What is FC Barcelona’s Negreira case, and what are the charges? | Football | Al Jazeera

In March 2023, Spanish prosecutors formally charged FC Barcelona, along with two former club presidents, Josep Maria Bartomeu and Sandro Rosell, as well as Negreira and his son Javier Enriquez Negreira, with corruption. The club allegedly paid over 7.3 million euros between 2001 and 2018 to companies owned by Negreira, former vice president of the Spanish refereeing committee, to influence referee decisions. Barcelona denies wrongdoing, stating the payments were for refereeing reports, while investigations by UEFA and Spanish authorities are ongoing.