Tag: Barcelona President
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Joan Laporta elected Barcelona president for second time
Joan Laporta was elected FC Barcelona president for a second time on Sunday as club members voted him in to replace Josep Maria Bartomeu. The 58-year-old Laporta beat Victor Font and Toni Freixa to become the club’s president for a second time. He was previously in charge between 2003 and 2010. Laporta had 19,293 votes…
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Barcelona President, Bartomeu resigns, entire board steps down
Barcelona President Josep Maria Bartomeu has resigned with the entire board also stepping down from their posts. Bartomeu’s decisions come after several months of criticism in the wake of Barcelona’s 8-2 Champions League elimination to Bayern Munich as well as Lionel Messi’s shocking request to leave the club shortly after. Although the club was able…