A $1.5 million referee payment controversy could lead to FC Barcelona's relegation.
After being suspected of bribing the former Vice President of the Technical Committee of Referees, Jose Maria Enriquez Negreira, €1.4mn during the administration of previous president Josep Bartomeu, FC Barcelona may be punished, relegated from La Liga, or have points deducted.
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FC Barcelona may be sanctioned and relegated from La Liga or having points docked after they were accused of paying Jose Maria Enriquez Negreira €1.4mn during the rule of former president Josep Bartomeu. From 2016 to 2018, the Barcelona Prosecutor's Office alleges, Barca paid the amount to a company he owned named DASNIL 95. Negreira held his role at the Royal Spanish Football Federation from 1994 to 2018. 15th February 2023Barca
Barca vows legal action against anyone who "spoils the Club's image with possible insinuations against the entity's reputation". The news comes at a time when Barca are back on their feet as La Liga leaders. FC Barcelona regrets that this information appears precisely at the best sporting moment of this season," it concluded, while promising legal action against "anyone who spoils the Club's image with possible insinuations against the entity's reputation that may arise as a result of this information."
AFP
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