Bombing of Juventus: its president and the entire board of directors resign

While all football’s attention is on the Qatar 2022 World Cup, unexpected news exploded in Italy. The board of directors of the Juventus He has decided to step down from leadership of the club. Andrea Agnelli, president of the institution, and Pavel Nedved, former player and vice president, were the strongest men when it came to making decisions in the Turin team, but they chose to end their phase as leaders.

Agnelli’s presidential journey had begun in 2010, that is, for 12 years he has been the leader of the Old Lady. However, the Agnelli surname has strong roots in the club, as four generations ran the club. Edoardo, Andrea’s grandfather, was the first to join the club. Then, he was followed by Gianni -Andrea’s uncle- and Umberto -father of the new president-.

What is the reason for this decision? A few months ago, the Turin prosecutor’s office had launched an investigation against the board of directors for illegal economic activities. The crimes being investigated are for “false corporate communications and false marketing communications”. At this point, the years 2018, 2019 and 2020 have been taken at the center of the investigation.

Now, in an official statement from the club, they have presented the balance sheet with the deadline of June 30, 2022. In addition, announced the resignations of the leaders.

“To this end, on the proposal of the Chairman Andrea Agnelli and in order to allow the resolution on the renewal of the Board of Directors to be transmitted to the Shareholders’ Meeting as soon as possible, All members of the Board of Directors present at the meeting declared that they had resigned from their office.says the statement.

The news was discovered by Fabricius Roman. The well-known journalist marked the end of Agnelli’s management at Juventus, although he did not provide further details on how the club’s future will continue after this shock.

“Juventus’ board of directors has decided to resign, including president Andrea Agnelli and vice president Pavel Nedved. The era of Andrea Agnelli as president of Juve is over. ????⚪️⚫️ #Juventus. There will be a new board of directors and new club structure to be decided in the coming months“, held.

Despite being one of the most powerful teams in Italy, the team led by Massimiliano Allegri is not having one of its best seasons.

In Serie A he is inserted in third placementeven if ten points behind leaders Napoli.

The biggest disappointment was the premature elimination from the UEFA Champions League, where they shared a group with Benfica, Paris Saint-Germain and Maccabi Haifa. The ensemble composed by Ángel Di María Y Leandro Paredes finished third with 3 points, the same as the Israeli team, but the goal difference allowed him access to the UEFA Europa League.

With the World Cup deadlocked and the massive resignations of senior management, the future looks cloudy and has no clear direction. As the days go by, the uncertainty will turn into certainty and the future of Juventus will certainly have a new guide. Decisions and strong changes will be the current currency in the coming months.

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