Juventus board of directors and president Agnelli resign

In this file photo taken on Oct. 15, 2022 Juventus' President Andrea Agnelli attends the Italian Serie A match between Torino and Juventus. The entire board of directors at Juventus has resigned, including president Agnelli. (AFP)

• The stunning move follows a preliminary investigation by the Turin Public Prosecutor’s Office into fraudulent accounting

TURIN, Italy: Juventus’ board of directors and president Andrea Agnelli resigned en masse on Monday.

The stunning move follows a preliminary investigation by the Turin Public Prosecutor’s Office into fraudulent accounting, of alleged hidden payments to players.

At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Juventus said 23 players agreed to reduce their salary for four months to help the club through the crisis. But its claimed the players gave up only one month’s salary.

A shareholders meeting rescheduled for Dec. 27 was postponed again to Jan. 18 to choose a new board.