The Spanish football federation has joined the long list of entities deciding to take legal action against Barcelona in the corruption case. (More Football News)
Others siding against the club include the Spanish government, the Spanish league, Real Madrid and more clubs.
The Spanish football federation has joined the long list of entities deciding to take legal action against Barcelona in the corruption case. (More Football News)
Prosecutors last week formally accused Barcelona of alleged corruption, fraudulent management and falsification of documentation in regard to payments of millions of euros for more than a decade to a company that belonged to the vice president of the country's refereeing committee.
A judge ordered the accusations to be investigated, and prosecutors specialized in anti-corruption were handling the case.
Others siding against the club include the Spanish government, the Spanish league, Real Madrid and more clubs. They will all be accusing parties in the proceedings over the controversial payments that have shocked Spanish football.
The federation said on Thursday it sent a report to UEFA about why it was going against Barcelona. It said it has been contributing with authorities, and has started its own investigation.
It called for 바카라serenity바카라 in the world of football to 바카라help reduce the tensions" surrounding the refereeing collective in Spain.
바카라This is not beneficial for football,바카라 the federation said. 바카라Justice requires time, and the alleged illegal actions must be proven.바카라
Barcelona's payments became public last month. The club has denied wrongdoing or conflict of interest, saying it paid for technical reports on referees, but never tried to influence their decisions in games.
Club president Joan Laporta said Barcelona was 바카라the victim of a campaign to harm its honorability.바카라
Prosecutors said in court documents seen by the Associated Press that the payments by the club totaled up to 7.3 million euros ($7.7 million) from 2001-18. They said the 바카라quantity was not justified because it was not foreseen in the statutes of the club nor approved by its general assembly (of club members).바카라
There is so far no evidence that referees or game results were actually influenced during the period in which Barcelona made the payments.