Real Madrid submits evidence to UEFA in Negreira case

Real Madrid C. F. has officially communicated to UEFA that it has presented a letter to the organization's disciplinary bodies regarding the so-called 'Negreira Case'. In the letter, the club informs UEFA of the existence of relevant evidence that it says conclusively reinforces indications of long-term, opaque payments made by FC Barcelona to José María Enríquez Negreira, the former vice president of the Technical Committee of Referees of the Royal Spanish Football Federation, through various corporate structures.

Allegations of undue influence

Real Madrid emphasizes that these facts constitute, from the perspective of sports disciplinary law, a systemic risk of maximum gravity for the integrity of competitions. The club argues that the payments evidence a structure of undue influence on the arbitration system, which it says is incompatible with the essential principles of competitive equality, neutrality, impartiality, and unpredictability of sports results.

Call for immediate action

In this context, Real Madrid has urged the immediate resumption of the disciplinary file that UEFA had previously initiated. The club considers it unacceptable that the situation has been prolonged over time, as its persistence seriously compromises the credibility of football, its institutions, and its leaders. Real Madrid demands a firm, exemplary, and immediate response in the sports field, independent of the future of ongoing judicial proceedings.

Real Madrid asks UEFA, in the exercise of its own, autonomous, and independent competence, to adopt the disciplinary and restorative measures that are appropriate to guarantee the integrity, transparency, and proper functioning of competitions. The club clarifies that this does not imply replacing the function of the jurisdictional bodies of the State or anticipating a criminal qualification of the facts.

Ongoing legal involvement

Real Madrid is a private accuser in the ongoing criminal proceedings related to the case. The club states that it will continue to exercise the actions that correspond at each procedural moment, as it has been doing since the beginning. Real Madrid reaffirms its commitment to the defense of the essential values of sport and says it will continue to promote as many actions as necessary to ensure that events of this nature do not go unpunished.