Catalan football club Barcelona has received new bribery charges in the Negreira case. This was reported by El Debate.
Josep Bartomeu and Sandro RoselAs you know, Barcelona is accused of making illegal payments (2016-2018) to Jose Negreira, the former vice-president of the Referees Committee of the Spanish Football Federation.
According to the source, the head of the Barcelona Investigative Court, Joaquin Aguirre, accused Barcelona of bribery in this case. The former presidents of the Catalan giants, Josep Bartomeu and Sandro Rosell, were also charged. Two other suspects are Jose Negreira and his son.
It is known that Barcelona sent a payment of €7.5 million to the official, which is considered a bribe, as Negreira was a civil servant who was prohibited from receiving any third-party payments.
In addition, the Spanish Football Federation's office was searched today.
