In a court hearing on the Negreira case on Thursday, FC Barcelona president Joan Laporta argued that the payments were never made for illicit purposes and that they were continued to be made to Jose Maria Enriquez Negreira, the former technical committee of referees ( CTA ), and his son.

Laporta categorically denied that the club's refereeing judgments were favorable during his time there and emphasized that Barca had" a group that was an example to the world" in a He categorically denied this.

Laporta asserts that the Negreira home marriage was "inherited. "

In the case involving the 7. 3 million dollars that FC Barcelona paid to the Negreira home between 2001 and 2018, the Barca leader gave an hour-long testimony as a witness.

Laporta recalled that the commercial relationship with them, which had already existed when he took office in 2003-2010, was an inherited one from earlier board.

Laporta explained that the sports department had been informed that the Negreira family's refereeing and scouting reports were important for team planning, so payments continued. This is why the payments continue. He added that he had never spoken with Enriquez Negreira or his child in person.

629 accounts were provided to the court by Barca.

The team made the 629 located information available to the court, according to the president, but he expressed concern that there might no longer be because this kind of evidence is destroyed every five or six years.

Laporta once more asserted that the technical merit of these analyses justified their progression and that the decision to continue doing so was solely based on sports standards.

" Barca positively did not do not respect the referees," the statement read.

Laporta was absolutely correct in excluding any refereeing benefit from these bills. He claimed that Ronaldinho, Xavi, and Messi's team from that time, which was" an example to the world" and did not require any special care. In September, former president Josep Maria Bartomeu and Sandro Rosell echoed this sentiment. those who argued that the Negreira family was now employed by the team when they assumed their presidency and that the reviews were deemed important. Rosell added that given the caliber of its crew, Barca did not need to spend for refereeing benefits to win games.

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