Real Madrid’s board of directors officially made the decision this Sunday. the white club wants to appear as a special case Negreira case. A step that represents a radical change in passive strategy. florentino perez Since the appearance of the Barcelona Prosecutor’s Office’s first investigation into Barça’s payments to José María Enríquez Negreira, former vice-president of Technical Arbitrators.

“Real Madrid expresses its deep concern at the seriousness of the events and reiterates its full confidence in the administration of justice and has agreed that: to defend their legitimate interestswill appear in procedure as soon as the judge opens it to the affected parties”, Real Madrid assured in a public statement after the urgent board of directors this Sunday. The words “accusation” were omitted from the text. Specifically” .

Access to the procedure

If this move is accepted by the judge appointed to the case, Real Madrid’sfirst-hand access to all documents of the case and proceedings conducted by the judge himself. And in the meantime, it’s something the RFEF and the Government will also do, through the High Level, to keep their representation in the hands of LaLiga, who announced weeks ago its intention to be personally present should the case go to court. Sports Council.

The white club made its choice Stop putting yourself in the profile before this scandalHis statement after the Barcelona Prosecutor’s Office decided on Friday to file complaints against Barça, as well as former presidents Sandro Rosell and Josep Maria Bartomeu, and former top executives Óscar Grau and Albert Soler, as well as Negreira himself.

social pressure

The strength of the briefing presented by the prosecution accusing Enríquez Negreira of getting commission for his execution “the tendency of referees to act in favor of FC Barcelona in decision-making processes in the games played by the club and therefore in the results of the competitions” forced Florentino to take this step. Also, the social pressure from fans who showed their anger in many matches at the Santiago Bernabéu with the alleged practices of their arch-rivals on the pitch.

The prosecutor’s office qualifies the Barça club as a legal person, a constant crime of corruption in business life in the field of sports. Bartomeu, Grau, Soler and Rosell are accused of interpersonal corruption in the field of sports, unfair administration and, in the case of the first three, falsification of documents. The accusation against the former referee focuses on corruption and document falsification, and his son Javier Enríquez, who also served at Barcelona, ​​was excluded from the charge.