Barcelona may have won the LaLiga title on Sunday, but their outstanding domestic campaign has been somewhat overshadowed by turmoil off the pitch including deepening financial problems and a refereeing scandal that could drag on for years.
Also in March, European soccer's governing body UEFA opened its own formal investigation into the club, looking into the sameThe club has denied any wrongdoing, saying that it paid an external consultant who supplied it with "technical reports related to professional refereeing", something many clubs do.
However the case may play out it has dealt a massive blow to the club's image, and could continue to do so as the legal process and UEFA's separate probe drag on.
Crashing out of European competition early this season dealt another blow to the club's finances, which are so fragile the board has pulled several levers including selling stakes in its TV rights and media divisions to try to balance the books. In this season's budget, Barcelona's board boldly predicted that the team would reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League, and bring in plenty of related income.
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