13 November 2026
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Spain: FC Barcelona and the Julián Álvarez case – the legal limits of ‘Tapping Up’
By Pablo Pérez, Counsel, VALLONI Attorneys at Law, Zurich, Switzerland On 27 October 2026, the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), fined FC Barcelona (Barcelona) €602 (around Sw.Frs. 557) following a complaint by Atlético de Madrid (Atlético) concerning the attempts by Barcelona to secure Atlético player Julián Álvarez