Barcelona –
President UEFA, Alexander Ceferincommenting on the alleged referee bribery scandal Barcelona. According to him, this case is very serious.
Barcelona was accused of bribing the former vice president of the Spanish Referees Committee (CTA), Jose Maria Enriquez Negreira. The cules paid Negreira 8.4 million euros over the span of 2001-2018.
Negreira was paid so that Barcelona would not be harmed by the referee. This case was detected after a tax investigation into a company owned by Negreira, Dasnil 95 SL.
Prosecutors in Spain allege Barcelona commit criminal acts of corruption, financial management, and falsification of business documents. Complaint to Blaugrana it has been done and the judge will decide whether any punishment awaits Barca.
An investigation was also carried out UEFA to check whether there is a potential violation by Barcelona in the realm of UEFA. If proven guilty, The cules may be subject to sanctions ban appearing in Europe.
Alexander Ceferin talk about this case. According to him, Barcelona really committed a serious crime if proven guilty in court.
“I can’t comment directly on this for two reasons. First, because we have an independent disciplinary committee. Second, because I haven’t discussed this matter in detail,” Ceferin told Team.
“However, I can say something, the situation is very serious. In my opinion, this is one of the most serious in football I have ever seen,” he continued.
“In LaLiga, the time frame for sanctioning Barcelona for the ‘Negreira Case’ has expired, but the matter has been forwarded to the Spanish prosecutor’s office. In the case of UEFA, there is no case expiration,” Alexander Ceferin disclose.
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