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Wednesday briefing: FC Barcelona to face corruption charges over Negreira payments

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8 March 2023 - 4:30 AM

FC Barcelona will be charged by the Spanish Prosecutor’s Office in Spain for “continued corruption in sport” over their controversial payments to former Spanish referee Jose Maria Enriquez Negreira, according to El Pais.

The complaint will point to the club as the responsible party for the alleged crimes and will also be directed against former Barça president Josep Maria Bartomeu, members of his management team responsible for the payments, and Negreira himself.

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