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Laporta Intensifies Attacks on Font, Backs Deco and Echevarría, Questions Refereeing Favors for Real Madrid

The remarks come eight days before Barcelona members choose their next president.

Overview

  • Speaking at campaign events, Joan Laporta escalated criticism of Víctor Font, calling him a technocrat and claiming his leadership would harm the club.
  • Laporta accused Font of seeking to destabilize Barcelona’s sporting project and pressed him to present concrete proposals and show humility.
  • Defending continuity, Laporta reaffirmed Deco as sporting director and rejected Font’s idea of replacing him with a three-person committee.
  • Laporta highlighted adviser Alejandro Echevarría as his liaison with LaLiga and the RFEF and credited him with helping secure Dani Olmo’s registration.
  • He also alleged Real Madrid benefits from refereeing help, citing the stoppage-time win at Celta and contrasting VAR decisions with Barcelona’s match at Anoeta.