FC Barcelona, a member of the Spanish Primera Liga, is in danger of not participating in the UEFA Champions League (UCL) next season.
Football London, a British media, reported on the 6th (hereinafter Korean time), quoting UEFA president Alexander Ceferin, “If Barcelona’s corruption allegations are confirmed, we must take measures to ban the European stage.”
Barcelona are under suspicion of bribing referees. Spanish prosecutors have indicted former Barcelona president Sandro Rossell and the club. It is known that Barcelona paid 7.3 million euros (approximately 10.3 billion won) to José Maria Enriquez Negreira, former vice-president of the Referee Technical Committee (CTA), from 2001 to 2018.
In particular, during the tenure of former Barcelona president Giuseppe Bartomeu, the books were manipulated and it is unknown how much money was paid. Prosecutors see such book manipulation as evidence of slush fund creation to bribe referees and match-fixing.
UEFA President Ceferin said:온라인카지노 “If it is true that Barcelona paid Negraira, they will be suspended from the UCL. It is the most serious case of corruption in my career in football.” He continued, “Through our own disciplinary committee, we will take measures separate from Spain’s internal disciplinary action,” and explained, “up to UCL suspension is possible.”
La Liga is also looking at this matter heavily. “I don’t think Barcelona bought the referee,” said La Liga president Javier Tebas, “but Barcelona paid the CTA vice-president.”