“Our professional referees are protected, but those at another level experience being called Negreira.”
Luis Medina Cantalejo, president of the Technical Committee of Referees, appeared before the media this Wednesday to evaluate the work of the referees and give a verdict. balance of the first third of the season.
The former Spanish referee was consulted about the judge’s accusation in the ‘Negreira Case’ that there could be a group of corrupt referees, to which Medina Cantalejo replied: “Since this case came to light, the surprise has been enormous.”
And he added: “We have provided the Public Prosecution Service with all the information and more. We must respect Judge Aguirre’s order. But I don’t agree. Speaking of evidence… What we want is for it to be resolved as quickly as possible. “Make him pay for it. Whether it is from the Negreira family or from Barcelona.”
Medina Cantalejo continued, adding: “If there is someone else and the judge has first and last names, let him pay the maximum amount. We are the ones most interested. Our professional referees are protected, but those who experience in another level he is called Negreira. We hope the guilty parties pay for this. It caused a lot of damage to the referees.”
Source: Goal