Follow the sound of the Negreira case. And with that, apart from the different information that takes place, the reactions of the different organisms. In this case, the RFEF has made itself available to the Justice to provide any kind of information or data that would make it possible to clarify the matter ‘Negreira case’. The former referee and vice-chairman of the Technical Commission of Referees received from Barça an amount of 1.6 million eurosas revealed by Cadena SER and revealed by the invoices published by “El Mundo”to receive arbitration reports.
Enríquez Negreira is under investigation, not Barcelona
Will the RFEF intervene in the case? In principle not, unless requested to do so by the Justice Department. For now, the case is in the hands of the Barcelona public prosecutor’s office. The only one under investigation is Mr. Eríques Negreira, after inspection by the tax authorities. For the time being, no investigation has been launched into FC Barcelona by the public prosecutor’s office and there are no indications that the club has committed an offence. Of course, the various published journalistic information and invoices cause great alarm in the RFEF and the CTA, which have been made available to the judiciary.
RFEF Statutes and Potential Sanctions
However, it is appropriate to ask what kind of sanctions FC Barcelona could be subject to in this case. The statutes of the RFEF typify this kind of thing in article 22: “Basic rights and obligations of members”
In one of its sections, the RFEF specifies: “Adhere to the principles of loyalty, integrity and sportsmanship in accordance with the principles of fair play, with an obligation to refrain from engaging in activities that compromise the integrity of the RFEF or its leagues, or discredit football”.
And then it expands: “Refrain from accepting or giving gifts, such as accepting or giving any profit that could reasonably be considered excessive (…)including the invitations of third parties who have a future interest in the decisions of the RFEF”, be explained.
Sports discipline and in which case there may be a decline
In the chapter on possible sanctions, we must emphasize the text of the Royal Decree on Sports Discipline (1591/1992). Article 14, dedicated to “very serious infringements”, determines the penalty of demotion and loss of category, provided that sufficiently serious facts are proven. The text speaks of “actions aimed at predetermining, by means of price, intimidation or simple agreements, the outcome of a test or competition”. In other words, this article would apply as long as a club was documented to have predetermined or influenced a match or competition.
The CTA is made available to the Ministry of Justice
The Technical Committee of Referees naturally regrets the ethical damage this news may cause to the arbitration institution. In the arbitration union, the ‘Negreira case’ is believed to be a clear case of conflict of interest. The CTA has placed itself at the disposal of the Justice Department to “support their maximum cooperation with any type of information that this committee may provide”
Relegation is included as a possible sanction in the Royal Decree on Sports Discipline
Source: Goal