(CNN) -- When Josep Maria Bartomeu became the 40th president of FC Barcelona at the start of this year, he was paraded at the Camp Nou stadium in front of the waiting press, just as his predecessors before him had. The president of Barcelona, after all, has an exalted status. Usually they are voted for by the club's socios, or members, the president sets the tone of the club and the scope of its ambition. They are held to account, too, for their behavior off the pitch and results on it. A picture was taken of the 51-year-old engineer and entrepreneur, with the club's famous motto visible in the stadium seats behind him, to his left.
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Barcelona president admits past year has been "very difficult"
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Josep Maria Bartomeu took over as club as been rocked by controversy
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Bartomeu believes Pep Guardiola will one day return to the club
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He says Luis Suarez does not have a "no biting" clause
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