When Sandro Rosell was president of Barcelona from 2010-14, he allowed Qatar Airways to be their front-of-shirt sponsor, replacing charity Unicef. Laporta was critical of Rosell for that decision, saying “you had to choose between Qatar and corrupt or between Unicef and clean”.

Barça is going through complicated weeks following the controversy related to the cases of Pau Víctor and Dani Olmo. The difficulties in

FC Barcelona President Joan Laporta was deemed to have left the exit door 'very open' to star defender Ronald Araujo when speaking at a press conference on Tuesday.

Barcelona President Joan Laporta has accused the media of tricking captain Raphinha into making his comments about the club, by painting a picture that was not true. The Brazilian noted publicly last

Barcelona midfielder Dani Olmo has been ruled out of Tuesday's Champions League trip to Benfica with a calf injury, the LaLiga club said on Sunday.

Barcelona have confirmed Dani Olmo will miss some action after suffering a calf strain over the weekend. The Spaniard will subsequently miss the club's upcoming Champions League clash against Benfica, which will be a big blow to manager Hansi Flick.

Barcelona has only won one of their previous eight La Liga matches. Surely a home fixture against Valencia offers them the perfect opportunity to get their league campaign back on track. Barcelona

Barcelona look to recover ground in La Liga's title race when they host Valencia at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys.

FC Barcelona head coach Hansi Flick will make two big changes to his line up when the Catalans host Valencia in La Liga on Sunday evening in Spain.

Previous manager Xavi wanted a big name in the position, but the closest he got was bringing a then 32-year-old Ilkay Gundogan in from Manchester City in the summer of 2023. Gundogan ended up starting 33 La Liga matches and nine Champions League games for Barca in 2023-24.

Barcelona's pursuit of Marcus Rashford is complicated by their recent financial struggles. While funds from the sale of Camp Nou VIP boxes have become available, President Joan Laporta is wary of repeating past financial mistakes.

Manchester United left winger Marcus Rashford is one of the biggest names on the January 2025 transfer market, as Borussia Dortmund have been closely linked to the perennially disappointing England international after Donyell Malen’s departure to Aston Villa this winter.