It should be recalled that in 2023, Barcelona and its management at the time were accused of having transferred large sums of money over the years to the former vice-president of the Technical Committee of Referees (CTA), José María Henriques Negreira, who worked in the RFEF system. According to the investigation, several million euros were transferred to him between 2001 and 2018. Recently, new witnesses testified in this case, including Negreira’s son Javier Enriquez, as well as ex-presidents of the club Sandro Rosel and Josep Bartomeu.
“The current state of refereeing in Spain is a serious concern. It is unacceptable that FIFA did not include a single Spanish referee in the referee team for the last Club World Cup.
It is also completely unacceptable that “Barcelona” for at least 17 years transferred more than 8 million euros to a person who held such a high position in the judicial hierarchy. Regardless of the reasons given, this person was responsible for making key decisions and procedures.
And it is quite telling that it was during this time period that the club demonstrated its best results in the domestic arena,” summarized Peres, speaking at a meeting of Real Madrid members.
Source: sport.ua