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INVESTIGATION FOR THE 'NEGREIRA CASE'

The precedents to which Barça clings in the midst of the UEFA investigation

Published:8/04/2023 - 18:32h

Updated:8/04/2023 - 18:33h

In UEFA they continue to investigate the payments of FC Barcelona to the former vice president of the Technical Committee of Referees (CTA), Enríquez Negreira, for almost two decades. In Can Barça, they 'cling' to several precedents in case there is a sanction

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The 'case Negreira' continue shaking to the world of the football while they investigate the reasons of the payment of around 7,5 million euros of the FC Barcelona to the exvicepresidente of the Technical Committee of Referees, Enríquez Negreira, between 2001 and 2018. After the complaint of the Fiscalía went admitted, from the UEFA announced that also they would investigate it and, in case that they find to the culés guilty, can be many the consequences.

From the Catalan picture have kept the posture to want to collaborate in the middle of the investigations, because they do not have at all that hide, and have asked to the UEFA to that they expect that it exist a sentence to be able to they decide if there will be or no punishment to the club. In the meantime, they stick to several precentes 'recent' related with the expulsion of teams of the European competitions by one or more years.

The cases that 'investigate' the Barça

The first is one that involved to the Port wine when, in 2008, was expelled of the Champions League by some supposed amaños of parties in the season 2003/2004. In Portugal were fined and did not appeal until they knew the sanction of the UEFA. This same year, in June, revoked the decision and the Portuguese picture was able to contest the edition of 2008/2009 with normality. In 2017, the council of justice of the FPF gave back to the club the points that had removed him after absolving the case.

Another case that could have a lot of importance is the one of the Fenerbahçe in 2013, that was sanctioned in the 2013 by a scandal of corruption in 2011. After knowing the decision of the UEFA, the Turkish club appealed to the TAS and, shortly after, the sanction was raised so that they could contest the previous round of the competition. However, in August of this year the TAS went back to fail in favour of the organism that regulates the European football and the Fenerbahçe remained without Europe League and, the following year, without Champions. The case follows opened.

The message of the Barça by the 'case Negreira'

The Thursday, Catalonia Ràdio had informed that the Barça has sent to the FIFA and UEFA a letter explaining all the concerning the 'case Negreira' asking that "they do not prejudge to the Barça", "that are responsible and do not add to the public derision that is suffering" and that "abstain to do public statements and leave that the Barça can defend in the process judicial opened".

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