Soccer-Barca candidate Laporta goads Real Madrid with cheeky campaign poster

A giant electoral poster of FC Barcelona presidential hopeful Joan Laporta is seen on a building next to the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid, Spain - December 15, 2020. REUTERS/Juan Medina

MADRID (Reuters) - Joan Laporta, who presided over one of Barcelona's most successful periods, took his campaign to become president again to enemy territory by unveiling a colossal poster next to Real Madrid's Santiago Bernabeu stadium on Tuesday.

Laporta posted a picture of the giant poster, covering a tower block under construction within view of the Bernabeu, on Twitter with the caption 'Hello Madrid'.