UEFA to research Barcelona for referee funds

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UEFA to research Barcelona for referee funds

Barcelona face a brand new authorized menace from UEFA, together with a doable Champions League ban, after paying hundreds of thousands of {dollars} to an organization linked to a Spanish refereeing official.

European soccer’s physique on Thursday known as for an investigation into the matter, which is already being pursued by prosecutors in Spain.

Champions League guidelines in impact from April 2007 enable UEFA to ban groups from the competitors for one season in the event that they have been concerned in match-fixing.

UEFA stated on Thursday that it had requested disciplinary inspectors to conduct an investigation “in relation to a possible breach of UEFA’s legal framework by FC Barcelona in relation to the so-called ‘Caso Negira'”.

Court paperwork present Barcelona paid 7.3 million euros ($7.7 million) from 2001-18 to the corporate of Jose Maria Enriquez Negrera, the previous vice-chairman of Spanish soccer’s refereeing committee.

Prosecutors in Spain have formally charged Barcelona with corruption in sports activities, fraudulent administration and falsification of enterprise paperwork. An investigating choose will determine whether or not it will result in costs.

No proof has but been revealed that referees or particular person video games have been in actual fact affected.

Barcelona has constantly denied any wrongdoing or battle of curiosity, saying it paid for technical studies on referees however by no means tried to affect their selections in video games.

Any proof of video games being rigged over the previous 16 years may see UEFA ban Barcelona from its competitions for a yr and result in a disciplinary case.

Barcelona have a 12-point lead within the Spanish league and are nearly sure to qualify for subsequent season’s Champions League – an entry that might pay tens of hundreds of thousands of {dollars} to a membership that posted document losses final yr.


With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS

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