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After days of negotiations and controversy, Barça finally won its case. While many thought that the Blaugranas would not be able to register Dani Olmo and Pau Víctor in their squad for the second half of the season, the Higher Sports Council finally ruled in favor of the Catalans.
A decision that made Joan Laporta overjoyed, but which made other major players in Spanish football grind their teeth.
Questioned in the mixed zone on the sidelines of the Spanish Super Cup match between Athletic and FC Barcelona (2-0 victory for Culés), Iñaki Williams appeared very angry with the CSD’s verdict.
The Ghanaian seems to see it as preferential treatment: “It seems that the rules are not the same for everyone.” Although the Barcelonans are now out of the woods, the controversy does not seem to be abating on the other side of the Pyrenees.
