Fourth director joins Barcelona's exodus

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The rift in the Primera Liga club board widened further when Jordi Moix followed the example of Vice-president Sandro Rosell and fellow director Josep Maria Bartomeu by handing in his resignation. The resignations came two days after director Jordi Mones said he was quitting and provided more evidence of disagreements over the way president Joan Laporta has been running the club.

The club’s success on the pitch last season has not been enough to heal the deep divisions within the board. Rosell, who was in charge of the overall sporting direction of the club, was Laporta's right hand man when he was elected president two years ago and played an instrumental role in persuading midfielders Ronaldinho and Deco to sign for Barca. "I'm leaving without any bad feeling," Rosell told a news conference in Barcelona. "But if these resignations make him (Laporta) correct his mistakes and resolve his conflict with himself then it will be good for the club."

Rosell said part of the reason for the split within the board was a result of the influence former player and Coach Johan Cruyff was exerting on Laporta, even though the Dutchman does not hold any official post within the club.