Madrid statement on the Negreira case: "Real Madrid asks UEFA for the investigation to move forward as quickly as possible"
The white club sent a comprehensive dossier to UEFA denouncing the case
A few minutes after UEFA issued a statement assuring that it had received all the documentation regarding the "Negreira Case" from Real Madrid, the club wrote a letter asking UEFA to act with the utmost speed in this case. A forceful statement from Madrid in which it assures that it has provided "evidence of events of extraordinary seriousness, which directly affect the integrity of the competition and confidence in the refereeing system".
Full statement from Real Madrid
'"In light of the communication issued today by UEFA regarding the so-called “Negreira case,” Real Madrid C. F. states the following:'
UEFA has confirmed receipt of the complaint filed by Real Madrid C. F. and the continuation of the investigation concerning the payments made over the last two decades by F. C. Barcelona to the former vice president of the Technical Committee of Referees.
The complaint filed by our club includes abundant documentation and evidence regarding facts of extraordinary seriousness, which directly affect the integrity of the competition and confidence in the refereeing system.
Real Madrid C. F. considers it essential that, now that UEFA has this documentation, the investigation proceed with the utmost speed until its complete conclusion and that the competent bodies adopt the decisions that correspond in accordance with the seriousness of the established facts.
Our club will continue to collaborate actively with UEFA and to take whatever actions are within its reach to clarify facts that it considers incompatible with the principles of integrity, transparency and fair play that must govern European football".
Madrid calls for "maximum speed"
The white club, in its statement, asks UEFA to act with "the utmost speed" in its investigation to settle a matter that publicly erupted on February 15, 2023 and that in Spain is still under judicial investigation. Madrid reiterates that this is a matter of extreme seriousness and urges UEFA to get to the bottom of the case.
The extensive dossier provided by Real Madrid is already in UEFA's hands, and the white club trusts that European football's highest governing body will act on events it "considers incompatible with the principles of integrity, transparency and fair play that must govern European football".
