Barca

2023 - 3 - 13

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Judge Cancels Gavi Contract Registration Allowing Free Transfer ... (Forbes)

A judge in Spain has suspended Gavi's contract registration, which effectively means he can leave FC Barcelona for free this summer.

Already, Tebas has publicly told them that they must shed €200 million ($214 million) from the wage bill. La Liga president Javier Tebas vowed to appeal against the ruling and has done just that. Barca can now appeal against today's decision too, but Gavi is not registered with the first team as things stand.

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Barcelona LaLiga progress shaded by legal issues, more (ESPN)

Barca's court issues cloud their LaLiga chase, Man United halted by Casemiro red card, more ... It was another big weekend of drama, talking points and action ...

They cut out major defensive errors -- other than a massively costly one from [Mats Hummels](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/84627/Mats-Hummels), but he's fading out of the picture any way -- they did not let their heads drop and they showed the ability to bounce back. But hey, everybody has bad days and [Erling Haaland](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/253989/Erling-Haaland) is entitled to a less-than-stellar display time and again. And while this 4-2 victory was far from flawless -- Juve went 2-0 up and conceded twice in the space of a minute to reopen the game -- and while [Adrien Rabiot](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/176203/Adrien-Rabiot)'s goal to make it 3-2 should probably have been disallowed (it looked as if he controlled the ball with his arm and his reaction rather suggest he felt the same), it doesn't change the fact that Juve dominated. [Achraf Hakimi](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/240233/Achraf-Hakimi) (accused of sexual assault) and president Nasser Al-Khelaifi ( [implicated in](https://edition.cnn.com/2023/03/02/football/psg-nasser-al-khelaifi-investigation-spt-intl/index.html#:~:text=Paris%20Saint%2DGermain%20president%20Nasser,a%20'kidnapping%20and%20torture'%20investigation&text=President%20of%20PSG%20Nasser%20Al,2022%2C%20in%20Paris%2C%20France) a "kidnapping and torture" investigation). There is little bite in midfield, where [Fabinho](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/176287/Fabinho) continues to struggle. The back four is wobbly (and was at fault for the goal), while up front, there was little intensity other than that displayed by substitute [Diogo Jota](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/208133/Diogo-Jota). [Harry Kane](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/142200/Harry-Kane) bagged two goals to put the game to bed by half-time. They did get the winner -- with Messi setting up [Kylian Mbappe](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/231388/Kylian-Mbappé) -- but the fact it came on the counter itself, with Brest pushing for three points, is significant. [Karim Benzema](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/46858/Karim-Benzema) (and often with him these days), they're not great at turning oodles of possession (70% this weekend) into clear-cut chances. Their lead at the top of [Serie A](/soccer/league/_/name/ITA.1) is now 18 points -- it would dip to 15 if Juve get their points penalty overturned -- and there are 12 games to go. Five minutes from time, [Nico Williams](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/312146/Nico-Williams)' equalising goal was struck off by VAR after replays showed the ball striking [Iker Muniain](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/139419/Iker-Muniain)'s arm earlier in the buildup. Yeah, but this tackle wasn't just "strong" -- it was "dangerous," and it's a safe bet he wouldn't want opponents tackling [Bruno Fernandes](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/124091/Bruno-Fernandes) or Marcus Rashford that way.

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Barcelona suffer HUGE Gavi registration blow after paperwork ... (Goal.com)

The chaos behind the scenes at Barcelona continues with the club unable to register star midfielder Gavi in the first team after missing a deadline.

La Liga, however, maintain that [the Catalan club need to slice €200m (£177m/$215m) from their budget in order to make any further signings or registrations](https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/barcelona-eye-watering-200m-short-register-academy-players-gavi-araujo/bltfd2f41b89307250d). [allowed them to register Gavi](https://www.goal.com/en-us/news/explained-why-gavi-will-take-xavi-no-6-barcelona-registration/blt57b178bc524eb7c1) as a first-team player, despite La Liga's attempt to block the deal. But now, Barca will have to wait until the summer to sign on their young star, who is still regarded as a youth player. Barcelona will appeal the decision, according to [Relevo](https://www.relevo.com/futbol/liga-primera/gavi-queda-medida-cautelar-barcelona-20230313142502-nt.html). The court originally ruled otherwise, allowing the 18-year-old Spaniard to be registered as a first-team squad member. MOTD host returns following BBC row](https://www.goal.com/en/news/gary-lineker-back-match-of-the-day-host-return-bbc-tweet-without-restrictions/bltc07994f994b3dfc7)

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Barcelona deny news regarding Gavi's registration being cancelled ... (Barca Universal)

This was because the report claimed that Barcelona were one day late while filing their claim against La Liga to the court and as a consequence, the judiciary ...

“I remember that he is a person who in his career has already demonstrated his animosity towards Barça. One of the arguments made by Tebas against the registration was that Barcelona’s expected losses would go over €200 million. The club assures that the lawsuit was filed in time, and not delayed as the league says.

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More trouble with Gavi's registration for Barca (Sport English)

Blow for Barça in the courts. According to Relevo, the court order that allowed Gavi to be registered as a Barça first team player has been suspended.

Barça appealed against this change in the economic control of La Liga and against the timing of the application of the rule and, although they won on a precautionary basis, the Administration of Justice has taken a contrary decision in the last few hours. The 12th Commercial Court of Barcelona, which allowed Barça to register the midfielder on a precautionary basis before the close of the winter transfer window, against LaLiga's decision to deny his professional card, has suspended the decision due to a defect. If this judicial measure is confirmed, Gavi will have to go back to playing with the reserve team (something he could do without a problem this year as he has a La Liga pass that allows him to do so) and change his shirt number.

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What next for Barcelona midfielder Gavi after suspension of ... (Everything Barca)

Barcelona are flying in La Liga. The Blaugrana moved nine points clear of Real Madrid with a 1-0 win over Athletic Club. Raphinha found the breakthrough ...

For now, the 18-year-old will also have to go back to wearing No. He will continue to play for the first-team, but if the situation doesn’t change, he will be a free agent at the end of the season. The Catalan outfit filed a lawsuit against that decision and managed to get Gavi registered.

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Why could Gavi leave Barcelona on a free transfer this summer? (AS English)

LaLiga have succeeded - for now - in preventing Barcelona from registering teenage midfielder Gavi as a first-team player.

[Barcelona](https://en.as.com/soccer/laporta-defends-himself-many-will-have-to-rectify-n/) will have to free up some wages if they want to ‘sign’ the 18-year-old on a first-team contract and stick to LaLiga’s salary cap. The Commercial Court in Barcelona has lifted the precautionary measure which had forced LaLiga to register Barça midfielder Gavi as a first-team player on 31 January. As a result, there is once again a possibility that he could leave the club on a free transfer when his registered contract comes to an end on 30 June;

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Barcelona star has to give up his shirt number after La Liga ... (SPORTbible)

Barcelona midfielder Gavi is once again being forced to wear the number 30 shirt for the club, after having his La Liga registration overturned on appeal.

[Barca Universal](https://barcauniversal.com/just-in-gavis-registration-as-a-first-team-barcelona-player-has-been-overturned), explain that the club were a day late with filing their claims, even after the one day grace period, leading to the overruling. [fans threw fake money at the visiting team ](https://www.sportbible.com/football/barcelona-xavi-athletic-bilbao-la-liga-real-madrid-460137-20230313)and shouted 'Mafia' at them, over the recent claims of corruption. [ literally put his head on the line](https://www.sportbible.com/football/barcelona-midfielder-gavi-athletic-bilbao-691344-20230312) in last weekend's win over Athletic Club. [Gavi](https://www.sportbible.com/gavi) having to give up the number six squad number. [Spanish league](https://www.sportbible.com/la-liga) leaders, as they attempt to claim back the title from Real Madrid. [Kopa Trophy the list of players ahead of him is actually zero.](https://www.sportbible.com/football/jude-bellingham-kopa-trophy-ballon-dor-gavi-robbed-20221017)

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Barcelona in further trouble after Gavi's contract is suspended ... (GiveMeSport)

The midfielder burst onto the scene in the 2021/22 season after making his Barcelona debut at the age of just 17. He has gone from strength-to-strength in the ...

The good news for Barcelona is that Gavi will still be able to play for the club for the remainder of the season. However, the court have now overturned their decision to allow Gavi to be registered as a first-team player, Court overturn their decision to allow Gavi to be registered as a first-team player

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Barça's position with the new 'Gavi case': "It has not been filed after ... (FC Barcelona Noticias)

Of agreement to an information of 'Sportive World', the FC Barcelona no 'accept' the decision of the Judged number 12 of the Mercantile to raise the ...

The only change is that it would go back to take in account his agreement with the filial, that wins on 30 June of this year, and that him 'strength' to use the '30' to his backs. The club will exceed his mass salarial, by what will go in in force the rule '1x4', that forces to free four times what costs a player for the mass salarial. They have expressed it through a communiqué to the that has had access 'MD': "The request has not presented out of term.

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Gavi's Registration As Barcelona Player Reversed After Court ... (Independent Newspaper Nigeria)

Gavi, 18, signed a new contract at Camp Nou in September until 2026 but the Spanish top-flight did not clear the deal because Barca were in excess of their ...

“The reason being Barcelona’s failure to comply with the deadlines set for the filing of the main lawsuit.” They are also yet to inscribe Ronald Araujo’s new terms, which were agreed in April 2022. Barca filed a lawsuit against that decision and, on Jan.

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FC Barcelona bring together all the captains for a historic meeting (FC Barcelona)

The captains from the professional teams as well as those from the youth set ups come together to build a model of captaincy at the Club.

On the one hand, vice-president for sport Rafa Yuste welcomed the captains of the youth teams to the Auditori, 113 boys and girls in small work groups who shared their motivations and personal experiences and then debated what being an FC Barcelona captain means. He encouraged them to continue leading their respective teams and their important role as representatives of FC Barcelona values, both on and off the field. The initiative, set up by the FC Barcelona Centre for Sporting Excellence as part of the Culture and Values Programme, has as its objective the creation of a shared internal guide on captaincy at the Club.

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Barcelona in a mess with Gavi's first-team registration (Barca Blaugranes)

A court has now ordered La Liga to overturn Gavi's registration not for that reason but because the Catalans were a day late filing the paperwork, according to ...

The upshot of it all is that if Gavi’s registration is reversed he will have to give up his No. 6 and go back to wearing the No. “The reason being Barcelona’s failure to comply with the deadlines set for the filing of the main lawsuit.”

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Barça's defence continues to break records (FC Barcelona)

The blaugranes now hold the clean sheet record after 25 league games.

Of the current team's single goal victories, nine have been either 1-0 or 0-1, a first for Barça. The record was held jointly by Deportivo La Coruña in the 1993/94 season and Atlético Madrid in the 1990/91 season, both teams conceding 10 goals in 25 games. Barça are racking up the defensive stats this season and now hold two new LaLiga records.

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Barcelona goalkeeper Ter Stegen's stratospheric record in LaLiga (Sport English)

Marc-Andre ter Stegen's season has been a record-breaking one. The goalkeeper's great performances are allowing Barcelona to build a lead at the top of the ...

He surpasses the record set by Paco Liaño with 18 clean sheets in the same number of matches during the 1993/94 season, when he was in goal for Deportivo de la Coruña. Of the 25 matches played to date in LaLiga, the German has managed to keep a clean sheet in 19 games. Three fine saves enabled him to keep the padlock on his goal once again.

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