Sí al futur has resolved to actively support the motion of no confidence promoted by various FC Barcelona groups against President Josep Maria Bartomeu and his Board.

Since its inception, Sí al futur has shown respect for the presidential terms and has avoided resorting to the motion of no confidence, despite its differences with the current Club Board. This position has recently changed as a result of the collapse of the first men's football team in Lisbon, in the fixture with Bayern Munich, and of the subsequent announcement of the departure of Leo Messi, together with the way the Club is managing Leo’s departure.

On the night of the defeat in Lisbon, Sí al futur called for the immediate resignation of Bartomeu and the entire Board of Directors with the consequent call for presidential elections as soon as possible. Afterwards, Sí al futur warned that if Bartomeu and the other executives did not take this step, we would resort to the only possible legal instrument to force their departure – the motion of no confidence.

Given our agreement with this approach, Sí al futur has resolved to actively support the motion already launched and to contribute to its success. In a pandemic context, it is not an easy goal because of the difficulties it presents, such as a draconian legislation to prevent the motion from advancing, the short time given to collect signatures and an anachronistic and cumbersome regulation. Despite these obstacles, there is no other way out than the motion of no confidence if we want to express in a practical way the indignation towards Josep Maria Bartomeu and the rest of the Barça Board seeing the critical situation that the Club is experiencing in the sports, economic and institutional fields.

The motion of no confidence begins today, Tuesday, September 1. According to the Club, by September 17, 16,520 signatures must have been collected from members in order to proceed the motion of no confidence.

How to give your signature

Sí al futur has committed itself to collecting signatures in support of the motion of no confidence. The statutes of FC Barcelona lay down that only the forms that the Club has issued for this motion are valid. This makes it necessary for all members who want to sign in favour of the motion to collect and fill in the corresponding forms and take them to:

Sí al futur - Avinguda Diagonal 399, 4th Floor // 08008 Barcelona

You can pick up the form and/or deliver your signature from Monday to Friday, from 10 am to 2 pm and from 4 pm to 7 pm. Friday, September 11 is a national holiday in Catalonia.

• It is essential to bring a photocopy of both sides of the DNI of the member who wants to sign. You also need to bring your FCBarcelona member card, but you do not need a photocopy.
• There are other signature collection points. You can check them at https://www.mocio2020.cat/
• The deadline to submit signatures is Wednesday 16 September.
• Club members will be allowed to collect official forms to obtain signatures from other members as long as they agree to deliver them at one of the collection points within the deadline set.

For more information, please check this website https://www.mocio2020.cat/

We have already collected 7500 signatures. The Plataforma Més que una Moció has made the first count official. You can see it here.

Víctor Font gave an exclusive interview to Sport, with Toni Frieros, where he gave his version of the serious crisis that FC Barcelona is experiencing.

Here you can read the full interview (in Spanish).

Víctor Font took part in a special television program on TV3 on the crisis that FC Barcelona is going through after their Champions defeat. The program was attended by journalists Sique Rodríguez, Joan Maria Pou, Joan Josep Pallàs, Bernat Soler, Santi Nolla, Lluís Mascaró, Xavi Torres and Jordi Borda, with Emili Rousaud and Toni Freixa as special guests, apart from Víctor Font.

Here you can see the full program (in Catalan).

And here some of the articles from media that have echoed the program:

• Font: “Hay que intentar que esta junta tome el menor número de decisiones” – La Vanguardia
• “Messi no se irá” – Sport
• “L’estabilitat passa per fer foc nou” –Ara
• La solució al Barça és fer unes eleccions, segons Rousaud, Font i Freixa – El Nacional
• Así ven Toni Freixa, Emili Rousaud y Víctor Font la crisis del Barcelona – Marca
• Rousaud, Freixa i Font fan front comú contra Bartomeu – El Món
• Un ataque televisivo a Bartomeu - As

Interviews from Tuesday, 18 august (in Catalan and Spanish):

• RAC1 - Tu diràs
• SER - El Larguero
• COPE - El partido de COPE

The Spanish newspaper ABC published this Friday, August 7, an interview from Salvador Sostres with Víctor Font. You can read here the full interview.

Given the evolution of the pandemic and in order to ensure the safety of everyone, Sí al futur [‘Yes to the Future’ in Catalan], the project led by Víctor Font, a project which aims to offer a new proposal to FC Barcelona members for the next elections to the Club’s presidency, has decided to postpone the presentation that was scheduled to take place on Friday, July 24 in Bellcaire d'Empordà.

If the health situation allows it, the event will take place at the end of September. Then more presentations are planned in Andorra and Mallorca in October, and in Terres de Lleida in November.

Before the pandemic, Sí al futur had already organized public presentation events. The first was at the AXA Auditorium in Barcelona, in front of 600 people, in January 2019. He then gave presentations in Granollers, Sant Cugat del Vallès, Vic, at the Conesa Beer brewery in Barcelona and in Mataró, where the last act before the pandemic was held, on March 2, 2020.

Virtual presentations during confinement

During the confinement, Víctor Font has been explaining the project he leads via virtual meetings with members. A new meeting was held today with the participation of more than 90 Barça members.

From the start, Víctor Font outlined the main points of the project in a conversation with journalist Antoni Bassas, in addition to dealing with the latest sports news on Barça. Once the initial conversation was over, the participants were able to ask questions or give opinions in order to resolve their doubts and concerns about different aspects of the sports, economic or social project that drives Sí al futur.

With today’s meeting, almost 800 Barcelona supporters have already taken part in one of these telematic meetings of Sí al futur. After the great reception of the first online meeting, which took place on May 8, with the presence of more than 200 followers, and that of May 22, with 150 more followers, 150 Barcelona fans filled again the last presentation on June 12th. Finally, 150 more Barcelona fans took part in the one held on 21 June.

Would you like to take part in the next online meeting?

After today’s event, further virtual meetings will resume in September to be announced in due time. If you know of any Barcelona fans, especially members, who might be keen to take part in them, ask them to sign up on this link.

Places are limited, and the invitation is personal and non-transferable. FC Barcelona members will enjoy priority registration.