Real Madrid report Negreira case to UEFA, demand sanctions

Real Madrid report Negreira case to UEFA, demand sanctions Real Madrid has stepped up its stance in the offices of European football. The club has submitted a formal document to UEFA ’s disciplinary bodies regarding the 'Negreira Case' . In this document, the Madrid club provides new evidence which, they claim, conclusively strengthens the indications of corruption. The Madrid board argues that the prolonged payments to José María Enríquez Negreira , former vice-president of the Technical Committee of Referees , lack justification. For Real Madrid, these events represent a "systemic risk of the utmost seriousness" that directly threatens the integrity, equality and impartiality of competitions. "Real Madrid stresses that these facts amount to (...) a structure of improper influence over the refereeing establishment, incompatible with the essential principles of competitive equality" , the forceful statement reads. For this reason, the club has urged UEFA to immediately reopen the disciplinary proceedings that were launched at the time . They consider it unacceptable for the situation to drag on, as it seriously damages the credibility of the sport. They therefore demand a firm, exemplary and immediate response as a matter of urgency. Real Madrid clarifies that this request is entirely independent of the criminal judicial proceedings in Spain, where the club remains involved as a private prosecutor. They are asking sporting justice to act autonomously to protect the proper functioning of football, ensuring that "acts of this nature do not go unpunished". This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇪🇸 here.