Marc-André ter Stegen denied a vote at Barcelona election

Marc-André ter Stegen arrived at Camp Nou on Sunday intending to vote in FC Barcelona’s presidential election but was unable to do so because his name did not appear on the electoral roll. He waited about ten minutes while staff searched the register, then left without casting a ballot.

He remains under contract with Barcelona until 2028 despite being on loan at Girona. ESPN says the goalkeeper failed to renew his Barcelona membership, which was required to be listed on the roll. The missed vote is the latest setback in a difficult period: after prolonged injury problems he lost his starting place at Barcelona to Joan Garcia and moved to Girona in January hoping for game time and to boost his World Cup chances, only to suffer a thigh injury that should keep him out until mid-April.

Germany manager Julian Nagelsmann said, "The book isn’t quite closed yet, but there’s no question that it will be very tight, because you have to take into account not only the latest spell on the sidelines, but also the time before that.

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