Police enter Barcelona’s stadium in search operation

Spanish police entered Barcelona’s stadium on Monday in a search and seize operation.
The membership mentioned authorities have been on the group’s headquarters however didn’t present any extra element.
Spanish media mentioned the operation was associated to final 12 months’s ‘Barcagate,’ wherein membership officers have been accused of launching a smear marketing campaign in opposition to present and former gamers who have been essential of the membership and then-president Josep Maria Bartomeu.
Bartomeu and his board of administrators resigned final 12 months amid fallout from the controversy surrounding Lionel Messi. The membership has been mired in political turmoil and debt prompted by the coronavirus pandemic.
The operation comes lower than per week earlier than presidential elections are to be held on the membership.