5⃣ top stories: Lucas Vázquez v Negreira, report may deny claims

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·27 December 2025

5⃣ top stories: Lucas Vázquez v Negreira, report may deny claims

This Saturday, December 27, is packed with football in Italy and England, but with a break in Spain and America, it arrives with five news stories you can't miss to start your day.

Here we go with them...

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"Debunking the 'Negreirato'"

This is how 'Mundo Deportivo' appears on the front page today. The Catalan newspaper has published episodes in which Barcelona was harmed by refereeing between 2001 and 2018.

In this way, the newspaper aims to refute the possibility that the Barça club used payments to Negreira to be favored in match officiating.

The total would be around 100 matches where the culés were "harmed or their direct rivals greatly benefited."

Lucas Vázquez: "Justice will be done regarding Negreira"

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Lucas Vázquez gave an interview to 'AS' where he spoke about Negreira: “It's even bigger than the hype it's getting; that a club paid someone within the referees... it's hard to explain.” And he continued: “Little by little, the truth is coming out and we’re seeing what happened during the Negreira years; sooner or later, justice will be done.”

Afterwards, he predicted the season for Real Madrid: "I'm sure they're going to win a title." To wrap up, about Vinicius: "He's one of the best people I've met, you have to love him."

Lewandowski, at Barcelona's service: "My future? It depends on the club"

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The Polish striker spoke on the YouTube channel of 'Bogdan Rymanowski' to answer all questions regarding his present and future.

This is what he said about his future: "I'm not talking to the coach about interested clubs. It's not about cutting my salary in half. A lot depends on the club's plan and what I want."

And he added: "I still have time to make a decision. Right now, I don't know where I want to play. There's no need to think about it yet. I don't know which direction to take, but I'm not under any pressure."

Harsh sanction for Marcao

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Sevilla's center-back, Marcao, has been suspended for six matches after the Real Madrid-Sevilla game before the international break.

This is how the referee's report described the incident: "Marcao confronted me at a very close distance to my face in an intimidating manner and had to be pulled away by his teammates. When separated, he addressed me with the following words: 'Fillo da puta madre', heading towards the tunnel where he kicked a ball that was in the fourth official's area".

As for the sanction, it is justified as follows: one match for the sending off, four matches for insulting the referee, and one match for kicking a ball towards the fourth official's area. The Brazilian will not play again until mid-February.