Spanish radio host Carlos Herrera has fiercely attacked FC Barcelona over a statement the club put out in regards to prison sentences given to Catalan independence leaders. The host of “Herrera en COPE,” a show on Cadena COPE, called Barça “a club in service of criminals” in a rant that also took aim at former Barcelona player and manager Pep Guardiola and former player Xavi Hernández.
This stems from the Spanish Supreme Court giving lengthy prison sentences to nine Catalan separatist leaders for organizing an independence referendum in 2017, as well as making an independence declaration in the Catalan parliament.