Guardiola comes out in defence of Laporta and Barcelona over Negreira allegations | Barca Universal
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Guardiola comes out in defence of Laporta and Barcelona over Negreira allegations | Barca Universal
"The Negreira case has been making a lot of noise in Spanish football spheres, with the matter involving Barcelona's payments to Jose Enriquez Negreira during his time as the vice president of the Referees' Technical Committee (CTA) being currently investigated in courts. Barcelona maintain that the payments, handed out between 2001 and 2018, were made in exchange for reports on referees and scouting reports, and there has been no evidence of any wrongdoing."
"Despite that, Real Madrid continue to make accusatory comments directed at the Blaugrana, with their president Florentino Perez himself launching multiple attacks in recent weeks. Not stopping there, Los Blancos have also asked the court to see Barcelona's financial documents and audit reports between 2010 and 2018, while recent reports suggest that they are even considering demanding financial compensation as damages."
Courts are investigating Barcelona's payments to Jose Enriquez Negreira from 2001 to 2018 while Barcelona says the payments were for referee reports and scouting reports with no evidence of wrongdoing. Real Madrid has repeatedly accused Barcelona and president Florentino Perez has led attacks, requesting access to Barcelona's financial documents and audit reports from 2010 to 2018 and reportedly considering a claim for financial compensation. Pep Guardiola publicly defended Barcelona and president Joan Laporta, stating they are innocent until a verdict and asserting that Barcelona's successes were due to superior football, merit-based performances, and not improper influence.
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