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Bartomeu defends record and says Barcelona board will not resign

Josep Maria Bartomeu has defended his record as Barcelona president and says the board has no intention of resigning.

The 54-year-old took over from Sandro Rosell but has faced criticism over the way the club has been run although he hit back in speech to the Barcelona senate on Tuesday.

“To all those that have suggested the board and I are thinking of resigning, I tell them that we have no intention of doing so,” he said via Mundo Deportivo.

"From some sectors the ability of this board to run the club has been brought into question.