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Real Madrid submits 50,000-page Negreira dossier to UEFA

By Drooid · Oct 3, 2026, 2:35 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Real Madrid submitted a roughly 50,000-page dossier to UEFA detailing Barcelona’s €7.3 million payments to former referee José María Enríquez Negreira.
UEFA confirmed receipt and said its ethics inspectors will evaluate the documents during the ongoing review.
Barcelona asserted the case remains the 2023 investigation and that the €7 million were for technical refereeing reports, not influence.
Real Madrid urged UEFA to conclude the probe urgently and consider stripping Barcelona of nine titles (2001-2018).

History

Historical Context

In May 2006 Italian prosecutors uncovered Calciopoli, revealing Juventus and other top clubs had steered referee assignments, leading the FIGC to fine Juventus €1.5 million, strip its 2004-05 title and relegate it to Serie B. The scandal’s 30,000-page phone-record evidence created a precedent that now frames UEFA’s ethics review of Real Madrid’s 50,000-page dossier accusing Barcelona of €7.3 million payments to former referee José María Enríquez Negreira.

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Story summary

Real Madrid submitted a roughly 50,000-page dossier to UEFA detailing Barcelona’s €7.3 million payments to former referee José María Enríquez Negreira.
UEFA confirmed receipt and said its ethics inspectors will evaluate the documents during the ongoing review.
Barcelona asserted the case remains the 2023 investigation and that the €7 million were for technical refereeing reports, not influence.
Real Madrid urged UEFA to conclude the probe urgently and consider stripping Barcelona of nine titles (2001-2018).

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