Florentino Pérez defies Barça and UEFA: ‘History’s biggest scandal’ | OneFootball

The president of Real Madrid stands by his harsh accusations over the Negreira case and says he has the backing of the club’s members.

Florentino Pérez is due to appear in a Madrid court next November 25 following the defamation lawsuit filed against him by FC Barcelona. The Real Madrid chairman is standing firm after categorically stating that “the corruption in the Negreira case is systemic. It is the biggest scandal in history”.

Far from being intimidated by FC Barcelona’s legal offensive, the Real Madrid president confirmed that “we are putting together a 500-page dossier that we are going to send to UEFA… I have already gone to speak with them”. He also added that “Madrid’s members are with me in my war against Negreira”, defending his management by recalling that “I have been here for I don’t know how many seasons and I have only won seven European Cups and seven league titles, which could have been 14 because 7 league titles were stolen from me”.

The standoff between Real Madrid and FC Barcelona threatens to turn into a long judicial ordeal unless the Madrid president decides to back down. While the Catalan club prepares a criminal complaint, Florentino Pérez insists that “UEFA is finally stepping in on this issue, and it will, because it cannot allow the most important football to remain under suspicion of corruption paid for over 20 years”.

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