Serie B Catania President Pulvirenti Announces Intention To Sell Club

Serie B club Catania President Antonino Pulvirenti "announced his intention to sell the club after receiving death threats, which he said led to him buying matches last season," according to Ben Gladwell of ESPN. Pulvirenti is "still waiting to hear if he will be prosecuted after admitting to buying results for his club" when it was at risk of a second straight relegation. He spent time in custody "before being released on home arrest once he confessed to investigators." The 53-year-old is "hoping some lenience will be shown after claiming he was left with little choice" but to pay for matches to end in his club's favor. He said, "I was receiving serious death threats and I was no longer serene and I made a mistake." Pulvirenti is "now set to leave football and he wants the sale of the Sicilian club to be seen by everybody." Pulvirenti: "The club is for sale. On Thursday, at 10 a.m. at Torre del Grifo, I am meeting with a group of businessmen and this meeting is going to be streamed live on the Internet" (ESPN, 7/21).