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Several arrested during police raid at FC Barcelona
POLICE raided the offices of FC Barcelona on Monday, carrying out several arrests just six days ahead of the club’s presidential elections. Spain’s Cadena Ser radio said one of those arrested was former club president Josep Maria Bartomeu, who resigned in October, along with CEO Oscar Grau and the club’s head of legal services. But the police refused to confirm names, saying…
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Lionel Messi wins nine-year fight to trademark his surname
Footballer Lionel Messi can register his name as a trademark after a nine-year legal battle, the EU’s top court has ruled, the BBC reports. The European Court of Justice dismissed an appeal from Spanish cycling company Massi and the EU’s intellectual property office, EUIPO. The Barcelona footballer first applied to trademark his surname as a sportswear brand in 2011. But Massi argued…
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