UEFA inspectors revealed violations of Barcelona in the Negreira case, the club may be suspended from European competition for a year

UEFA inspectors appointed by the organization’s ethics and discipline committee to investigate the “Negreira case” have concluded that Barcelona should be suspended for one year from European competition, the publication reports. ABC.

According to the source, the inspectors came to the conclusion that Barcelona violated the legal framework of UEFA. One of them, in his report, pointed to signs of activity aimed at organizing or influencing the outcome of matches.

The final decision on punishment for Barcelona will be made by UEFA. The Union can open a case and wait for the conclusion of the Spanish justice or listen to the conclusions of the inspectors and disqualify the club from the next season of European competition. Barcelona have already secured their participation in the next Champions League after winning the La Liga.

Between 2001 and 2018, José María Henríquez Negreira, former vice president of the technical refereeing committee of the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), received about 7.5 million euros for advice for Barcelona, ​​according to the investigation.