Questions arise over Barcelona’s La Liga future

If independence is declared Barcelona and Espanyol would be expelled

FC Barcelona Catalonia
Barcelona players wearing shirts in the colours of the Catalan flag
(Image credit: Alex Caparros/Getty Images)

Barcelona’s players and staff will join today’s strike in Catalonia in protest at the violence that marred Sunday’s independence referendum.

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