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Thursday, October 8, 2009

Agusti Benedito to run for president

Catalan business man Agustí Benedito has today announced to Spanish news agency EFE his intention to take part in next year's elections for president of FC Barcelona.

Benedito has been a close friend of Barcelona president Joan Laporta for many years until he resigned as member of the the club's social committee in March of this year because he thought Laporta had betrayed some of their previous ideals.

Benedito is, after former Barcelona sports vice-president Sandro Rosell (who announced his intention to run for president last summer), the second pre-candidate to step forward and to publicly announce the intention to take part in the elections.

Read more:
Who will be the next president of FC Barcelona?

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