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Real Madrid Pushes UEFA Action on Barcelona’s €7M Payments

6/19/2026

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Real Madrid wrote to UEFA on June 17, 2026 demanding disciplinary action against FC Barcelona over the Negreira case.
Barcelona paid companies linked to former referee José María Enríquez Negreira more than €7 million from 2001 to 2018.
Real Madrid said the payments create a systemic risk to competition integrity and called for an immediate, exemplary UEFA response.
UEFA has not commented, noting its disciplinary bodies act independently of criminal courts.

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Real Madrid wrote to UEFA on June 17, 2026 demanding disciplinary action against FC Barcelona over the Negreira case.
Barcelona paid companies linked to former referee José María Enríquez Negreira more than €7 million from 2001 to 2018.
Real Madrid said the payments create a systemic risk to competition integrity and called for an immediate, exemplary UEFA response.
UEFA has not commented, noting its disciplinary bodies act independently of criminal courts.