Soccer-Barcelona member files complaints to block Messi move to PSG


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - FC Barcelona Press Conference - Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain - August 6, 2021 Newspapers are seen displaying front page images of Barcelona's Lionel Messi at a newspaper selling stall outside the Camp Nou before the press conference REUTERS/Albert Gea/File Photo

PARIS (Reuters) -A Barcelona member has filed complaints with a French court and the European Commission with the aim of blocking Lionel Messi's potential move to Paris St Germain, according to documents seen by Reuters on Monday.

In the complaints, shared by the fan's lawyer Juan Branco, the Barca member says French football authorities have failed to enforce financial fair play (FFP) rules in order to help PSG become a force in European football.

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