Sandro Rosell will no longer be vice-president of ECA, or a member of the UEFA Strategic Council

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Sandro Rosell, who resigned from the presidency of FC Barcelona after "the Neymar case" on the 23/01/2014, will also leave his post as second vice-president of the ECA (European Club Association). The Spaniard will also give up, at the same time, his position as a representative of the ECA in the UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) Strategic Council, and as a member of the UEFA Committee of interclub competitions.

Rosell announced his "irrevocable" resignation from his position as president of FC Barcelona (Liga, ESP), during a special meeting of the Board of the club, on the 23/01/2014: "From the beginning, I have said the signing of Neymar has been correct and that his signing has caused despair and envy in some of our adversaries. I do not want unfair attacks to negatively affect the management or the image of the club. So I think the time has come for me to leave," he explained.

His first term as president of Barça started in 2010, and should have been completed in 2016. According to the bylaws of the club, the first vice-president, Josep Maria Bartomeu, has replaced…

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