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Barcelona hits out as prosecutor requests fines, jail terms in Neymar case
Spanish Liga football team Barcelona has reiterated its “total innocence” and hit out at the “inappropriate” nature of the legal proceedings it finds itself enveloped in after Spain’s public prosecutor requested a substantial fine for the club and jail terms for president Josep Maria Bartomeu and his predecessor Sandro Rosell.
Barcelona pledges to fight tax charges
Barcelona has vowed to challenge a decision to indict the Spanish Liga football club, its president Josep Maria Bartomeu and his predecessor Sandro Rosell on alleged tax evasion in relation to the 2013 signing of Brazilian superstar Neymar.
Barcelona facing trial over Neymar transfer deal
Spanish Liga football club Barcelona and president Josep Maria Bartomeu will face trial over alleged tax evasion in the 2013 signing of Brazilian superstar Neymar, it was announced today (Friday).
Barcelona taps into IMG’s expertise in Chinese market
Spanish Liga football club Barcelona has entered into a strategic relationship with IMG for the agency to exclusively represent its commercial interests in mainland China.
Barcelona hits out as Bartomeu named suspect in Neymar deal
Barcelona has expressed its “surprise, indignation and total disagreement” after president Josep Maria Bartomeu was named as a suspect in an investigation into whether the Spanish Liga football club evaded taxes in the signing of Brazilian superstar Neymar.
Barcelona accused of tax evasion in Neymar deal
Barcelona is facing further scrutiny over the signing of Brazilian superstar Neymar after a prosecutor said the Spanish Liga football club, and its former president Sandro Rosell, should stand trial for evading around €9m ($11.2m) in taxes through the deal.
Barcelona brings forward club elections as Bartomeu denies talk of crisis
Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu has announced the Spanish Liga football club’s planned 2016 elections will be brought forward to this summer to reduce the “tension” surrounding the Catalan giant.
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.