![]() UEFA told The Athletic it has no comment to make. In documents presented to a Barcelona court on Friday, prosecutors said: “FC Barcelona reached and maintained a strictly confidential verbal agreement with Enriquez Negreira so that, in his capacity as vice-president of the CTA (Spanish football’s referee’s committee) and in exchange for money, he would carry out actions tending to favour Barcelona in the decision making of referees in the matches played by the club.”įormer Barca president Sandro Rosell (left) pictured in October 2022 (Photo by Josep LAGO / AFP) (Photo: Josep Lago/AFP via Getty Images) ![]() This means the potential punishments are bigger, and can include up to four years in prison for individuals, or professional disqualification and fines for groups or enterprises. ![]() ‘Continued’ corruption means the crime is believed to have taken place over a sustained period rather than being a one-off. Since 2015, it has included a specific section targeting corruption in sport when it is suspected an attempt has been made to “pre-determine or alter in a deliberate and fraudulent manner the result of a match or competition”. The Spanish law relating to this crime was established in 2010. Bartomeu is already under investigation by the prosecutor’s office in relation to allegations encompassed by the ‘Barcagate’ scandal, all of which he denies (Photo: Pedro Salado/Quality Sport Images/Getty Images)
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