Real Madrid says it has evidence that Barcelona paid bribes to referees, and has sent the claim to UEFA. The allegation is linked to the “Negreira case,” a legal investigation in Spain concerning payments said to total more than €7.3 million. The payments are alleged to have been made by Barcelona to companies connected to the former vice president of Spain’s Technical Committee of Referees, José María Enríquez Negreira.
Both reports describe Real Madrid’s move as part of an ongoing dispute involving LaLiga. They note that the Negreira matter is still under investigation and centers on whether the payments were improper and connected to match officiating. The sources do not provide new evidence details, nor do they indicate UEFA’s position or any immediate outcome following Real Madrid’s correspondence. No response from Barcelona or UEFA is included in the accounts cited.
Overall, the reports agree that Real Madrid is claiming it has supporting information and is raising the issue with UEFA, while the Negreira case remains part of an active legal process.
