UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin has spoken publicly about the Negreira case for the first time, and the words of the leader of the European football organization will not please Barcelona Football Club and its president, Joan Laporta.
Ceferin stated the following in an interview with Slovenian media Ekipa: “I have received information about the case and the situation is extremely serious”. The UEFA president goes further, describing the situation as “one of the most serious he has ever seen in football”.
That’s not the only disturbing message he leaves to Barcelona fans. When asked about the implications of this and whether these facts can still be decided upon, Ceferin was very categorical: “As far as UEFA is concerned, there is nothing prescribed.”
According to the news of El Periódico de España of the Prensa Ibérica group, on 12 March UEFA began investigating the millionaire payments made by Barça to the former vice-president of the Technical Committee. Therefore, he requested RFEF, Report prepared by the integrity departmenthave more arguments to decide on the next steps to take.
On March 23, UEFA announced that it had launched an investigation against Barcelona over the Negreira case. “Potential violation of UEFA’s legal framework”. The highest European body thus fully entered the process that could result in the Barça club being excluded from European competitions for a season. “In accordance with Article 31(4) of the UEFA Disciplinary Regulations, UEFA Ethics and Disciplinary Inspectors He was commissioned today by FC Barcelona to conduct an investigation into a possible violation of the UEFA legal framework in relation to the so-called Negreira case.”
possible sanction
“If, on the basis of all the circumstances and the information available to UEFA, UEFA concludes that a club has been directly and/or indirectly involved since the entry into force of Article 50(3) of the UEFA Regulations, i.e. on 27 April 2007. any activity aimed at fixing or influencing the outcome of a match at national or international levelUEFA will declare that the club in question cannot participate in the competition. This non-compliance is valid only for one football season”, read the regulations of European competitions.
“Uefa can count on making decisions, but not bound by the decision of a national or international sports organization, arbitral tribunal or state court. UEFA may refrain from declaring a club ineligible to compete if it is satisfied with the effect of a decision taken by a national or international sporting body, arbitration court or state court in the same factual circumstances. The effect of preventing the club from participating in a UEFA club competition,” adds the UEFA regulatory framework.