Timeline and Key Players in the Negreira Case

investigation Negreira case default corruption in the field of sports Towards the end of 2010, as the presidency of Sandro Rosell began, judicial sources consulted by El Periódico of the Prensa Ibérica group indicate that the crime persists as the prosecution anticipated. In practical terms, the investigation spans from that period until 2018, when FC Barcelona, under the leadership of president Josep Maria Bartomeu, decided to suspend payments to the former vice-chairman of the Technical Committee for Referees (CTA), José María Enríquez Negreira. The former arbitration director is said to have received 7.3 million euros from FC Barcelona since 2001, though the earliest years cannot be traced due to the lapse of time hindering an investigation.