What is FC Barcelona’s Negreira case, and what are the charges?

EXPLAINERReal Madrid accuse Barcelona of paying former refereeing official Jose Maria Enriquez Negreira between 2001 and 2018.Real Madrid have urged UEFA to conclude its ongoing investigation into the Negreira case with “utmost urgency” after European football’s governing body confirmed receiving a dossier from them on Thursday.The case pertains to Barcelona football club allegedly paying millions of dollars to the company of Jose Maria Enriquez Negreira, the former vice president of Spanish football’s refereeing committee, between 2001 and 2018, to try to influence referee decisions.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Protests disrupt Ireland football match with ‘Palestine tennis balls’list 2 of 4Who is Man City whistleblower Rui Pinto and what has become of him?list 3 of 4Manchester City to launch appeal as financial breach fallout growslist 4 of 4Manchester City breaches need tax implication answers, UK Parliament toldend of listBarcelona have denied any wrongdoing or conflict of interest and said they paid him for reports and advice related to refereeing.Thursday’s statement by UEFA was the latest update in its investigation into the payments opened in 2023, while the...