Judge in Negreira case acknowledges systemic corruption of referees and believes Real Madrid could have been harmed

The judge in the Negreira case has stated that the evidence gathered in the investigation of the case, which involves payments of millions of euros by FC Barcelona to the former vice-president of the Technical Committee of Referees (CTA), José María Enríquez Negreira, reveals a “systemic corruption” in the refereeing of Spanish soccer that favored the Catalan club. The judge also said that Real Madrid and any other team that competed with FC Barcelona during the years under investigation could consider themselves “harmed by the alleged plot” if the corruption is…