THE PRESIDENT OF BARCELONA GOES OFF ON REAL MADRID ABOUT THE NEGREIRA CASE: "ITS NONSENSE"

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This lawsuit essentially concerns Barcelonas payments to Jose Maria Enriquez Negreira the vice-president of the Spanish referees organisation.

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The club has defended itself by claiming that the payments were made for guidance and were standard operating procedure.

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In a statement cited by Alfredo Martinez Joan Laporta criticized Madrid stating

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"The club that has always been favored in refereeing decisions has opted to appear in the Negreira affair. It is absurd.

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Because there is nothing they have nothing. Negreira had no influence over the selection of the referees or the outcomes. Ill explain everything tomorrow.

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In the meantime former Spanish official Eduardo Iturralde has come out to affirm that neither Barcelona nor Negreira ever attempted to influence any officials in favor of the Catalan powerhouses.

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"Id stick my hands in the flames. Refs were never purchased by Barcelona. Laporta needs to explain everything including the financial situation.

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