La Liga President Javier Tebas addressed the 'Negreira case', in which Barcelona is charged with sporting corruption for allegedly making payments to a company associated with former refereeing vice-president Jose Maria Enriquez Negreira. While ongoing investigations seek evidence, Tebas clarified that potential sanctions would primarily be financial rather than involve relegation. He emphasized the legal limitations of sanctions, indicating no administrative relegation would occur even if Barcelona were found guilty, and aimed to distinguish between the alleged dealings and personal referee bribery.
"In this case, the statute of limitations for crimes is three years, and we cannot invent a different statute of limitations... there would not be an administrative relegation for this reason."
"The scope of the sanction for the crime of sporting corruption has many nuances... sanctions can range from the dissolution of an entity to financial fines."
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