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Goal.com logo Goal.com 1 month ago

Barcelona Had To Sell Stars To Restore Order – President Joan Laporta

Liga: Ronaldinho and Eto'o, of Barcelona, against Zaragoza (AFP)

Joan Laporta has hinted that selling stars such as Samuel Eto'o, Ronaldinho and Deco was necessary when Pep Guardiola took over as it allowed order to be maintained within the squad. Full Article at Goal.com

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  1. The presidents of FC Barcelona Joan Laporta (L) and Real Madrid Ramon Calderon (R) pose at a news conference a few hours before their match in Barcelona on December 13, 2008.
  2. This photo taken on December 16, 2007 shows Pep Guardiola sitting in Barcelona. Barcelona football club president Joan Laporta annonced on May 8, 2008 that the club's reserve team coach Pep Guardiola, a former player, will take over from Frank Rijkaard at the end of the season.
  3. MILAN, ITALY - NOVEMBER 22: Fabio Fazio and Luciana Littizzetto attend the 'Che Tempo Che Fa' TV show on November 22, 2009 in Milan, Italy.
  4. MILAN, ITALY - NOVEMBER 22: Italian actress Anna Falchi during Italian tv show 'Quelli che il calcio' on November 22, 2009 in Milan, Italy.
  5. MILAN, ITALY - NOVEMBER 22: Clarence Seedorf of Milan celebrates after scoring the first goal during the Serie A match between Milan and Cagliari at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on November 22, 2009 in Milan, Italy.
  6. MILAN, ITALY - NOVEMBER 21: American actress and musician Juliette Lewis perform at Magazzini Generali on November 21, 2009 in Milan, Italy.
  7. MILAN, ITALY - NOVEMBER 21: Director Francis Ford Coppola attends 'Che Tempo che Fa' Italian Tv Show on November 21, 2009 in Milan, Italy.
  8. BOLOGNA, ITALY - NOVEMBER 21: Francesco Valiani of Bologna FC competes the ball to Javier Adelmar Zanetti of Inter Milan during the Serie A match between Bologna and Inter Milan at Stadio Renato Dall'Ara on November 21, 2009 in Bologna, Italy.
  9. Inter Milan's Argentine forward Diego Milito celebrates after scoring the first goal during the Italian Serie A soccer match between Bologna and Inter Milan at the Dall' Ara stadium in Bologna, Italy, Saturday Nov. 21, 2009. At left is Inter's Mario Balotelli, who scored the second goal.

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  1. We were confident that Pep would bring order to the dressing room. We made some changes, recycling the team's leaders. We thought that was necessary
    SOURCE: Goal.com 1 month ago

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