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Barcelona handed $670 fine for approaching Atletico's Alvarez

Spain's federation says Barcelona contacted Alvarez's side without written notice to Atletico, breaching Article 133; the fine is 602 euros, roughly the cost of a used laptop.

On air: Gloria Vance and Kenji Moonfield on BBN After Hours
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  1. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe Spanish federation has fined Barcelona six hundred and two euros, about six hundred seventy dollars, for contacting Atletico's Julian Alvarez without sending written notice.

  2. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorHe is under contract until twenty thirty.

  3. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSix hundred dollars? For a player that big?

  4. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe charge falls under Article one thirty-three, breach of regulatory obligations. A grave matter, settled for the price of a used laptop.

  5. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo the offense wasn't the approach. It was the missing email.

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The story so far

  1. 15th-century ship found beneath Barcelona car park site · The Times of India
  2. El Clasico preview, Halloween candy, Southwest rewards, WNBA Finals · Yahoo Sports
  3. Mourinho's Real try to stop Barcelona's shot at history · BBC Sport
  4. Lula wins Brazil runoff; Mbappé sinks Barcelona; Rays trail · CNBC
  5. Mbappe scores 100th Real Madrid goal in Clasico win · Yahoo Sports
  6. Netflix Matthew Perry docuseries, Trump on Quebec, Barcelona and Kane · New York Post
  7. Barcelona handed $670 fine for approaching Atletico's Alvarez (this story)

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