FC Barcelona Receives Pleasant Surprise in Negrera Case

Accusations and Revelations

FC Barcelona recently received a pleasant surprise in connection with the case involving Enriques Negrera, the former head of the refereeing committee of the Spanish Football Federation. Previously, Barcelona was accused of paying a financial bribe to a company owned by Negrera, who was the former deputy chairman of the refereeing committee.

Thomas Rosnero, a journalist for the Spanish newspaper AS, revealed the details of the Negrera case, which implicated the leadership of the Catalan club in giving a bribe of 1.7 million euros to the former deputy chairman of the refereeing committee.

According to the Spanish newspaper Marca, it was revealed that Barcelona indirectly paid Negrera significant amounts of money, which is in direct violation of the laws and regulations of the local football association.

Potential Punishments

As a result of these revelations, the European Union (EU) has been seeking an opportunity to impose appropriate sanctions against Barcelona in relation to the Negrera case. One of the potential punishments that the EU threatened was excluding Barcelona from the European Champions League.

A Surprising Decision

However, in a surprising turn of events, the European Union has decided not to deprive the Catalan club of participation in the UEFA Champions League for the upcoming season. This decision comes as a relief to Barcelona and its fans, given the severity of the accusations and the potential consequences they faced.