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Rosell: If I hadn't been president of Barcelona I wouldn't have gone to jail

Sandro Rosell believes he never would have gone to prison were it not for his position as president of Barcelona.

Rosell was sent to preventive prison in May 2017 for charges including fraud and money laundering of nearly €20 million (£17m/$22m). After being given a conditional release in February 2019, he was cleared of any wrongdoing in April 2019.

The 56-year-old was president of Barcelona between July 2010 and January 2014, a period that saw the club achieve plenty of success on the pitch.

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But it was a move off the field - the signing of Neymar from Santos in 2013 - that saw Rosell find his way into trouble.