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	Joan Laporta - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Joan Laporta i Estruch (born June 29, 1962 in Barcelona, Spain) is the president of Futbol Club Barcelona since 2003.
		Laporta is a lawyer (graduated from UB) with his own firm, Laporta and Arbós, which has important firms as clients.
		In the 2003 elections, Laporta didn't start as a favorite, but his charisma grew during the electoral campaign and he finally won against the favourite candidate, publicist Lluís Bassat, in part because of a widely published (and ultimately unfulfilled, though not for not trying) promise to bring David Beckham to Barcelona.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Joan_Laporta (786 words)

	John Pawlenko \| Backseat Driver \| news, views, blog comment and more from the Catalan capital (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Laporta’s management style was one of the key reasons behind the decision of right-hand-man and Barça VP Sandro Rosell to resign from the club at the start of June.
		Joan Laporta’s personal integrity has also been brought into question when it was discovered that Alejandro Echevarría, Laporta’s brother-in-law and FC Barcelona director, had in fact been a member of the Fundación Nacional Francisco Franco (FNFF), an organisation set up to honour the memory of Spanish dictator Francisco Franco.
		Laporta had earlier stated for the record that Echevarría ‘is not, never has been and never will be a member of that foundation’.
	www.barcelonareporter.com /index.php/news/conJP_laporta (1030 words)

	Football \| Execs, lies and videotape
		Joan Laporta, that's who: the paranoid football president who thinks he's a national one.
		No matter how much Laporta - and this guy's a lawyer, for Christ's sake - argued his case with the bizarre claim that "Echevarría can't possibly be a Francoist because he was only ten when Franco died", he had been rumbled.
		Laporta resign!" but it was all a bit of a damp squib.
	football.guardian.co.uk /print/0,,5317206-115659,00.html (907 words)

	El Buscador
		Joan Laporta i Estruch (*Barcelona, 29 de junio de 1962) es abogado y presidente del Fútbol Club Barcelona.
		Joan Laporta i Estruch, que es socio desde el 17 de agosto de 1974, se impuso en unas...
		Joan Laporta i Estruch (born June 29, 1962 in Barcelona, Spain) is the president...
	busca.orange.es /search?buscar=Joan+Laporta&origen=articulos (287 words)

	SuperSoccer
		Laporta, by far the youngest of the candidates, is the former head of the Elefant Blau (Blue Elephant) group that campaigned for years against Josep Lluis Nunez, the man who held the post of club president from 1978 to 2000.
		Laporta was public enemy number one at Barcelona when he made his first tilt at the Nunez camp in 1998.
		Laporta decided not to run in opposition, instead hitching his colours to the mast of Bassat, a well-known publicist promising a complete break with the past.
	www.supersoccer.co.za /?id=86854&des=article&scat= (551 words)

	SI.com - Soccer - Laporta will fight to keep Beckham away from Real - Thursday June 12, 2003 07:05 PM
		Laporta, a candidate in Barcelona's presidential election, has an agreement with Manchester United to sign Beckham if he wins Sunday's vote and can agree personal terms with the England captain.
		BARCELONA (Reuters) -- Joan Laporta believes the key factor in persuading David Beckham to choose Barcelona over Manchester, Madrid or Milan could be the city itself.
		Laporta, one of six candidates in FC Barcelona's presidential election, has an agreement to sign Beckham provided he wins Sunday's poll and can convince the player to move.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /soccer/news/2003/06/12/beckham_laporta (573 words)

	Laporta tempts Beckham
		Laporta, who will find out on Sunday if his election bid has been successful, was unable to announce any significant progress in his attempt to persuade Beckham to move to the Nou Camp, and the feeling in Spain and England is that Real Madrid are poised to step in.
		Real stayed silent on Wednesday, however, and Laporta had the world's attention as he defended what would be an expensive deal for a club short of cash, while at the same time tempting Beckham with the prospect of a team built around him.
		Laporta revealed that he would invest a net sum of 50 million euros ($58.71 million) in five players, including Beckham, adding that the money could be recouped in four years.
	www.rediff.com /sports/2003/jun/12beck1.htm (806 words)

	joan laporta
		Joan Laporta Estruch se proclamó nuevo presidente del FC Barcelona -el número 42 de la historia del club- tras recibir el 52,6% de los votos de los socios en las elecciones más concurridas.
		Joan Laporta es socio fundador y titular del bufete Laporta and Rabos, Advocats Associats y entre sus clientes habituales se encuentran grandes empresas y diversas entidades financieras.
		La candidatura de Joan Laporta ya tiene previsto hasta el más mínimo detalle de sus primeros 60 días al frente del FC Barcelona, empezando por la petición a la Generalitat de que su mandato sea de cuatro años, no recortado cómo indican unos Estatutos que deben volver a ser modificados.
	www.webdelcule.com /03-04/laporta.html (1487 words)

	BBC SPORT \| Football \| My Club \| Man Utd \| Who is Joan Laporta?
		Laporta, a 40-year-old lawyer whose right-hand man is Sandro Rosell, a former employee of Nike, trails an advertising magnate called Lluis Bassat, who was second to out-going president Joan Gaspart in the last election.
		Laporta's campaign team are pushing his youthful image and promising a revolution with Beckham as the figurehead.
		Laporta's major task in the coming days is to convince the England captain to agree to the move, but Rosell is in confident mood.
	news.bbc.co.uk /sport2/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/2979302.stm (510 words)

	Joan Laporta es el nuevo presidente azulgrana · Fútbol · Deportes · Terra
		Joan Laporta ha ganado las elecciones a la presidencia del Barcelona tras lograr el respaldo de más del 50% de los votos.
		Laporta es el hombre elegido por los 50.745 socios que se acercaron para elegir a su nuevo presidente, la cifra más alta de la historia del club catalán, que supone un 53'79% de participación.
		Laporta obtuvo el 52 por ciento de los votos y aventajó en más de 21 puntos a Lluís Bassat (16.412), que cayó derrotado por segunda vez consecutiva.
	www.terra.es /deportes/articulo/html/dpo12887.htm (649 words)

	Laporta Declares, "Shirt advertising not a priority." - Barcelona 24-7 (A Barcelona Fansite)
		FC Barcelona president Joan Laporta has said that with the club in good financial shape at the moment "there is no feeling of urgency about finding a shirt sponsor".
		Joan Laporta, who has been named president of the Social Council of the Faculty of Law at Barcelona University, has spoken about some of the pressing issues at FC Barcelona after inaugurating the new academic year.
		Laporta believes that as the club has no major financial concerns right now, that the matter of shirt advertising is not being treating as a priority.
	barcelona.soccer24-7.com /general/4392 (772 words)

	SI.com - Soccer - Beckham still the big prize for Laporta - Monday June 16, 2003 08:35 AM
		Laporta was planning to speak to Beckham's people on Monday, the day after he secured the Barcelona presidency with 52.57 percent of the vote, compared to 31.8 percent for his nearest challenger Lluis Bassat.
		Worryingly for Laporta, Beckham's agents at SFX did issue a statement after United's announcement last week saying the player had no intention of meeting the then candidate.
		Laporta will be waiting nervously to see if, as expected, Real Madrid choose to make a counter-offer for Beckham when the league season is over next weekend.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /soccer/news/2003/06/16/laporta_reax (552 words)

	Joan Laporta es el nuevo presidente del Barcelona \| terra
		Joan Laporta, un abogado de 40 años que tiene un acuerdo condicional con el Manchester United para contratar al futbolista inglés David Beckham, ganó el domingo las elecciones presidenciales del club español Barcelona.
		Laporta ganó la votación en forma aplastante de acuerdo a los resultados provisionales revelados por el club catalán.
		Laporta acudió al miniestadio del Barcelona para emitir su voto a las 08:00 GMT, una hora después de la apertura de las urnas.
	www.terra.com /deportes/articulo/html/fox34408.htm (238 words)

	Football News - Soccer Headlines
		Laporta first made his name as the head of the "Elefant Blau" (Blue Elephant) group which campaigned for years against Josep Lluis Nunez, the man who held the post of club president from 1978 to 2000.
		Laporta was then accused of bringing the club into disrepute when he hurled his shoes into the air and stripped to his underpants during an argument with airport staff over a security scan.
		Laporta is finding to his cost that the job of running Barcelona is far more difficult than the task of taking power.
	www.isfa.com /news/?id=19441 (857 words)

	FC Barcelona president expected to resign - Pravda.Ru (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The election is expected to be Sept. 10, and Laporta's resignation is a formality.
		Laporta, who is seeking a second term, led Barcelona to the Champions League title in May and has also seen the club win two straight Spanish league titles.
		Laporta has served just over three years and had argued his term should be four years.
	english.pravda.ru /news/world/26-07-2006/83561-Laporta-0 (395 words)

	The World Game
		Barcelona president Joan Laporta has said he and his board will step down next Wednesday to set in motion a presidential election at the club, as ordered by a Spanish judge earlier in the week.
		Laporta's opponents have said they would be unhappy with plans to hold the election so quickly as club members would be away on holiday for the majority of the electoral campaign.
		Laporta won the 2003 election by pledging to buy England midfielder David Beckham when he came to power.
	www.theworldgame.com.au /spain/index.php?pid=st&cid=73549 (512 words)

	ABC Sport - Soccer - I never promised to deliver Beckham, says Laporta
		New Barcelona boss Joan Laporta insisted that he had "never promised" to bring England captain David Beckham to the Spanish giants.
		After his election as the club's new president Sunday night Laporta, who built his campaign on his bid to bring the Manchester United midfielder to Barcelona, said that he had made no guarantees.
		Laporta, who captured more than 52.5 percent of the votes cast, said that he will talk with Beckham's representatives later Monday.
	www.abc.net.au /sport/content/s881343.htm (416 words)

	Joan Laporta declarado huesped de honor de Buenos Aires \| terra
		Buenos Aires, 4 oct (EFE)- El presidente del FC Barcelona, Joan Laporta, fue declarado hoy huésped de honor de Buenos Aires por la Legislatura de la ciudad en reconocimiento a "su compromiso con la niñez desprotegida en las regiones más pobres del mundo".
		Olivera destacó que "Laporta ha rechazado 140 millones de euros de patrocinio en la camiseta del Barsa, para dejar el espacio para UNICEF", además de destinar un millón y medio de euros de sus ingresos ordinarios a la atención de la niñez desprotegida en las regiones más pobres del mundo.
		Laporta agradeció la distinción "en nombre de la familia barcelonista" y dijo que la decisión del club es "innovadora y acorde con la historia del club que destaca por la defensa de las libertades democráticas".
	www.terra.com /espdep/articulo/html/fox307722.htm (398 words)

	Telegraph \| Sport \| Beckham in 'political pawn' row
		And despite the protestations from the Beckham camp that they were not prepared to deal with Laporta, the presidential candidate himself was in an ebullient mood at a hastily arranged press conference in Barcelona yesterday to announce the deal with United.
		Ironically - given the effect that Beckham has had on his campaign - Laporta urged his opponents not to use the England captain as an "electoral weapon" and pledged that he would pass the deal on to the new president should he be defeated in the election.
		Laporta came to prominence in Spanish football when he formed the pressure group L'Elefant Blau (The Blue Elephant) with Armand Carabin, Alfons Godall and Jordi Moix to oust the legendary Barcelona president Jose Luis Nunez in 1997.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2003/06/11/sfnbec11.xml&sSheet=/sport/2003/06/11/ixfooty.html (842 words)

	Linan Serra to challenge Laporta for Barcelona presidency (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Laporta's former vice-president Sandro Rossell, and Jordi Majo and Josep Maria Minguella who stood in the 2003 election, have said they will not join the race.
		He ruled that, according to the club's statutes, the year ran from July to June, and that since Laporta had officially taken power on June 22, 2003 the eight days before the end of that month constituted his first year in office.
		Laporta's four-year term would, therefore, have expired on June 30 this year.
	news.webindia123.com /news/Articles/Sports/20060802/410605.html (254 words)

	Interview laporta FC Barcelona , Barcelona Soccer News , Barcelona Fans - Barca TV Interview with President Joan Laporta
		Joan Laporta: The difference is the responsibility of the job, what running the club means and that is very different to seeing Barça from outside.
		Joan Laporta: We have moved on from whether the ball goes in or not.
		Joan Laporta: We have put a lot of effort into explaining why Barça has become more than a club and how it works in solidarity programmes to help starving children, ill children, children that need training, education.
	www.fcbarcelonablog.com /fcbarcelonablog/fcbarcelonablog.php/2006/09/05/interview_laporta (1569 words)

	Beckham vow wins Laporta the post: now for the delivery - smh.com.au
		Barcelona: Joan Laporta became president of Barcelona on Sunday after winning over fans with a pledge to buy England captain David Beckham.
		Laporta's main opponent was Lluis Bassat, a 61-year-old publicist, who was the overwhelming favourite before United announced on Tuesday they were ready to sell Beckham to Laporta.
		The deal was conditional on Laporta winning the election and Barcelona agreeing to personal terms with Beckham.
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2003/06/16/1055615733347.html (337 words)

	Major League Soccer: News: 11/13/2005
		FRISCO, Texas -- Joan Laporta, the president of FC Barcelona, said on Sunday his club is interested in being involved in Major League Soccer.
		Laporta indicated the club's interest in the development something with the USA, citing the growth of soccer in the country and the "optimization of resources, of television rights and other important factors for FC Barcelona in global soccer."
		Laporta also said he was pleased with the quality of play he saw in the final between Los Angeles and New England.
	web.mlsnet.com /news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20051113&content_id=48302&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp (445 words)

	Cruyff backs Beckham transfer
		Joan Laporta is facing fierce criticism from rival candidates over his bid to sign David Beckham but former Barcelona player and coach Johan Cruyff has given his support to the proposed transfer.
		Laporta started the campaign as an outsider but the Beckham deal has seen a surge in support and he is now a point ahead of Bassat in the latest opinion poll published by Barcelona daily Sport on Friday.
		Bassat, the clear favourite a couple of weeks ago, believes Laporta is tricking the voters with his use of Beckham, whose advisers have already made it clear he is not considering a Barcelona move.
	www.rediff.com /sports/2003/jun/14beck1.htm (601 words)

	ArsenalAmerica.com :: Cries & Whispers — Sorry Joan, Henry stays; Wenger goes? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Barcelona president Joan Laporta believes Arsenal striker Thierry Henry would jump at the chance to join the Catalan side (despite the fact that Henry has repeatedly said he has no interest in going anywhere and has a contract that runs for several more years).
		Laporta set about attemping to lure David Beckham to the Nou Camp last year (How’d that work out for you, Joan?) when he was running for president at Barcelona and he had an offer for the England captain accepted by Manchester United.
		Laporta showed his ability to capture a big name, though, when he beat the likes of United to the signature of Paris St Germain playmaker Ronaldinho, the star of their season so far.
	www.arsenalamerica.com /new/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=1246 (1475 words)

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