Barcelona accused of corruption for payments of 7.4 million pounds to the former vice president of the referees committee of Spain, José María Enríquez
- They accuse Barcelona of corruption for payments to a former referee official
- Barcelona paid José María Enríquez Negreira and his company 7.4 million pounds sterling
- Josep Maria Bartomeu and Sandro Rosell are also in the crosshairs of the lawsuit
Barcelona has been accused of corruption in connection with payments made to a former refereeing official.
As reported by bbc sportthe payments were made to José María Enríquez Negreira, former vice-president of the referees committee of Spain.
It was reported in a Barcelona court on Friday that Barcelona have been prosecuted for corruption, breach of trust and false business records, with former club officials and Negreira himself also on trial.
Between 2001 and 2018, Barcelona reportedly paid Negreira and a company he owned £7.4 million.
In addition to the club itself, the former presidents of Barcelona Josep Maria Bartomeu and Sandro Rosell are also in the crosshairs of the complaint, which is being filed by the Barcelona Prosecutor’s Office.
Barcelona has been accused of corruption for payments to a former official of the referees
Former Barcelona presidents Josep Maria Bartomeu (L) and Sandro Rosell (R) are also in the crosshairs of the lawsuit.
Last month, LaLiga chief executive Javier Tebas called for the resignation of current Barcelona president Joan Laporta if he cannot explain the payments.
Laporta insisted that he will not resign and assured that Barcelona had never bought referees.
Last month Javier Tebas called for the resignation of Joan Laporta (in the photo) if he cannot explain the payments
Barcelona manager Xavi stated last month that he was unaware of the payments.
Xavi said: ‘I always wanted to win, but fairly. If I had thought we were cheating, I would have gone home.
The payments arose after tax authorities investigated the company Dasnil 95 de Negreira.
Between 2016 and 2018 Barcelona made payments to the company for a total of 1.2 million pounds, while between 2001 and 2018 they paid Negreira about 6.2 million pounds.