Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) opened to the public Official statement on the scandal around Barcelona. The organization stated that it is a party in the case and is in cooperation with the relevant authorities. It is also emphasized that RFEF is conducting an internal investigation.
“As soon as the Barcelona court accepted the prosecution’s complaint regarding the payments made to José María Enrique Negreira, the former deputy chairman of the referee committee of the Barcelona football club, the RFEF got involved. In addition, after analyzing the situation, RFEF sent the report of the ethics department and all relevant documents to the UEFA Ethics Director.
The Federation stressed that it is in close cooperation with representatives of the competent authorities to facilitate the investigation as much as possible. In addition, the report referred to in the statement was submitted to the Barcelona office and the arbitral tribunal. While the organization is conducting an internal investigation, it urges the public to remain calm so that tensions against the arbitral tribunal do not escalate. “This is not good for football, justice takes time, transparency is needed,” he draws the attention of the RFEF.
On March 10, Spanish prosecutors filed a criminal complaint against Barcelona regarding the 7.3 million euro payment the club made to Enrique Negreira, the former head of the RFEF refereeing department. If the club’s guilt in this case is proven, Barcelona may be excluded from the Examples and even liquidated.
Previously reportedHe said the prosecution wanted to question former Barça coaches Luis Enrique and Ernesto Valverde in the bribery of judges case.
Source: Gazeta
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