Real Madrid has accused FC Barcelona of paying former refereeing official José Maria Enriquez Negreira during the period from 2001 to 2018.
Negreira, who served as a referee in Spanish football, is alleged to have received payments from Barcelona over a span of seventeen years, according to the claims made by Real Madrid.
The accusation was presented as part of a broader dispute between the two clubs, though no further details about the nature or amount of the payments have been released in the source material.
Barcelona has not yet responded to the allegations, and the case remains under investigation by the relevant authorities in Spanish football.
Such claims underscore ongoing concerns about the integrity of match officiating and the relationships between clubs and refereeing bodies in Spain.
<small>Source: Al Jazeera — read the original story there.</small>