“They Give You a Packet of Condoms and Vaseline” – Ex-President of Lionel Messi’s $5 Billion Worth Former Team Makes Shocking Revelations on Prison Life After Money Laundering Saga

Over the years, the fans have called soccer ‘the beautiful game’. However, at the same time, soccer can be a very corrupt and cruel sport too. Corruption and money laundering are a few of the major red flags in soccer. For corruption, quite a few soccer team owners have served time in prison. One such individual was the former President of Barcelona itself. He had a memorable four-year tenure at the club while Lionel Messi was in his prime.

Unfortunately, he was then later charged with a few serious allegations due to which he had to resign.

Former Barcelona president reveals the shocking truths of prison

Sandro Rosell was the president of Barcelona from 2010 to 2014. After signing a few really good soccer players, the Spanish courts suspected something was off. Upon thoroughly investigating the case, they accused Rosell of money laundering. The former Barcelona president reportedly bought television rights to Brazil’s past matches. Apart from that, the Spanish courts also accused Rosell of human trafficking.

Sandro Rosell spent a total of 645 days in prison. In a recent interview, the former president explains the hell that he faced during his prison sentence. Rosell was forced to sit in prison after the court declared his offenses ‘unbailable’. He recently appeared on Viajando con Chester to Risto Mejide for an interview. During the interview, Rosell revealed some shocking facts about living in prison.

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As translated by Marca, Rosell quoted, “When you go to prison, you say that they give you a packet of condoms and Vaseline. You ask yourself… What for? You find out what for”. He continued, “Yes. There is a lot of homosexual relationship in prison, but even among people who are not homosexual”. However, Rosell admitted that he made a few friends in prison who would always protect him.

Rosell said that he found prison ‘grey’ and ‘stale’. But revealed that he surprisingly discovered a lot of humanity behind bars too. Before his arrest, he revealed that the tax officer carried out 72 financial inspections while he was the President. However, before that, he had never faced any financial inspection. Years later, Rosell still questions his fate, while keeping a low profile from the rest of the world.

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