{"id":505795,"date":"2026-07-14T17:42:23","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T15:42:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=505795"},"modified":"2026-07-14T17:42:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T15:42:23","slug":"barcelona-xavi-pascual-exercises-exit-clause","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/barcelona-xavi-pascual-exercises-exit-clause\/","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona: Xavi Pascual exercises exit clause"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Xavi Pascual is no longer Barcelona\u2019s head coach. The Catalan club announced that the Gav\u00e0-born coach has exercised the termination clause included in the contract that tied him to Bar\u00e7a until 2028.<\/p>\n<p>Pascual\u2019s second spell as Barcelona basketball head coach, which began on November 17, 2025, has now come to an end. During these months, he coached 68 games in total: 37 in the domestic league, 29 in EuroLeague and 2 in the Copa del Rey.<\/p>\n<p>Pascual had returned to Bar\u00e7a alongside assistant coach I\u00f1igo Zorzano, who will also not continue with the club. 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