February 23, (THEWILL) – Real Madrid have declined to contribute to a joint statement against Barcelona and the Negreira case.
This comes as 17 teams in La Liga voiced their concerns over historical payments made by Barcelona to a former referee chief in Spain, accusing La Blaugrana of gaining an unfair advantage over the rest of the division.
Real Madrid’s absence from the statement released by La Liga’s Delegate Commission is easily explained as the team is not part of the group in the first place. Real does not have a representative in the Delegate Commission and we’re, therefore, not involved in the planning of the statement.
However, further reports have suggested that Real declined to add their name to the statement as they had not made any contributions towards it. While La Liga has yet to open an investigation into Barcelona’s conduct, League President, Javier Tebas, has warned that the team could face strict sporting punishments if found to have breached regulations.
At the moment, La Liga is allowing the Prosecutor’s Office to continue their work on the Barçagate scandal to avoid compromising the case by preempting a particular resolution.
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