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Barcelona confirm police search at club offices, several arrests made

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Barcelona confirmed on Monday police raided the club's offices as part of an investigation into the hiring of a company to improve the image of former president Josep Maria Bartomeu. Several arrests were made, a Catalan regional police spokesman said, just six days ahead of the club's new presidential elections on Sunday. FRANCE 24's Sarah Morris tells us more.

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