Barcelona Presidential Race Narrows to Laporta vs. Font as Campaign Turns Combative

Overview

• The Electoral Board validated 7,226 signatures for Joan Laporta and 4,440 for Víctor Font, both surpassing the 2,337 threshold required to stand.
• Marc Ciria was ruled out with 2,247 validated signatures, 90 short of the minimum, and his campaign says it will appeal under the club’s statutes.
• Laporta accused Font of destabilizing the team and lending credibility to a member’s court complaint against him, while defending sporting director Deco and coach Hansi Flick.
• Font countered that Laporta is twisting his words and harming the club, reiterating plans for governance changes, a move away from Deco, and openness to retaining Flick.
• Sky Sports DE’s Florian Plettenberg reports Flick links his future to Laporta’s re‑election, even as Font says he could keep the coach; the official campaign runs March 6–13 before the March 15 vote.