Joan Laporta

Barca President Joan Laporta Will Not Resign Over Disputed Payments To Referees’ Chief
22 Feb

Barca President Joan Laporta Will Not Resign Over Disputed Payments To Referees’ Chief

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Barcelona’s Joan Laporta says he will not give La Liga chief executive Javier Tebas “what he’d like by stepping down” as president of the club. On Monday, Tebas said Laporta should resign if he was unable to explain payments Barcelona made to Jose Maria Enriquez Negreira, a former vice-president of Spain’s referees’ committee. “That is for the club’s members to decide,” said Laporta on Tuesday, who was elected by a large majority of club members in March 2021. “Anyone who tries to tarnish the history and image of Barcelona will receive a strong response.” Laporta also claimed Tebas was “obsessed”…
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Barcelona Players ‘Are Angry with Joan Laporta’
12 Oct

Barcelona Players ‘Are Angry with Joan Laporta’

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There's more unsettlement at Barcelona after president Joan Laporta criticised players for not taking a salary cut, according to a report. The Catalan side have been hit by major financial struggles off the field and had to rush to register their summer signings as they struggled with Financial Fair Play limitations. Laporta used a Members' Assembly to ask the likes of Frenkie De Jong and other senior players to reduce their salaries, and, according to Helena Condis via Cope, several of the club's stars, including Sergio Busquets and Gerard Pique, are said to have taken exception to the 60-year-old's comments. Players such as Gerard Pique and Jordi Alba…
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