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Real Madrid escalates Negreira complaint as UEFA confirms receipt of documents against Barcelona
October 1, 2026 at 03:28 PM · Updated 15d ago
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12 reports · 11 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 3 hours
UEFA has confirmed it received documents from Real Madrid in its complaint against Barcelona over payments to former refereeing official José María Enríquez Negreira.
- UEFA confirmed it received a large number of documents from Real Madrid, which its ethics and discipline inspectors will evaluate in their ongoing review.
- Real Madrid said its complaint contains extensive documents and evidence and demanded the investigation proceed with maximum speed until fully concluded.
- Real Madrid has called on UEFA to strip Barcelona of titles won during the years the club paid Negreira, between 2001 and 2018.
- Barcelona denies wrongdoing, saying the payments were for consulting services and technical reports on referees.
- UEFA reopened the disciplinary case, which it had suspended in 2023 pending the Spanish criminal proceedings.
- The Spanish investigation is expected to conclude by the end of 2026, with trial proceedings set for 2027.
- UEFA said it will decide on sanctions only if corruption is proven before the Spanish courts.
- Barcelona denied that UEFA reopened the probe, saying the investigation has been ongoing since 2023 and was never closed.
- UEFA rules could hand Barcelona a one-season European ban if investigations prove involvement in influencing match results, without needing a judicial verdict.




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