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Barcelona CEO and former president Josep Maria Bartomeu arrested amid Camp Nou raid

Barcelona's Spanish defender Gerard Pique (R) poses beside his jersey and Barcelona FC president Josep Maria Bartomeu during the official announcement of his contract renewal at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on January 29, 2018. [AFP PHOTO / LLUIS GENE]

Former Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu has been arrested following a raid on the club’s offices on Monday.

Barca CEO Oscar Grau and Roman Gómez Ponti, the club’s head of legal, were also arrested.

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