Laporta hits out at Real Madrid: 'A club losing its prestige and credibility'

FC Barcelona president Joan Laporta has criticised Real Madrid, according to several media outlets.

Joan Laporta

Photo: Convergència Democràtica de Catalunya — CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (new window)

FC Barcelona president Joan Laporta has launched a verbal attack on Real Madrid, reports Onze Mondial. According to the French outlet, he said the Madrid club is "losing prestige, recognition and credibility." This outburst comes amid the Negreira case, which Real Madrid keeps bringing up, Onze Mondial notes.

According to TuttoMercatoWeb, Laporta also stated: "In Madrid, they talk about other matters to divert attention." L'Équipe and Mundo Deportivo pick up these comments, with the Spanish daily quoting the blaugrana president: "Madrid is losing prestige, recognition and credibility."

Sources

  1. L’Équipe« Un club qui perd son prestige et sa crédibilité » : président du FC Barcelone, Joan Laporta tacle le Real Madrid (new window)lequipe.fr
  2. Mundo DeportivoLaporta: "El Madrid está perdiendo prestigio, reconocimiento y credibilidad" (new window)mundodeportivo.com
  3. Onze Mondial"Un club qui perd en prestige, en reconnaissance et en crédibilité" … Laporta démonte le Real Madrid (new window)onzemondial.com
  4. TuttoMercatoWebBarcellona, attacco di Laporta al Real Madrid: "Sta perdendo credibilità e prestigio" (new window)tuttomercatoweb.com