Barcelona Sue Florentino Perez for Slander Over Negreira Scandal

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Barcelona Sue Florentino Perez for Slander Over Negreira Scandal

Barcelona filed for conciliation before suing Perez for slander over Perez's comments about Negreira. "The objective of this lawsuit is for Mr Perez to retract certain statements he made with knowledge of their falsehood and that are slanderous and offensive to the image and reputation of the Club." Barcelona will file a criminal complaint if he does not retract.

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Team USA and Canada headline the World Cup slate, with Canada facing Bosnia and Herzegovina in Group B in Toronto at 3:00 p.m. ET before the USMNT meet Paraguay in Group D in Los Angeles at 9:00 p.m. ET. Alphonso Davies, Jonathan David and Christian Pulisic add star power to a key regional doubleheader.

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Cristiano Ronaldo Fires Back At Fitness Doubts Before World Cup

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