MASS CORRUPTION IN BARCELONA! THE CLUB WILL BE BANNED IN THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE! What's happening?!
Barcelona face trial against Spanish Prosecutor's Office
Officially
The Spanish prosecutor's office has filed a lawsuit against Barcelona over possible corruption within the club.
The investigation is linked to the former vice-president of La Liga's technical refereeing committee, Jose Maria Enriquez Negreira, who allegedly provided the Catalans 'advice on topics relating to referees" for several years.
Aside from Negreira, two Barcelona ex-presidents are accused - Josep Bartomeu and Sandro Rosell.
Both worked with Negreira and had a verbal agreement to take 'certain actions' and give the Catalans an advantage in refereeing during the club's games. Throughout all the years of "cooperation" Negreira received more than 7 million euros from Blaugrana ex-officials.
Barcelona excluded from Champions League?
AS
Reliability: 3.5
Barcelona might be excluded from the next season's Champions League by UEFA due to the Enriquez Negreira case.
If the organization decides that Barca's presence in the Champions League will completely undermine the tournament's reputation, the decision will made not in favor of the Spanish side.
The ban is expected to last at least one season pending a final verdict on Barcelona's refereeing case.
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