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Laporta advances in bid to reclaim Barca presidency amid board civil war

Former Barcelona president Joan Laporta has thrown his hat into the ring to wrest the office off beleaguered incumbent Josep Bartomeu.

Bartomeu came under renewed pressure last week when six members of the club board, including vice-president Emili Rousaud, handed in their resignation.

The group cited the 'Barcagate' social media scandal as evidence of mismanagement by Bartomeu, while Rousaud went further in suggesting that Blaugrana funds had been handled in an illicit manner.

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Laporta oversaw the running of the club for seven years between 2003 and 2010, a term that coincided with the building of what has gone down as arguably the best Barcelona side in history under the watch of Pep Guardiola.