Football: Six Barcelona directors quit, throwing club into crisis over social media and virus fallout

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BARCELONA (REUTERS) - Spanish La Liga champions Barcelona were in turmoil on Friday (April 10) after six board directors resigned, criticising the club's handling of a social media scandal and the financial implications of the coronavirus crisis.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

BARCELONA - Spanish La Liga champions Barcelona were in turmoil on Friday after six board directors resigned, criticising the club's handling of a social media scandal and the financial implications of the coronavirus crisis.

They asked Bartomeu to call presidential elections as soon as possible and criticised the club for hiring a third party, I3 Ventures, earlier this year to monitor social media coverage of Barca. "We also want to show our displeasure over the unfortunate episode about the social media accounts, known as 'Barcagate', which we learned about through the press.

 

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