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Old July 11, 2018, 09:56 PM
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Yes, indeed.

lo fichó el FC Barcelona — he was signed (up) by FC Barcelona

Fichar por alguien - un club o una compañía o empresa - to join somebody, some club, some company...

It is an Iberian term, mainly.

In CREA, I found it is used in Colombia, Salvador and Bolivia, but probably relating to Spain news, or Spain teams (Real Madrid, Barcelona, etc.)

Saludos, Poli.
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