Former Barca president Bartomeu arrested after club offices raided – media
By Reuters
01 March 2021 |
2:11 pm
Former Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu was arrested on Monday after Catalan police officers searched the La Liga club's offices, Spanish radio station Cadena Ser reported on Monday.
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