Barcelona presidential candidate vows to sue Real Madrid TV, CTA if he wins election – “Not their friends” | OneFootball

The Barcelona election season is finally here, with Joan Laporta and Victor Font emerging as the two main candidates.

In an election that is going to play a key role in determining Barcelona’s future, one of the key issues is the situation of referees in La Liga.

Barcelona believe that they have been at a disadvantage due to the lack of competency from the Spanish referees and have already filed an official complaint to the RFEF.

Victor Font’s big promise ahead of election

As reported by AS, Victor Font scheduled a counter-event on Tuesday to announce the primary initiatives he will undertake if elected on March 15.

One of his first decisions will be to file a lawsuit against the Technical Committee of Referees (CTA) over an alleged conflict of interest, and against Real Madrid Television for attempted competition manipulation.

“After the match against Girona, we must make it clear that Barcelona fans are deeply disappointed and more vulnerable than ever,” Font stated.

“For the last five years, Real Madrid has managed to distort the competition. During this time, Real Madrid has been awarded 26 more penalties than Barça,” he added.

Font is not playing around.(Photo by LLUIS GENE/AFP via Getty Images)

Reminding Laporta of his five years in power, Font accused the current president of siding with Florentino Perez rather than taking concrete action to defend the institution.

“When we talk about defending the club, we’re not talking about making pronouncements and slogans, but about taking action,” he said.

“Our legal team is preparing a complaint against the RFEF and the CTA, which will be filed after we win the elections, to ensure that the manipulation being carried out by Real Madrid Television and the conflicts of interest involving a woman who is part of the CTA and is the wife of a Real Madrid employee, Yolanda Parga, are denounced.”

It is clear that Font is ready to take a hard stance on this issue, although it might come at the expense of Barcelona’s relationship with Real Madrid dwindling further.

Fortunately, Barcelona already appear to have gained favour within the EFC by realigning with UEFA early, whereas Real Madrid only recently made a peace agreement with UEFA and the EFC.

“Defending the club isn’t about shouting, it’s about taking action,” Font firmly added. “We are going to sue Real Madrid Television; we are not going to side with Florentino and Tebas. We are not their friends,” he concluded.