BARCELONA (Reuters) - Barcelona's soccer club members have voted overwhelmingly to withdraw medals awarded to Francisco Franco, finally ending the much-maligned distinctions the Catalan club granted to Spain's dictator.
The club's board proposed to withdraw the medals at a board meeting in February and the move was approved by 671 votes at the annual general assembly on Sunday, with two voting against and seven abstaining.
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