Barcelona announce legal action against former director who made corruption allegations

Barcelona will bring legal action against a former vice-president who has made accusations of management corruption, the La Liga champions have announced.

Last week Barcelona furiously denied accusations from Emili Rousaud, who was one of six directors to resign on Thursday, that someone at the club had “put their hands in the till”.

“The Board of Directors categorically denies any action that could be described as corruption and have agreed to bring the corresponding criminal action accordingly,” Barca said in a statement.