The white team has published its decision in an official statement after this Sunday’s board meeting
Real Madrid has officially announced that it will appear in the ‘Negreira case’ as soon as the judge opens it up to the parties involved.
The white team made this decision in a board of directors urgently convened on Sunday morning after the prosecution on Friday denounced Fútbol Club Barcelona and two of its presidents, Sandro Rosell and Josep María Bartomeu, for the crimes of ongoing corruption in the businesslife. dishonest administration and false commercial documents.
The group led by Florentino Pérez had kept a careful silence on the matter during all these weeks in order to officially and forcefully speak out after the complaint filed by the prosecution. Here is the full statement from the Madrid team:
“The Board of Directors of Real Madrid CF, at its meeting today, has taken note of the serious accusations made by the Barcelona Prosecutor’s Office against FC Barcelona, two of its presidents, Josep María Bartomeu and Sandro Rosell, and the former directors Albert Soler and Óscar Grau, on the basis of possible crimes, including corruption in the sports field, in the context of the relationship the club has established with the former vice-president of the technical commission of referees, José María Enríquez Negreira.
Real Madrid expresses its deep concern about the seriousness of the facts and reiterates its full confidence in the action of the judiciary and has agreed that, in defense of its legitimate interests, it will appear in the proceedings as soon as the judge opens them to the parties disadvantaged”.
Laporta: ‘Barça are innocent of what they are accused of’
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The responses were not long in coming. The president of FC Barcelona has taken to the social networks, where he issued the following statement: “Culers, be calm. Barça are innocent of what they are accused of and the victims of a campaign against their honor that now involves everyone. No surprise, we will defend Barça and prove the club’s innocence. Many will have to correct. #totsUnitsFemForça “.
Source: Goal