Real Madrid Issues Statement as UEFA Proceeds with Barcelona Payment‑Probe

Real Madrid have released an official statement in response to UEFA’s communication on the Negreira case on the same day, confirming that UEFA has received the complaint filed by Real Madrid and will continue its investigation into payments made by FC Barcelona to the former vice‑president of the Refereeing Technical Committee over the past two decades.

UEFA has acknowledged receipt of the complaint submitted by Real Madrid and is pressing ahead with its investigation into payments FC Barcelona made to the former vice‑president of the Refereeing Technical Committee over the past twenty years.

The complaint filed by Real Madrid contains extensive documentation and evidence pointing to extremely serious facts that directly bear on competition integrity and public trust in the refereeing system.

Real Madrid maintains that, with these documents now in UEFA’s possession, the investigation must be advanced swiftly until its full conclusion, and the competent authorities should adopt corresponding decisions based on the gravity of the proven facts.

Real Madrid will continue to cooperate actively with UEFA and take all feasible measures to establish the facts which it deems incompatible with the principles of justice, transparency and fair play that European football ought to uphold.