Aleksander Ceferin, the top leader of European soccer, referred to the scandal of the “Negreira case” and harshly criticized Barcelona for the proven bribes it made to the former vice president of Spanish soccer referees.
The president of the Uefathe slovenian Alexander Ceferinwarned today that the situation of the club Barcelona if negreirawhich investigates an alleged arbitration corruption, “it is extremely serious”.
The top leader of European football, a position he has held since 2016 and which he hopes to renew for four more years this week, abounded: “It is so serious that it seems to me that it is one of the most serious cases in football since I dealt with it.”
Speaking to his country’s sports newspaper ekipawhich were reproduced by Spanish media, Ceferin He avoided giving details of the file being investigated by an independent disciplinary commission from his entity and the public prosecutor’s office. Spain.
The Slovenian made his warning days after the vice president of Barcelona, rafael yustewould recognize “contacts” with the representation of the Argentine Lionel Messi to finalize his return.
The Catalan club faces a possible sanction that could complicate any signing.
The Uefa announced on March 23 the opening of an investigation called “Negreira case” that presumes the possible violation of the entity’s regulations by the “azulgrana” club by having paid €7.3 million to Jose Maria Enriquez Negreiraformer number two of the Spanish referees, for at least 17 years.
The Court of Instruction number 1 of Barcelona accepted the complaint prosecution against Barcelona as a legal entity and also towards former presidents Sandro Rosell and Josep Maria Bartomeumanagers Oscar Grau and Albert Soler and the former vice president of the Technical Committee of Referees (CTA), Jose Maria Enriquez Negreirafor the continued crimes of corruption in business, unfair administration and false commercial documents.
Source: Ambito
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