Barcelona president Joan Laporta has hit out at Real Madrid for their complaint to UEFA over the Negreira case. The sides remain embroiled in a feud stemming from suspicious payments from the Catalan club to referee Jose Maria Enriquez Negreira, which Los Blancos have urged UEFA to investigate.
In a statement revealed by Tribal Football, Laporta has accused his rivals of knowingly trying to discredit not just his team, but football as a whole. The Catalan outfit have claimed in the past that the payments were for technical refereeing reports, advice, and analysis, while Negreira claimed that the payments were made to ensure refereeing neutrality.
