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Xavi condemns Barcelona and Real Madrid ‘tension’ after alleged social media attack on Vinicius Junior
1 year, 2 months ago

Xavi condemns Barcelona and Real Madrid ‘tension’ after alleged social media attack on Vinicius Junior

New York Times  

Barcelona manager Xavi has condemned the “current state” of tension between Barcelona and Real Madrid ahead of Saturday’s Clasico after a Barcelona board member’s alleged social media attack on Vinicius Junior. A now deleted tweet allegedly sent from the account of board member Mikel Camps criticised the Real Madrid forward after he performed a number of stepovers during Madrid’s Champions …

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Spanish police raids football federation as part of probe into Barcelona’s payments to referee official
1 year, 3 months ago

Spanish police raids football federation as part of probe into Barcelona’s payments to referee official

The Hindu  

Spanish police raided the offices of the country’s football federation on Thursday as part of an investigation into the payment of millions of dollars over several years by Barcelona to a former vice president of Spain’s refereeing committee. Prosecutors said the club paid José María Enríquez Negreira, a former referee who was a part of the federation’s refereeing committee from …

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Barcelona under investigation for suspected bribery in refereeing case
1 year, 3 months ago

Barcelona under investigation for suspected bribery in refereeing case

The Hindu  

Spanish football club Barcelona is under investigation for suspected “active bribery” as part of a probe into suspected corruption spanning two decades at the refereeing committee, according to a court document seen by Reuters on Thursday. Police also searched the offices of the football federation RFEF in Madrid on Thursday, the Barcelona court said, as part of the ongoing inquiry …

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Court probes ‘possible systemic corruption’ aiding Barcelona in referee scandal
1 year, 4 months ago

Court probes ‘possible systemic corruption’ aiding Barcelona in referee scandal

The Hindu  

A Spanish court said that football giant Barcelona may have benefited for almost two decades from “possible systemic corruption” within the country’s refereeing committee, court documents seen by Reuters showed on Tuesday. Investigating judge Joaquin Aguirre Lopez said he believed that any other LaLiga team that competed against Barcelona between 2001 and 2018 - when the club made alleged payments …

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UEFA clears Barcelona's participation in Champions League, warns over investigation into referee payments
1 year, 5 months ago

UEFA clears Barcelona's participation in Champions League, warns over investigation into referee payments

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Barcelona’s place in the Champions League group stage worth tens of millions of euros – earned by winning the Spanish league last season – could have been at risk from the so-called “Caso Negreira” case. Nyon: UEFA confirmed Barcelona’s place in the next Champions League on Thursday though said an investigation into more than $7 million paid to a refereeing …

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UEFA clears Barcelona for Champions League, warns investigation into referee payments can be reopened
1 year, 5 months ago

UEFA clears Barcelona for Champions League, warns investigation into referee payments can be reopened

The Hindu  

UEFA confirmed Barcelona’s place in the next Champions League on Thursday though said an investigation into more than $7 million paid to a refereeing official could be reopened if more evidence emerges. Barcelona’s place in the Champions League group stage worth tens of millions of euros – earned by winning the Spanish league last season – could have been at …

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Barcelona president denies any crime in refereeing scandal
1 year, 8 months ago

Barcelona president denies any crime in refereeing scandal

The Hindu  

The president of FC Barcelona, Joan Laporta, said on Monday that all payments made by the soccer club to a company owned by a senior refereeing official were for advisory matters and not to gain any illegal sporting advantage. Spanish prosecutors last month filed a complaint against Barcelona over payments of 7.3 million euros from 2001 to 2018 to firms …

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El Clasico overshadowed by Barcelona referee corruption charge
1 year, 9 months ago

El Clasico overshadowed by Barcelona referee corruption charge

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Barcelona: Spain’s El Clasico is one of the world’s biggest sporting occasions, pitting giants Barcelona and Real Madrid head-to-head, but the build-up to Sunday’s La Liga clash has been overshadowed by “Caso Negreira”. Charges were filed last week against Barcelona, former vice president of Spain’s refereeing committee, Negreira, and two former Barcelona presidents, Sandro Rosell and Josep Maria Bartomeu, among …

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Real Madrid, Barcelona's La Liga El Clasico Overshadowed by Barca Referee Corruption Row
1 year, 9 months ago

Real Madrid, Barcelona's La Liga El Clasico Overshadowed by Barca Referee Corruption Row

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Spain’s Clasico is one of the world’s biggest sporting occasions, pitting giants Barcelona and Real Madrid head-to-head, but the build-up to Sunday’s La Liga clash has been overshadowed by “Caso Negreira”. Although La Liga leaders Barcelona can virtually clinch the title if they beat second-place Real Madrid on Sunday to move 12 points clear, headlines remain dominated by the Negreira …

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'I Do Not Think Barcelona Paid For Referees': La Liga Chief Javier Tebas Makes Bold Claim
1 year, 9 months ago

'I Do Not Think Barcelona Paid For Referees': La Liga Chief Javier Tebas Makes Bold Claim

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The football fraternity has been rocked by the news of Barcelona’s alleged involvement in possible cases of corruption. The charges were slapped after the revelation that Barcelona made an alleged payment made to the former vice president of the refereeing committee, Jose Maria Enriquez Negreira. Tebas had always maintained that Barcelona president Joan Laporta must issue a statement regarding the …

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Spanish judge agrees to take on Barcelona’s refereeing scandal case
1 year, 9 months ago

Spanish judge agrees to take on Barcelona’s refereeing scandal case

The Hindu  

A Barcelona court has agreed to take on the case over alleged payments made by Barcelona to a company owned by a senior refereeing official with a view to influencing match results. The regional court said on Wednesday it would investigate Barcelona and two of the La Liga club’s former presidents, Sandro Rosell and Josep Maria Bartomeu, over the crimes …

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Barcelona referee scandal explained: what happened, who are the accusers and what’s next
1 year, 9 months ago

Barcelona referee scandal explained: what happened, who are the accusers and what’s next

The Hindu  

Spanish football was rocked last month when it became public that Barcelona has paid millions of euros to possibly benefit from refereeing decisions for more than a decade. Prosecutors say Barcelona paid as much as 7.3 million euros from 2001-18 to the company of committee vice president José María Enríquez Negreira in amounts “not justified because they were not foreseen …

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Real Madrid to take legal action against Barcelona for refereeing scandal
1 year, 9 months ago

Real Madrid to take legal action against Barcelona for refereeing scandal

The Hindu  

Real Madrid will join the complaint filed on Friday by Spanish prosecutors against Barcelona and two of the La Liga club’s ex-presidents over alleged payments to a company owned by a senior refereeing official to influence match results, the club said on Sunday. The European and Spanish champion called an urgent board meeting to discuss alleged attempts by arch-rival Barcelona …

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Prosecutors Sue Barcelona for Allegedly Buying Refereeing Favours
1 year, 9 months ago

Prosecutors Sue Barcelona for Allegedly Buying Refereeing Favours

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Spanish prosecutors on Friday charged Barcelona with corruption over payments the club made to a former vice-president of Spain’s referees’ committee through a company owned by him. According to the prosecution, the Catalan club paid a total of more than 7.3 million euros to Jose Maria Enriquez Negreira, former referee and ex-vice president of the refereeing committee of the Spanish …

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Prosecutors accuse Barcelona of corruption in ref payments
1 year, 9 months ago

Prosecutors accuse Barcelona of corruption in ref payments

Associated Press  

BARCELONA, Spain — Prosecutors have formally accused Barcelona of corruption because of its payments of millions of euros over several years to a company that belonged to the vice president of Spain’s football refereeing committee. Spanish soccer has been rocked since it was revealed that Spain’s tax officials were probing Barcelona’s payment of 1.4 million euros from 2016-18 to a …

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Barcelona charged with corruption over payments to former referees chief
1 year, 10 months ago

Barcelona charged with corruption over payments to former referees chief

New York Times  

Barcelona have been charged with corruption over payments they made to the vice-president of Spanish football’s refereeing committee. In documents presented to a Barcelona court on Friday, prosecutors said: “FC Barcelona reached and maintained a strictly confidential verbal agreement with Enriquez Negreira so that, in his capacity as vice-president of the CTA and in exchange for money, he would carry …

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Spanish referees defend themselves amid Barcelona scandal
1 year, 10 months ago

Spanish referees defend themselves amid Barcelona scandal

The Hindu  

Spain’s referees gathered in Madrid on Thursday to defend their profession in the wake of a scandal involving Barcelona’s payment of millions of dollars over several years to a former referee then acting as their vice president. Barcelona denies any wrongdoing and says the money was for reports on referees and youth players, but a Spanish state prosecutor is probing …

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Barcelona-Negreira case takes turn after new criminal complaint causes issue with prosector’s investigation
1 year, 10 months ago

Barcelona-Negreira case takes turn after new criminal complaint causes issue with prosector’s investigation

New York Times  

The Barcelona-Negreira case has taken an unexpected turn after it emerged a Spanish referee filed an individual criminal complaint against Jose Maria Enriquez Negreira and his son. The Barcelona-Negreira scandal came to light two weeks ago after it was revealed the Catalan club had made payments to a company owned by Enriquez Negreira, who, at the time, was vice president …

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Spanish referees defend themselves amid Barcelona scandal
1 year, 10 months ago

Spanish referees defend themselves amid Barcelona scandal

Associated Press  

BARCELONA, Spain — Spain’s referees gathered in Madrid on Thursday to defend their profession in the wake of a scandal involving Barcelona’s payment of millions of dollars over several years to a former referee then acting as their vice president. Barcelona denies any wrongdoing and says the money was for reports on referees and youth players, but a Spanish state …

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The Barcelona-Negreira scandal is only deepening — here’s what you need to know
1 year, 10 months ago

The Barcelona-Negreira scandal is only deepening — here’s what you need to know

New York Times  

It’s been just over a week since the latest scandal to break at Barcelona, but the dust has had little time to settle. If I did, I would not take any phone calls and I would try to disappear, to be honest — and I’m not doing that.” By the weekend, no voices from inside Barcelona had said anything about …

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Barcagate Payment to Referee Scandal Continues to Grow in Spain
1 year, 10 months ago

Barcagate Payment to Referee Scandal Continues to Grow in Spain

News 18  

The controversy over money paid to a former referee by FC Barcelona continues to increase in Spain in a case that is quickly becoming known as “Barcagate.” “Barcagate” came to light last week when it was revealed that FC Barcelona had paid around 7 million euros to a consultancy owned by Jose Maria Negreira, a former referee and also the …

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Joan Laporta slams LaLiga chief Javier Tebas’ ‘obsession with Barca’ amid referee payments scandal
1 year, 10 months ago

Joan Laporta slams LaLiga chief Javier Tebas’ ‘obsession with Barca’ amid referee payments scandal

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Madrid: Barcelona president Joan Laporta hit back at LaLiga chief Javier Tebas on Tuesday amid the controversy over his club’s payments to a refereeing executive. Tebas claimed Monday Laporta should resign if he could not explain Barcelona’s reported seven million euros in outgoings between 2001 and 2018 to a company belonging to former refereeing technical committee vice-president Jose Maria Enriquez …

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Laporta hits back at “obsessed” Tebas amid Barca referee controversy
1 year, 10 months ago

Laporta hits back at “obsessed” Tebas amid Barca referee controversy

The Hindu  

Barcelona president Joan Laporta hit back at La Liga chief Javier Tebas on Tuesday amid the controversy over his club’s payments to a refereeing executive. Tebas claimed on Monday that Laporta should resign if he could not explain Barcelona’s reported seven million euros in outgoings between 2001 and 2018 to a company belonging to former refereeing technical committee vice-president Jose …

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Barcelona’s rep jeopardized by payments to former referee
1 year, 10 months ago

Barcelona’s rep jeopardized by payments to former referee

Associated Press  

BARCELONA, Spain — Barcelona, the team that once awed the soccer world with its beautiful style on the field and its social commitment to being “more than a club,” is in danger of tarnishing its reputation with a scandal of its own making. Spanish soccer has been reeling since the story broken by radio station SER Catalunya earlier this week …

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