BARCELONA: SPANISH POLICE RAID REFEREE OFFICES FOR INVESTIGATION

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As part of an ongoing investigation into alleged corrupt payments made by Barcelona to a former official, Spanish police conducted a raid on the offices of the referees' committee. 

Barcelona is facing corruption charges related to payments made to Jose Maria Enriquez Negreira, a former vice-president of the committee, in exchange for favorable refereeing decisions.

Uefa, the governing body of European football, is also conducting its own investigation into this matter. Barcelona has vehemently denied any wrongdoing, and notably, no arrests were made during the recent police search conducted in Madrid.

The Spanish Civil Guard carried out the search at the headquarters of the Spanish Technical Committee of Referees (CTA) on Thursday. 

It has been reported that the presiding judge overseeing the case had requested documentation from the CTA, which was not provided, leading to the raid.

The initial criminal investigation was initiated by the Barcelona public prosecutor's office in March, prompting Uefa to launch its own inquiry shortly afterward.

The allegations revolve around Barcelona's purported payment of 8.4 million euros (£7.4 million) to Negreira and his company, Dasnil 95. These payments were initially scrutinized as part of a tax investigation into Negreira's company.

Barcelona acknowledged making payments to Dasnil 95, describing it as "an external technical consultant" tasked with producing video reports on referees to supplement coaching staff information. 

They argued that this practice of paying for such reports was commonplace among professional clubs.



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