Josep Maria Bartomeu news

ALFREDO RELAÑO

Barcelona plumbing the depths of 1960s low

Alfredo Relaño reacts to Barcelona's 1-1 LaLiga draw with Granada on Monday, as Ronald Araújo's late goal rescued a point for Ronald Koeman's men.

BARCELONA

Piqué: "I nearly left Barcelona under Guardiola"

BARCELONA

Messi: the leaked burofax reveals his Barça attitude

BARCELONA

Laporta says Barcelona's economic situation is "severe"

ALFREDO RELAÑO

Messi is LaLiga's third Michelin star

Alfredo Relaño discusses the future of Barcelona star Lionel Messi, who is yet to renew his contract because of the club's inability to balance the books.

ALFREDO RELAÑO

If Griezmann returns to Atlético Madrid...

What has happened to Griezmann is relatively normal. Simeone pushes him to the limit, but within a model club and a healthy atmosphere.

ALFREDO RELAÑO

Laporta, without Guardiola, Puyol or Xavi

Laporta won the Barcelona presidential election and takes over a club in a financial mess, with doubts over the squad structure. Alfredo Relaño takes a look

BARCELONA

Barçagate: Bartomeu provisionally released

BARCELONA

Barçagate: KFC spring to Bartomeu's defence

FC BARCELONA

Barcelona 'deeply regret' Bartomeu arrest - Laporta

BARCELONA

What is Barçagate?

FC BARCELONA

How much did Barcelona pay I3 Ventures for their social media campaign?

BARCELONA

Messi and Piqué at the centre of the Barçagate campaign

BARCELONA

Former Barça president Bartomeu detained after club offices raided

BARCELONA

'Barçagate': former president Bartomeu detained

BARCELONA | SALINAS

"The Barça board inherited a Ferrari and have turned it into scrap"

BARCELONA

Messi to take legal action against El Mundo over contract leak

ALFREDO RELAÑO

Messi earns his wages, but not the captain’s armband

Alfredo Relaño looks at the fallout from the revelation of the Messi’s contract with Barcelona, with many coming to the defence of the Argentinean.

ALFREDO RELAÑO

Messi's epiphany

Leo Messi's interview on Sunday answered many questions but not the most pressing one: will he stay at Barcelona or seek a new challenge at PSG or City?

ALFREDO RELAÑO

Messi reinvents himself

Like Cristiano Ronaldo, the Barça star is also not getting any younger and advancing through his thirties. And his game needs to adapt as well...

Barcelona

Messi pay "unsustainable" - Barça presidential candidate

ALFREDO RELAÑO

Messi is an extravagance which Barça can no longer afford

Messi is starting to test the patience of many of his most loyal followers. Even the departure of Bartomeu, with whom he felt some resentment, hasn’t appeased him, notes Alfredo Relaño.

BARCELONA

Messi malaise contagious as Koeman's plans fall apart

ALFREDO RELAÑO

VAR-free football thanks to the Europa League

Thursday night is Europa League night, evenings packed with games from every corner of Europe.

BARCELONA

Barcelona facing bankruptcy if players reject pay cut

ALFREDO RELAÑO

Bartomeu leaves, Barcelona go on

AS columnist Alfredo Relaño gives his take on the resignation of Barcelona president Josep Bartomeu.

European Super League

Europe's elite plan "hostile takeover" of Champions League

LALIGA

Bartomeu: 'Barça have accepted entry to new European Super League'

BARCELONA

Bartomeu resigns and announces Super League plans

ALFREDO RELAÑO

Feeble Barcelona let Real Madrid dig themselves out of a hole

Real Madrid, fresh off a bad defeat in the Champions League, recorded a 3-1 triumph at the Camp Nou in the first Clásico of the season.

ALFREDO RELAÑO

New deal for Gerard Piqué puts spotlight on Sergio Ramos

Barcelona president Bartomeu may have felt he had bought some peace and quiet after the recent contract extension that will see Piqué remain at the Catalan club through to the age of 37.