BARCELONA.- He Barcelona studies possible legal actions following the statements of the president of the real Madrid, Florentino Perezaccusing the Barça club in the framework of the “Negreira” case.
“In reference to the press conference called by the president of Real Madrid, Florentino Pérez, we inform that our legal department is carefully studying his statements and accusations,” Barça said in a statement.
“At this time they are being analyzed and the next steps to follow are being assessed,” added the Barça club, after Pérez announced that he is going to present the UEFA a dossier on this matter.
“It is the most serious case of corruption in football,” insisted the president of Real Madrid, in an appearance in which he announced the call for elections and his candidacy for re-election.
“We couldn’t imagine, really, that Barcelona would distribute money to the head of the referees,” said Pérez.
“I have only won 7 Champions Leagues and 7 leagues, I could have won 14 because the others have been stolen from me,” added the president of Real Madrid.
In the so-called “Negreira” case, the justice system investigates alleged payments by Barcelona to companies José María Enriquez Negreiraformer number two of the referees.
Try to find out if these payments could have been used to try to obtain some advantage in the competition, something that Barcelona denies, claiming that they were from arbitration reports.
“It is the largest case of corruption that has occurred in the history of football in the world,” Pérez insisted.
Barcelona indicated that it will report on the decisions it makes “when deemed appropriate.”
Hamburg makes historic appointment
He Hamburg announced this Tuesday the appointment as the club’s new sports director Kathleen Krugerwho will be the first woman to assume such an important position in a team in the football league of Germany.
Krüger, 40, has been working for the last two decades in the Bayern Munichwhere his last position was related to organizational management.
In the Bavarian giant he worked with several famous coaches such as Pep Guardiola, Carlo Ancelotti, Hansi Flick and Jupp Heynckes.
“With her arrival at HSV, she becomes the first sports director in the history of the Bundesliga“Wrote Hamburg in the statement announcing the appointment.
