In June 2020, Noelia Romera was fired by Barcelona because she was doing her job.
Romera was the club’s compliance officer. Week after week, she went along to her seniors in the club to report on problems. Boundaries that were being crossed. She was a nuisance. The board of directors didn’t want to hear the bad news she was telling them. Maybe if they got rid of her, the bad news would just go away. It didn’t.
In October 2020, Barça’s president Josep Maria Bartomeu – Romera’s old boss – resigned. He was drowning in bad news. Corruption within the corridors of power at Barça was rampant.
According to the club’s lawyer, Jaime Campaner – who came in as part of a new management regime under president Joan Laporta in March 20 …
- March 19, 2022
