BARCELONA, June 16 (Reuters) - Former Barcelona president Joan Laporta has confirmed he will run in next month's presidential election, when he will be one of favourites to take the top job at the Spanish and European champions.
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"As you all know, I am standing in the (July 18) Barca election," Laporta, speaking in Catalan, said in a video published on Tuesday.