UEFA wants to shed light on the Negreira affair. Indeed, the European body has just announced, this Thursday, that it has received numerous documents from Real Madrid, linked to the case involving FC Barcelona and JosĂ© MarĂa EnrĂquez Negreira, former vice-president of the Technical Committee of Referees (CTA) in Spain. “ UEFA can confirm that it has received from Real Madrid CF a significant number of documents related to the ongoing investigation into FC Barcelona in the case involving JosĂ© MarĂa EnrĂquez Negreira, former vice-president of the Technical Committee of Referees of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (the so-called “Negreira affair”) », Indicates the organization responsible for European football, in a press release relayed by the media A.S..
“ UEFA ethics and disciplinary inspectors have also received these latest documents, which they will review as part of their ongoing investigation into the matter. » Still according to the Iberian daily, Real Madrid sent more than 50,000 pages to UEFA and its president Aleksander ÄŚeferin. As a reminder, Barça is suspected of having made payments totaling around 7.3 to 7.5 million euros between 2001 and 2018 to companies belonging to Negreira. In a press release, Real Madrid confirms having sent these documents to UEFA, “ concerning facts of extraordinary seriousness, which directly affect the integrity of the competition and confidence in the refereeing system “. The Merengue club also indicates that it will continue “ to actively collaborate with UEFA », while he has been fighting for several years to have FC Barcelona officially found guilty. Real Madrid particularly wants to see the Blaugrana team stripped of all the titles won during this period.
