Real Madrid Submits New Report to UEFA Over Barcelona Payments Controversy
Real Madrid has submitted a new report to UEFA, calling for disciplinary measures against FC Barcelona concerning alleged payments made to José María Enríquez Negreira, the former vice-president of the Spanish Technical Committee of Referees. The club, led by President Florentino Perez, is actively pursuing the "Negreira case," accusing Barcelona of making prolonged, opaque payments to secure undue favors. In an official statement, Real Madrid highlighted the "significant evidence" of these payments, asserting they pose a "systemic risk" to competition integrity. The club has urged UEFA to resume disciplinary proceedings immediately and to take firm, independent action in the sporting domain, separate from ongoing judicial processes.
Real Madrid has submitted a new report to UEFA, requesting disciplinary measures against FC Barcelona concerning alleged payments made to a former refereeing official. The Spanish club is actively pursuing the "Negreira case," which alleges that Barcelona made payments to José María Enríquez Negreira, the former vice-president of the Technical Committee of Referees of the Royal Spanish Football Federation, to obtain undue favors.
According to a report from MARCA, Real Madrid's latest submission to UEFA includes a request for the European football body to take action. Real Madrid also released an official statement, asserting the existence of "significant evidence that conclusively reinforces the indications already known since the beginning regarding the existence of prolonged, opaque payments lacking any verifiable justification, made by F. C. Barcelona to José María Enríquez Negreira, the former vice-president of the Technical Committee of Referees of the Royal Spanish Football Federation, through various corporate structures."
The club emphasized that these alleged actions constitute "a systemic risk of utmost severity for the integrity of competitions," indicating a structure of undue influence over the refereeing body that contradicts principles of competitive equality, neutrality, impartiality, and unpredictability of sports outcomes.
Real Madrid has urged UEFA to immediately resume disciplinary proceedings, requesting a "firm, exemplary, and immediate response in the sporting domain, independently of the ongoing judicial proceedings." The club seeks "appropriate disciplinary and restorative measures" from UEFA to ensure integrity and transparency within competitions, clarifying that this action should not replace or pre-empt the role of state judicial bodies. Real Madrid continues its involvement as a private prosecutor in the ongoing criminal proceedings.
This new report follows a previous dossier submitted by Real Madrid to UEFA, which was reportedly rejected by the European body due to ongoing judicial proceedings in Spain. Real Madrid now specifically asks UEFA to act irrespective of these proceedings.
(Source: Yahoo Sports Soccer)
