Sandro Rosell is the new club president after picking up 61% of the votes in yesterday’s election.
He was the club vice-president between 2003 and 2005, when he spectacularly fell out with friend and club president Joan Laporta and resigned. Since then he has been taking pot shots at Laporta over the direction of the club and it was no surprise to anyone to learn he was a candidate.
Possibly his largest contribution under Laporta was to bring Ronaldinho to the club; but he was also responsible for the sponsorship of Nike, for whom he worked as the head of the South American operation.
His first job will be to sign Pep Guardiola, and there are also rumours that he has been having talks behind the scenes with Cesc Fabregas.
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