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Thursday briefing: Negreira case: FC Barcelona defend actions after judge concludes Laporta made payments to former referees official

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FC Barcelona have sought to defend their actions in relation to the Negreira case once again after fresh developments came to light in Spanish media earlier this week.

In documents seen by the Barcelona-based newspaper El Periódico, the judge set to rule on the case concluded that Joan Laporta made payments to the former vice-president of the Spanish FA’s refereeing committee José María Enríquez Negreira during his first spell as FC Barcelona president (2003-10) – but noted tha

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