newspaper revealed "El Confidential" It is reported that Barcelona President Juan Laporta paid a bribe of 750 thousand euros ($ 808.53 thousand) to the son of the former vice-chairman of the Referees Committee in Spain, Negrera Javier Enriquez Romero.
And the Spanish newspaper reported that the son of Jose Maria Enriques Negrera, the former head of the Referees Committee in Spain, when he received the bribe money, was an assistant coach to Luis Aragones in the Spanish national team, while his father was on the Referees Committee.
According to the newspaper, the Spanish Tax Authority concluded that Laporta paid more than 750,000 euros during his first phase as club president (2004-2010) to Negrera’s son. ".
On Friday, March 12, a Spanish court charged FC Barcelona, its two former presidents, and former arbitration official Jose Maria Enriques Negrera with"corruption" And"breach of trust" And"Falsifying business records".
The prosecutions of the Public Prosecutor in Barcelona target the club in its moral capacity, in addition to its former presidents, Josep Bartomeu and Sandro Rosell.
FC Barcelona denies the existence of any irregularities, but the Spanish judiciary believes that these sums may have been used to bribe the referees.
The officials involved face a prison sentence of six months to four years, and the penalties imposed on Barcelona can range from "suspend activity" club f"its complete solution" As a company, according to Alberto Palomar, a law professor at the University of Carlos III in Madrid, according to the agency "AFP".
Barcelona hopes that these developments will not affect its steadfast progress towards the domestic league title, as it leads the La Liga standings, 9 points behind its rivals and chasing Real Madrid, 14 stages before the end of the season.
