{"id":60088,"date":"2025-08-07T19:37:43","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T19:37:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/fc-barcelona-and-ter-stegen-locked-in-escalating-dispute"},"modified":"2025-08-07T20:19:00","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T20:19:00","slug":"fc-barcelona-and-ter-stegen-locked-in-escalating-dispute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/fc-barcelona-and-ter-stegen-locked-in-escalating-dispute","title":{"rendered":"FC Barcelona and Ter Stegen Locked in Escalating Dispute"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span><b>The conflict between Marc-Andre\u0301 ter Stegen and FC Barcelona has reached a boiling point. The German goalkeeper refuses to sign the club\u2019s medical report regarding his back injury and opposes being removed from the official Liga squad list.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>This decision blocks the registration of new goalkeeper Joan Garcia, who arrived from Espanyol to become the starter. Ter Stegen, sidelined for most of last season, has already clashed with the club over the signing of veteran Wojciech Szcze\u0328sny and now feels pushed aside once again.<\/p>\n<p>Barc\u0327a had planned to use Ter Stegen\u2019s long-term injury status to temporarily remove him from the list and register Garcia, but that requires the player\u2019s signature on the medical report\u2014something he\u2019s unwilling to provide. He denies the club\u2019s accusation of exaggerating his injury and insists he will be fit to play by late September. By refusing to sign, Ter Stegen avoids being benched until January.<\/p>\n<p>The club may consider disciplinary action, but the German keeper, backed by teammates, appears determined to win this standoff.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Lesotho<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Lesotho. The conflict between Marc-Andre\u0301 ter Stegen and FC Barcelona has reached a boiling point. The German goalkeeper refuses to sign the club\u2019s medical report regarding his back injury and opposes being removed from the official Liga squad list. 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