Real Madrid handed over documents related to Negreira's case to UEFA

The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) has received from Real Madrid a significant amount of documents related to the investigation into Barcelona in the case of the former vice-president of the technical committee of the referees of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), José Maria Henriques Negreira, according to the organization's website.

The materials have also been handed over to UEFA ethics and disciplinary inspectors, who will assess them as part of the ongoing investigation.

In June, Real announced that they had sent a letter to UEFA with materials that confirmed the existence of “non-transparent payments” from Barcelona to Negreira. The publication on the website noted that we are talking about payments that, according to the club, were long-term, systematic and unjustified and were carried out through various corporate structures. The club also called on UEFA to resume the previously initiated disciplinary proceedings and not delay the investigation process. Real Madrid believes that the situation affects the fundamental principles of fairness and transparency of competitions and requires a prompt response.

Marca reported on Monday that Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has been summoned to appear in court in a libel case brought by Barcelona. The Catalans, threatening a criminal complaint, demanded that Perez publicly refute his claims that Barcelona stole numerous titles from the Madrid club by bribing referees. The lawsuit stems from Perez's remarks at a press conference on May 12, when the Real Madrid president called the Negreira case "the biggest scandal in the history of football" and said that Real should have won 14 Spanish titles, not seven.