Former FC Barcelona President Bartomeu arrested amid Camp Nou raid

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Former FC Barcelona President Josep Maria Bartomeu has been arrested as police raided the Spanish soccer club's offices on Monday, Spainish media reported.

The club's CEO Oscar Grau and its head of legal services Roman Gómez Pont were also arrested.

The arrests came as the soccer club's officials were accused of hiring a social media company to attack and smear current and former players who were critical of the club.