""It is absurd to think that you can buy results at €250 per person, it is ridiculous and an insult to arbitration professionals," he said, referring to figures worked down from the €400,000 with VAT that Negreira charged."
""In the CTA (Technical Committee of Referees), Negreira had zero weight. Historically, in 70 years, the strength has been the president's, and everyone has declared themselves a fan of Real Madrid.""
""We had a team with Xavi, Iniesta, Messi, Pique, Jordi Alba... all players made in La Masia. This really hurts, we had a great team, that's why we won.""
Sandro Rosell testified in the Negreira case and presented five reasons dismissing allegations that Barcelona bribed referees. Rosell argued the payments were financially negligible and could not have bought match results. Rosell asserted that Negreira had no influence within the Technical Committee of Referees and pointed to longstanding presidential influence and perceived Real Madrid favoritism. Rosell highlighted Barcelona's outstanding squad from La Masia as the primary reason for success. Multiple former and current club figures, including Joan Laporta, have been called to clarify the nature and purpose of payments to Negreira amid ongoing legal proceedings.
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