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Video: CBS News' '60 Minutes' program profiles legendary Spanish team FC Barcelona

After the weekend's NFL action wrapped up, CBS' famed "'60 Minutes" news magazine show turned its eyes to the rest of the world's football.

After the weekend's NFL action wrapped up, CBS' famed "60 Minutes" news magazine show turned its eyes to the rest of the world's football.

Reporter Bob Simon and producer Michael Gavshon traveled to Barcelona recently to do a profile on the Spanish club that has firmly established itself as the world's best team.

The resulting story was very well done. While it certainly makes Barcelona look very good, it's hard to argue against the club having earned that stature. There's also an explanation of Barça's role in the Catalonian independence movement, which provides much-needed context to the club's symbolic power among its fans.

Here's the video from the TV show: