‘Biggest scandal in football history’ – Real Madrid president Pérez in fresh tirade against Barcelona | OneFootball

Real Madrid president Florentino Pérez has on Monday turned heads across the Spanish football landscape for the latest occasion.

This comes after the Spanish patron made use of his latest public appearance to take fresh aim at Barcelona.

Pérez took his place in front of the media and Real Madrid members earlier today, to talk through the latest developments behind the scenes at the Bernabéu, and across La Liga as a whole.

At one point, the focus of the 78-year-old turned to the standard of refereeing in Spanish football at present.

As much came after Xabi Alonso’s Blancos were denied what they felt was a blatant penalty late in the club’s victory over Deportivo Alavés on Sunday evening.

And Pérez did not hesitate in using the opportunity to embark on a lengthy rant against arch rivals Barcelona, amid the ongoing ‘Negreira Case’.

As cited by Cadena SER, the Real Madrid chief explained:

“Christmas is a time to reflect on the things that concern us. In our case, our biggest concern is the state of refereeing in Spain. It’s a problem that has transcended our borders and damaged the credibility and reputation of our competition. As you know, the extremely serious situation following the ‘Negreira case’ over almost two decades deserves justice. I remind you that Real Madrid is the only club fighting for this.

“It is completely incomprehensible that football institutions have abandoned Real Madrid in this fight. How is it possible that in the criminal case, we are the only ones fighting for justice? How is it possible that the president of the referees is asking us to move on? How can we forget the biggest scandal in the history of football? We never will. How can the RFEF and LaLiga, who are supposed to safeguard integrity, behave this way? What explains their inaction? I trust that one day we will find out. They have a duty to protect the integrity of the competition and not appear complicit in such a serious case.

“Without a doubt, the ‘Negreira case’ is the most serious problem facing football today, even internationally. As has been published in recent days, we now know that more than €8m were paid for technical reports on referees – the most expensive reports in the world – and that the coaches, who were the intended recipients of these reports, weren’t even given them. Who can believe that millions of euros were paid for reports that apparently must have been useless? Because the coaches weren’t even given them, they apparently weren’t even aware of their existence.“

Conor Laird – GSFN