Sandro Rosell resigns as president of Barcelona with immediate effect. Rosell made the announcement at a press conference on Thursday night. One of the reasons being was that he allegedly had misappropriated funds from signing Neymar. The Brazilian Neymar joined Barcelona in the summer. A Barcelona club member Jordi Cases has alleged that the amount paid was a lot more than the £48.6m fee reported at the time. The deal is now being investigated by a court for possible misappropriation of funds. Sandro also feels that he and his family receive threats as he states, “For some time my family and myself have suffered threats and attacks in silence. These threats and attacks have made me wonder if being president means having to jeopardise my family.” The threats along with the allegations against him led to his decision to resign. Although the vice president will serve as his successor, is this a smart decision for Barcelona especially since the Fifa world cup is right around the corner? Has Sandro made the right decision for his club, himself and family?
http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jan/23/sandro-rosell-resigns-barcelona-president-neymar
Semira, this was posted as ‘draft’ on our blog site. I took the liberty to ‘publish’ it so that I can leave a comment. Remember to publish your posts. Do you think that there was wrongdoing by Rosell?