RIYADH, Jan 13 — Officials for the Spanish Super Cup Clasico closing stated right now they’re fed up of the Barcelona refereeing scandal below investigation, and the affect the case is having on their lives and occupation.
Last 12 months the Catalan membership and several other of their former administrators had been charged with bribery by a Spanish decide after alleged funds to former Spanish refereeing vice-president Jose Maria Enriquez Negreira.
Barcelona face Real Madrid in Saudi Arabia tomorrow in a repeat of final season’s Super Cup closing and referee Juan Martinez Munuera and his VAR colleague Cesar Soto Grado spoke at a information convention in Riyadh.
“This subject is beginning to boil my blood, I’m very drained of the ‘Negreira case’,” stated Soto Grado.
“Just as a result of there may be one corrupt particular person in an organization, it doesn’t imply everybody else needs to be as properly.”
Negreira allegedly earned over €7 million (RM35.6 million) from Barcelona between 2001 and 2018, by firms supposedly producing refereeing studies, in keeping with the membership.
In latest days Spanish media shops have reported on referees testifying earlier than Spanish police as half of the investigation into the funds made by Barcelona.
“(Negreira) is a personality who took benefit of his place, it’s him who has finished essentially the most injury within the historical past of refereeing,” continued Soto Grado.
“Everyone else isn’t corrupt, it’s this particular person — if the decide decides that he was.”
Soto Grado additionally criticised Real Madrid TV for operating programmes with pundits and hosts criticising officials ceaselessly this season.
“These issues don’t assist as a result of ultimately, they foster hatred in direction of referees,” he added.
Martinez Munuera stated that the Negreira case is affecting him in his every day life.
“You go to the grocery store, you’re together with your spouse and your son, and there are individuals who name you corrupt,” he stated. — eNM
