Juventus board resign over tax fraud allegations – La Liga demand ‘immediate sports sanctions’

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Agnelli & Nedved leave 

This article was first published on November 28 but has since been updated with new information. 

In a shock move, the entire board of directors at Juventus, including president Andrea Agnelli and vice president Pavel Nedved, have resigned from their positions on Monday evening. First reported by Italian transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, the Serie A record champions have since confirmed the news in a club statement published on Juventus’ official homepage

According to the statement, the board stepped down after “having considered the centrality and relevance of pending legal and accounting issues.” Juventus have been under investigation by prosecutors in Turin for allegedly falsifying accounting practices and irregularities when it comes to transfers and loaning out players.

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With new information available, the board decided to resign. “[We] considered [it] to be in the best social interest to recommend that Juventus equip itself with a new Board of Directors to address these issues,” the statement on the homepage read. Current managing director Maurizio Arrivabene was asked to stay on for an interim period while a new board could be brought together the statement added.  

La Liga calls on immediate sanctions – relegation or exclusion possible 

On Tuesday, the Spanish footballing authorities responded to Juventus’ situation by calling on UEFA to take a strong stance against the Italian giants and went as far as to demand an “immediate sports sanction” be applied to the club by filing an official complaint, in accordance with investigations into Juventus’ financial dealings. 

In a statement, LaLiga said: “Specifically, the complaint charges that Juventus accounted for transfers above fair value and under accounted for employee expenses, resulting in a breach of UEFA break even requirements. Additionally, the complaint charges that Juventus concealed the true wage bill of its players.”

According to CBS Sport, the Spanish authorities are calling on sanctions to be placed on Juventus, but are also pushing for disciplinary measures which could lead to the Turin club being relegated from Serie A and excluded from European competitions, such as the Champions League and Europa League. 


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