There is so much fantastic stuff in here that I don't really know where to start. Barcelona play an extraordinary breed of football, and there's some brilliant explanations of just what they do in the linked article. Many of the specific points are innovations courtesy of possible Chelsea managerial target Pep Guardiola - if you think Barcelona's success is simply due to their players, you should probably think again.

Real Madrid Resort Island will cost $1,000,000,000 and feature "sports facilities, a marina, luxury hotels and villas, an amusement park, a club museum and a futuristic 10,000-seat stadium with one side open to the sea." I wish I was making this up.