Barcelona president Joan Laporta has defended his administration’s handling of the Dani Olmo case and has claimed that there was a campaign to tarnish the club’s image.

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.

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 has defended his administration’s handling of Dani Olmo’s registration issue while accusing critics

Joan Laporta, president of FC Barcelona, refuted criticisms and highlighted achievements such as the Nike deal, the new stadium, and the registration of Dani Olmo and Pau Víctor. He also condemned internal and external attacks,

Laporta accused La Liga of demanding additional, non-regulatory requirements to delay the registration of Dani Olmo and Pau Víctor and criticized La Liga and the RFEF for using an "obsolete" article to block the players' registrations.

Barcelona President Joan Laporta has come out with a strong defence of his management in recent weeks, amid calls for his resignation, after Dani Olmo and Pau Victor went unregistered past the ...

Barcelona president Joan Laporta has sent something of a message of appreciation the way of arch rivals Real Madrid.This comes owing to Real’s stance on the efforts of the Blaugrana to register

The FC Barcelona president appears in a press conference after winning the Spanish Super Cup to explain the registration process for Dani Olmo and Pau Víctor

MADRID — Barcelona president Joan Laporta defended his administration’s handling of the Dani Olmo case and claimed on Tuesday that there was a campaign to tarnish the club’s image.

Barcelona President Joan Laporta has come out with a strong defence of his management in recent weeks, amid calls for his resignation, after Dani Olmo and Pau Victor went unregistered past the deadline in January. Since, Barcelona have managed to secure an ...