Barcelona Relegation: Spanish giants Barcelona finds themselves in major turmoil off the field. It could result in them facing relegation. According to Cadena SER report the Catalan club were accused of paying former vice president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) Referees Committee, Jose Maria Enriquez Negreira. As per the report during the rule of former president Josep Bartomeu. The club paid €1.4mn ($1.5mn). Catch Football LIVE updates on Insidesports.in
The report further states that Negreir, was vice president of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) Referees Committee from 1994 until 2018. As per the report Barcelona paid Negreir’s company, DASNIL 95 SL, a total of €1,392,680 over a three-season period between 2016 and 2018. However the payments were stopped from June 2018 which is when Negreira departed.
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Barcelona Relegation: Catalan Club faces major punishment
Besides relegation, Barcelona could also face major points deduction. As per the report investigation on the issues has already been started by the Prosecutor’s Office. Negreir has told investigators that there was no refereeing favour involved.
However he offered verbal advice on several issues, including how players should behave in front of referees. As per the report Negreira, who was once a La Liga referee, received €532,728.02 ($571,000) in 2016, €541,752 ($580,000) in 2017, and then finally €318,200 ($341,000) in 2018. However Negreira has been unable to produce any document that proves he provided these types of services for FC Barcelona.
This is the second major scandal to have hit the catalan club. The first instance being the infamous ‘Barcagate’ scandal during which several board members were arrested as part of a police investigation. The ‘Barcagate Scandal’ involved administration of former Barcelona president Bartomeu being accused of secretly paying PR company I3 Ventures to do online work for the club.
Recently Premier League giants Manchester City were slapped with Breaches over Financial fair following a 4-year investigation. The club were charged with under-age players being pressurised to sign contracts with City through monetary payments .
Second charge is of the club’s owner, Sheikh Mansour, paying the remaining sum after Abu Dhabi sponsors “provided only a portion of their payments to the club”.
Last but not least, ex-boss Roberto Mancini was paid “significant portion” from a “fictitious consultancy contract” City has consistently refuted the accusations, which they believe are made to harm the team.
Barcelona Relegation: Major UPSET for Barcelona, after Manchester City, Barcelona could face RELEGATION, Catalan club accused of paying $1.5 Million to Referee- check details
Barcelona issues statement on latest controversy
In reply to the latest report, Barcelona has issues a statement stating that they are aware of the facts being investigated by the Prosecutor’s Office regarding payments made to external companies.
- FC Barcelona hired in the past the services of an external technical consultant, who supplied, in video format, technical reports referring to players in lower categories of the Spanish State for the Club’s technical secretariat.
- Additionally, the relationship with the same external supplier was extended with technical reports related to professional refereeing in order to complement information required by the coaching staff of the first team and the subsidiary, a common practice in professional football clubs.
- Currently, this type of outsourced service falls to a professional attached to the Football Area.
- FC Barcelona regrets that this information appears precisely at the best sporting moment of the current season.
- FC Barcelona will take legal action against anyone who damages the image of the Club with possible insinuations contrary to the reputation of the entity that may arise as a result of this information.
Barcelona Relegation: Major UPSET for Barcelona, after Manchester City, Barcelona could face RELEGATION, Catalan club accused of paying $1.5 Million to Referee- check details
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