Charles Villeneuve

Charles Villeneuve
Villeneuve (right) with PSG player Ludovic Giuly
Born	Charles Leroy (1941-07-19) 19 July 1941 (age 83) Beirut, Lebanon
Nationality	French
Occupation	Television journalist

Charles Villeneuve (born Charles Leroy;[1] 19 July 1941) is a French journalist.

He was the sports director of the television channel TF1.[2]

On 27 May 2008, he was named as president of Paris Saint-Germain F.C. ahead of the new season, after the one-month interim of Simon Tahar; PSG had narrowly avoided relegation from Ligue 1.[2] He was the third journalist to hold the post, after Michel Denisot and Charles Biétry in the 1990s.[2]

In January 2009, he wrote a letter to the club's board in which he criticised their lack of investment. The letter was leaked to Le Parisien. He was then dismissed by owners Colony Capital, whose president Sébastien Bazin took that position at the club.[3]

References

1. "Charles Villeneuve nommé président du PSG" [Charles Villeneuve named president of PSG]. Le Monde (in French). AFP. 27 May 2008. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
2. "Charles Villeneuve aux commandes du PSG" [Charles Villeneuve in command of PSG]. Le Figaro (in French). 27 May 2008. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
3. Lyttleton, Ben (20 January 2009). "Boardroom blitz leaves PSG shaky". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 November 2018.