Josep Maria Bartomeu and Barcelona board resign

Trouble has been brewing at Barcelona for some time and Josep Maria Bartomeu has resigned. Picture: Joan Monfort/AP

Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu has resigned ahead of an expected vote of no confidence next month.

Bartomeu’s fate has perhaps been determined since he was heavily criticised by Gerard Pique and then Lionel Messi, who was furious that a summer exit from the Catalan club was blocked.