clubs are.

La Masía is the traditional training place for young FC Barcelona players. The illustration is inspired by his more academic soccer style and with more game manuals, more technique. The house that crowns the structure is the original house of La Masía, which is preserved as a monument, being its architecture and the modernist style that inspires its entire structure.

The three central pivots represent the game mode known as "tiki-taka" that elevated FC Barcelona to its greatest successes under the command of Pep Guardiola.

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