Laporta and Font Clash in Tense FC Barcelona Presidential Debate

The former president defends Hansi Flick's era while challenger Font criticizes the club's ongoing legal issues.

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Candidates Joan Laporta and Víctor Font met this Monday in Barcelona for the first electoral debate, highlighting deep divisions over sports management and Xavi Hernández's legacy.

The FC Barcelona presidential campaign intensified during the debate hosted by Grup Godó. Joan Laporta expressed his disappointment with Xavi Hernández's recent comments, stating that the team would still be losing under the former coach, unlike the current success with Hansi Flick.

"Barça is about feeling, it cannot be run from a computer."

Joan Laporta · Presidential candidate
Víctor Font countered by accusing Laporta of promoting a lack of transparency and causing the judicialization of the club. Font emphasized that his candidacy represents a professional and transversal approach to modernizing the institution.