💥 Laporta: Some rivals get rezoned when in trouble...

💥 Laporta: Some rivals get rezoned when in trouble... Joan Laporta spoke at Barça’s assembly this morning and wanted to take a major swipe at his opponents. This is how Joan began his speech: “A club of Barça’s stature always faces major challenges. Loving Barça means we must always strive for more; there is no room for complacency. That is what our history demands of us, as does the firm commitment we have to the institution. I ask everyone to continue this growth in every area over the coming years.” But he also wanted to take a dig at his rivals such as Real Madrid: “Our rivals, who are public limited sports companies or state-backed clubs that, when they have problems, get rezoned and carry on as if nothing happened, force us to go one step further.” He also spoke about the sporting outlook: “We aspire to win everything. We want to win La Liga, a third in a row, the Copa, the Super Cup and the Champions League. If we keep faith in the players, the coach and the staff, we will achieve it. In our other sports sections, we are the best multi-sport club in the world. We have 50 European Cups. No one has that many. We have strengthened the handball team, with Ortega’s renewal. Futsal has returned to success with Javi Rodríguez, winning the league. In hockey we want to recover the success we have had throughout our history. We have completely revamped the basketball team. We have high hopes for Sekulic and have brought in 11 players. We hope they bring us a lot of joy, especially this year as we celebrate the basketball club’s centenary. Of course, we have Barça Women, who are the benchmark in world football. We have played in the last six Champions League finals and won four of them. It is an emotional force that has become part of Barcelonismo in recent years. We hope that with Pere Romeu we will remain among the elite.” And he also spoke about the financial situation with the new stadium: “On the financial side, we have continued growing our revenue, which has once again led us to historic records in sponsorship and merchandising. We met our financial balance targets in a season shaped by attendance limitations. When we returned to Spotify Camp Nou in November, we achieved record revenue: more than one billion euros. I want to stress that returning to the stadium has allowed us to reverse the drop in income caused by playing at the Johan and the Olympic Stadium.” This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here.