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Barcelona considers options as CAS verdict enforces transfer ban
Laporta drops Barcelona presidency hint after court verdict
Former Barcelona president Joan Laporta has said he is considering running for his old position after being cleared of accusations levelled at him by the current administration that his tenure left the Spanish Liga football club saddled with debt.
Messi to face trial in tax fraud case
Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi is set to face trial over alleged tax fraud after a Spanish court today (Friday) rejected his appeal against being named in the case.
Barcelona to fight transfer ban at CAS
Barcelona will go to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) after football’s global governing body Fifa today (Wednesday) rejected the Spanish Liga club’s appeal against a transfer ban beginning in January 2015.
Barcelona claims revenue landmark
Spanish Liga football club Barcelona has announced record revenues of €530m ($720.8m) for the 2013-14 season, with net profits hitting €41m – a mark only surpassed once in the Catalan giant’s history.
Trend It Like Beckham
Brazilian football player Neymar was cast in the lead role of this year’s World Cup before being cast in plaster following a back injury in the quarter-final. Owen Evans looks at whether the Barcelona superstar can now follow in David Beckham’s footsteps to commercial superstardom.
Hosts with the Most
Following the rollout of Barcelona’s new outdoor lounge, Elisha Chauhan looks at some recent innovations in the use of sports stadia for non-matchday hospitality.
Judge calls Barcelona, Rosell to court over Neymar case
Barcelona and the Spanish top-tier Liga football club’s former president, Sandro Rosell, have been summoned by a judge to give evidence in court over the tax evasion scandal surrounding the signing of Brazilian superstar Neymar.
Club Channel Case Studies
What is the best way for a European football club to package its in-house editorial content? A subscription TV channel or a free-to-view YouTube channel? Or somewhere in between? Andy Fry looked at two case studies: Barcelona and Liverpool.
Real Madrid and Barcelona push United down valuation rankings
Manchester United has continued its descent down Forbes’ annual rankings of the world’s most valuable football clubs as Real Madrid and Barcelona ensured a Spanish lockout of the top-two positions for the first time since the business media outlet began the list a decade ago.
Barcelona boosted by LFP verdict over Neymar deal
Spanish Liga club Barcelona has announced that the Spanish Football League (LFP) has found no evidence of any “irregular conduct” from its controversial summer signing of Brazilian superstar Neymar.
Barcelona cleared to return to transfer market
Spanish Liga football club Barcelona will be able to strengthen its squad during the summer transfer window after Fifa elected to suspend a ban it had imposed on the Catalan giant.
Barcelona members back Nou Camp project
Spanish Liga football giant Barcelona has received some welcome good news after its members voted to back the redevelopment project for its Nou Camp stadium in what was only the second referendum in the club’s 115-year history.
MediaCom adds weight to Neymar brand-building drive
Marketing agency MediaCom Sport has entered into a commercial partnership with Barcelona and Brazil football star Neymar.
Barcelona vows to appeal Fifa sanctions
Barcelona has confirmed it will appeal against sanctions imposed by Fifa after football’s global governing body found the Spanish Liga club guilty of breaching regulations surrounding the international transfers and registrations of players under the age of 18.
Fifa hits Barcelona with transfer ban
Football's world governing body Fifa has issued Barcelona with a transfer ban covering two windows and a fine of CHF450,000 (€370,000/$509,000) after finding the Spanish Liga club and the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) guilty of breaches relating to the international transfer and registration of players under the age of 18.
Barcelona makes payment to tax authorities as Neymar saga continues
Spanish Liga football club Barcelona announced today (Monday) that it would pay the Spanish tax authorities €13.55m ($18.6m) as the dispute over last summer’s signing of Neymar rumbles on.
Barcelona to face tax fraud charges over Neymar transfer
Barcelona has denied all wrongdoing after a Spanish judge charged the Spanish Liga football club with committing tax fraud through the signing of Brazilian superstar Neymar last summer.