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Police officers enter the offices of Barcelona football club. AFP
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Mossos d'Esquadra police officers raided the offices of FC Barcelona on Monday. Reuters
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Reporters wait outside FC Barcelona's headquarters as members of Mossos d'Esquadra regional police's economic offences unit raid the offices. EPA
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Mossos d'Esquadra police officers arrive at the offices of FC Barcelona. Reuters
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Journalists stand in front of the gate of Barcelona club office. AFP
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Police officers enter the offices of Barcelona football club. AFP
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Police at the office of Barcelona football club on Monday, March 01, 2021. AFP
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Mossos d'Esquadra police officers raided the offices of FC Barcelona on Monday. Reuters
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Reporters wait outside FC Barcelona's headquarters as members of Mossos d'Esquadra regional police's economic offences unit raid the offices. EPA
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Mossos d'Esquadra police officers arrive at the offices of FC Barcelona. Reuters
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Journalists stand in front of the gate of Barcelona club office. AFP
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Police officers enter the offices of Barcelona football club. AFP
Former Barcelona chief Josep Bartomeu released day after arrest
Court says Bartomeu and a former adviser had made use of their right not to give a statement in court
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