"Real Madrid and FC Barcelona have always lived in rivalry, but in recent seasons their presidents managed an uneasy coexistence built on shared interests. That balance has now collapsed. According to several Spanish outlets, the relationship between Florentino Pérez and Joan Laporta has cooled dramatically, shaped by diverging agendas, legal confrontation, and shifting alliances within Spanish and European football."
"The first major break emerged around the Negreira case. Real Madrid has taken an aggressive stance, appearing in court as a private accuser and sending an extensive report to FIFA detailing what it believes were years of refereeing irregularities linked to Barcelona's payments to José María Enríquez Negreira. In his latest address to the club's compromisarios, or member delegates, Pérez repeated a message he has emphasized for months: "It is not normal for Barcelona to have paid the vice president of the referees more than 8 million euros over at least 17 years." and added that Real Madrid intends to push the matter as far as necessary. "We are going all the way""
"According to reports in Madrid, the club's submission to FIFA includes a detailed reconstruction of controversial refereeing decisions dating back two decades. They say the report catalogues matches, seasons, and penalty data in support of Madrid's argument that key league titles were influenced by officiating trends they consider suspect. While the case remains in the hands of the courts, the club is said to be ready to go to battle over this."
The relationship between Florentino Pérez and Joan Laporta has deteriorated, ending an uneasy coexistence based on shared interests. The rupture intensified over the Negreira case, with Real Madrid acting as a private accuser and submitting a detailed report to FIFA alleging years of refereeing irregularities tied to Barcelona payments. Pérez publicly challenged Barcelona's payments and vowed to pursue the matter fully. Laporta has moved closer to La Liga president Javier Tebas and UEFA president Aleksander Čeferin, cooperating on initiatives such as a proposed Barcelona-Villa fixture in Miami amid changing political alignments.
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