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When Laporta ran for the Barca presidency in 2003, he did not begin as the favoured candidate. But with growing charisma and an ultimately unfulfilled promise to bring Manchester United superstar David Beckham to the Camp Nou, Laporta emerged as the victor along with running mate Sandro Rosell.
With the club in a state of bitter unhappiness, many frustrated by the inability to match Real Madrid’s momentous successes in the early 21st century and the club having not won a trophy since 1999, Laporta brought in Frank Rijkaard as coach and, with Beckham having turned down the Blaugrana, found his superstar transfer alternative in Ronaldinho.
With the foundation of the team set, Laporta went on to improve the club’s business model, devising strategies to significantly cut down the club debt he had inherited from the previous president and promoting a model that encouraged the development of homegrown players from the Barca youth system, La Masia. Using this strategy, the Blaugrana won the Liga title in both the 2004/2005 and 2005/2006 seasons and even more importantly won the UEFA Champions League title in May 2006, the club’s second European cup in their illustrious history.
In October 2005, he faced the breaking of a new scandal when his brother-in-law and member of the board, Alejandro Echevarría, was revealed to be a member of the Francisco Franco Foundation, a fact not very well liked in any region of Spain, let alone Catalunya. After repeated denials by Echevarría and Laporta, contested by documents brought forth by a former member of the board of directors, Laporta was finally forced to accept Echevarría's resignation.
Laporta’s own political history and views also added to the controversy of his presidency. A self-described Catalunyan nationalist, he has loudly and repeatedly expressed his support of Catalunya’s independent autonomy from Spain and very publicly characterised Barca as the ensign for Catalunyan separatism. Such politicalisation of the club drew the ire of a number of Barca club members who accused Laporta of alienating Barcelona fans, both within and outside of Catalunya.
But despite the less than pristine record, Laporta won re-election for another four years, as no other candidate was able to secure the 1,804 signatures to contest his presidency. The controversial rule would continue, but in large part it was overlooked as unprecedented success saw Barca experience one of the greatest periods in their history.
With Laporta’s appointment of Pep Guardiola as coach, Barca won six trophies in the span of a single year (including another Champions League title and a Club World Cup trophy), won the Liga title again the following year, and dispatched Real Madrid in four consecutive El Clasico matches, the most convincing of which was an historic 6-2 result at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Laporta’s legacy at Barcelona comes down to results. A change in leadership has the potential to bring much instability to a club and, despite the controversy, Laporta leaves Barca in a far better position in terms of finances and success than he did when he initially took power in 2003.
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Is there any chance of a Pep Guardiola return if you're president?
We have a coach with a contract and Pep has a deal with City until 2023. You would have to ask him if he wants to come back. Medium to long-term, maybe... short-term he has a contract with City.
How do you convince Messi to stay?
I have a good relationship with Leo. I earned his trust. He's always said to me: 'Everything you promised, you lived up to.' He knows we will fulfill what we offer. We have to give him affection, he has to know that we want him. I will do everything possible for him to end his sporting career at the very top. And the same for this generation of players: Busquets, Pique, Alba etc. They have to leave through the front door, like Iniesta, Puyol and Xavi.
When did Messi stop feeling wanted?
When they lied to him. I have the feeling they deceived him, they wanted to make him responsible for decisions that weren't his, but you would have to ask him about that. Messi's not guided by money and will listen to our proposal. We aren't going to compete with State-backed clubs. The financial offer we make will be within our limits.
Uvjerljivo u skladu sa službenim anketama pobijedio na demokratskim izborama protukandidate Fonta i Freixu.
Dok se klub vratio u život u domaćim natjecanjima,a u Europi ide u pokušaj još većeg čuda nego što su već uradili protiv PSG-a prije nekoliko godina,ovo je fenomenalan proboj starih emocija i optimizma. Hoće li slatkorječivost i obećanja provest u djelo,da li će mandat biti podjednako uspješan ko prva dva,nitko ne zna,no ono što je jasno, FC Barcelona pod Laportom nije bila niti će biti razjedinjena nit pogubljena.
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