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Barcelona hope to avoid brutal UEFA punishment after Joan Laporta meets with president Aleksander Ceferin to explain financial irregularities

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<p>According to <a href="https://www.marca.com/futbol/barcelona/2025/06/09/laporta-tira-diplomacia-evitar-sancion-uefa.html" target="_blank"><em>Marca</em></a>, Laporta travelled to Munich not only to watch Spain’s Nations League final but also to meet UEFA president Ceferin behind closed doors. The key topic was Barcelona's looming punishment for breaching financial regulations. Specifically, UEFA has flagged how the club recorded revenue from "levers" financial manoeuvres involving the sale of future TV rights and other assets, which UEFA does not accept as ordinary income.</p>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>While La Liga has validated these methods, UEFA does not, considering them “extraordinary” and thus in violation of financial sustainability rules. Laporta used the meeting to explain these differences directly to Ceferin, hoping for a lighter outcome.</p><p><a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/uefa-reject-barcelona-appeal-fine-misreporting-financial-figures/blt71ddc9f2f9afbfbb" target="_blank">The Catalan club has already been fined €500,000 by UEFA in the past</a>, but now face harsher sanctions as repeat offenders. The club's controversial strategy of pulling “levers” helped fund high-profile signings like Robert Lewandowski and Jules Kounde despite being under financial pressure. UEFA, however, insists these tactics distort fair competition.</p>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>UEFA's Financial Sustainability Regulations replaced the old Financial Fair Play rules, aiming for stricter oversight and transparency. Clubs must balance spending with long-term income and Barca’s levers are seen as short-term fixes that bend those principles.</p>

DID YOU KNOW?

<p>Barcelona now await UEFA’s final verdict. Laporta’s meeting was just one part of a broader strategy, legal filings, financial clarifications and compliance reforms are all underway to soften the blow. The verdict will likely arrive before the start of the next Champions League campaign, with the Catalan club hoping to avoid player registration limits or other sporting sanctions.</p>

WHAT NEXT FOR BARCELONA?

Barcelona hope to avoid brutal UEFA punishment after Joan Laporta meets with president Aleksander Ceferin to explain financial irregularities | Goal.com

Barcelona president Joan Laporta held private talks with UEFA&apos;s Aleksander Ceferin to ease the club&apos;s likely punishment over financial irregularities.

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