😱 Negreira case: taxman sees no sporting corruption by Barcelona | OneFootball

The Regional Inspection Office of Catalonia of the Tax Agency has issued a decisive report on the "Negreira Case." The document concludes that there is no evidence that the payments made by FC Barcelona to José María Enríquez Negreira, former vice-president of the Technical Committee of Referees (CTA), were intended to buy referees or influence sporting results.

No evidence of sporting corruption

The report details that, although payments of more than €7.5 million between 2001 and 2018 are acknowledged, it has not been proven that these amounts were used to alter the competition or trade in confidential information. The Tax Agency highlights as a relevant fact that "there is no record of any payment to any referee" after thoroughly reviewing the bank transactions, and notes that Negreira was no longer an active referee during that period.

Legal action at Camp Nou

This situation supports the club's official position, which has always maintained that the payments were for consultancy and technical reports. After the conclusions became known, which according to experts rule out signs of sporting corruption, Barcelona's legal department is preparing legal action against Real Madrid president Florentino Pérez over his recent and harsh public accusations about the case.

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