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”.

Barcelona president Joan Laporta has defended his management of the club's finances and said they followed the Financial Fair Play (FFP) rules to enable them to register players Dani Olmo and Pau Victor.

Barcelona president Joan Laporta defended his handling of the Dani Olmo registration issue and lashed out at enemies attacking the club in a fiery speech on Tuesday.Laporta said one of the reasons for the registration debacle was because the club did not accept a new sponsorship deal with sportswear brand Nike in the summer.

Barcelona won their first trophy of the Hansi Flick era last night as they humbled arch-rivals Real Madrid 5-2 in Jeddah in the finals of the Spanish Super Cup.It was an exceptional all-round display

Clasico win in La Liga earlier this year by piling up five goals against their historic rivals in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Sunday.

Real Madrid’s quest for redemption against Barcelona ended in a 5-2 loss in the Spanish Super Cup final. Kylian Mbappe scored early, but Barcelona responded with goals from Lamine Yamal, Robert Lewandowski,