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Joan Laporta Hits Out at Rival for 'Exploiting' Lionel Messi's Name in Barcelona Presidential Debate

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Incumbent president Joan Laporta has accused Victor Font of exploiting Lionel Messi's name to garner favor ahead of the 2026 FC Barcelona presidential election.

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Barcelona is in an election process to elect its next president for the next five years. Joan Laporta, who resigned from office to seek re-election, fights with Victor Font to lead the future of the Blaugranas. They run the last few hours to close the campaign season of the Culés, which ends this Friday. Within the strategies to keep the votes of the partners, it is usual to resort to promising the signings of great figures. On this occasion: Er…

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The campaign for the elections to the presidency of FC Barcelona lives its most tense days. The confrontation between Joan Laporta and Víctor Font has marked the last electoral debate, with direct accusations and a very harsh tone between the two candidates. The club will hold the elections on March 15, 2026, in elections in which the members will have to elect the next president of Barça. Laporta, who has already been president in two stages, i…

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So for the first time in 25 years it was a TV face-to-face, which lasted about an hour and a quarter, and the undecided members could hardly determine their preferences in the face of the elections this Sunday. Laporta attacked Font by calling him to have a way of acting "sharp", to be "a trillero", to destabilize the club, to "demagogue the lie" and to destroy "the built among all", while Font accused Laporta of "manipulating the reality", "con…

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The last electoral debate for the presidency of Barça between Joan Laporta and Víctor Font has become an exchange of reproaches and personal accusations. The two candidates have repeated their arguments about Leo Messi's situation, the club's financial management, the new stadium, the figure of Deco and the honesty of the management team. The debate, the only televised face-to-face in twenty-five years because the other times there were more can…

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sport.es broke the news in on Friday, March 13, 2026.
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